Today in class we did a demonstration of how our digestive system works with the help of bread, water (saliva), our hands (teeth), a bowl (mouth), a bag (stomach), orange juice (stomach acids), washing up liquid (enzymes) and tights (intestines)!

If you are having a some-what normal day … that won’t last long because I’ve got facts that will make your stomach rumble about what happens to food when it crumbles! (Hayley)

Once that lovely chocolate cake enters your mouth do you actually know what happens next? No, I didn’t think so. The fierce quest your cake will take is not as boring as you might think. That chocolate delight will endure sharp teeth, terrible chemicals, absorbing intestines and a terrible end, which flushes and fills with dirty water … After you have read this you might be put off. (Zoe)

Vera, Tanima, Hayley, Sharnelle and Zoe wrote ‘Golden’ explanations picked by Maeve, class teacher of Madagascar – well done!