Today we started a new topic of money!
We started by recapping our knowledge of money, what coins we have and their values from learning all the way back in Year 2.
We then tried to combine these different coins to make different amounts.
We went into Mr Davies’ shop and had to create amounts of money to buy the items with the exact change. Our challenge was to try and do it with the least number of coins possible.
In Science, we have been exploring the topic of plants. We have looked at all of the different parts that make up a plant and their function. We have found out that each part is just as important as each other, with them all having important jobs that keep the flower alive and functioning.
In this lesson, we had the challenge of dissecting the plants into each of their separate parts; the flower, stem, leaves and roots. We had to be really careful when doing this that we didn't break the delicate parts of the plant.
We had great fun in this lesson, and loved getting our hands messy!!
In writing, we have been looking at non-chronological reports, and have been exploring their features and they are structured.
We are working towards creating our own non-chronological report about model aircrafts, inspired by the short film 'SOAR' that we have been working on for the past two weeks.
In this lesson we were given sentences and facts that needed to be sorted into groups of similar information. This was to show that when we group information together this will create different paragraphs, each of which need their own subheadings to show what they are about.
In DT lessons we have been practising the skill of sewing. We have learnt two different skills: running stitch and cross stitch. At first, we practised using plastic needles and plastic boards so we could have a go at both of the methods. Have a look at the pictures to see us when we first tried sewing, to then our finished products.
Don't our cushions look amazing!!! We loved this topic!
Here is some learning to keep you busy whilst off school today. I have attached them as .pdf documents below for you to download as well. You can download them as a booklet or each lesson individually.
Please make sure you are reading your book at home to be ready to complete a quiz when we come back to school on Friday.
I have attached some comprehension questions as well as our focus text for this week.
Can you imagine you are the Narrator in your play script? Can you describe to me what is happening in each of these scenes of the video that I have captured? Try to include as much detail as possible. Think about your character's emotions and feelings.
Can you please log on to TT Rockstars and practice your timestables. Can you beat your best score?
Capacity and Volume task. Can you complete the questions that I have included on our capacity and volume learning we have been looking at for the past couple of weeks?
Challenge: Can you look at the Unicef Rights of the Child and try to remember as many of them as you possibly can. This will be a challenge when we come back into school.
Building on our work on Frank Bowling in art, we have explored textures, layers and the use of colours in our own artwork.
In today's lesson we used pictures of volcanoes to identify and create similar colour pallettes that we could use in our final piece. We also explored ways of creating different textures using our paint brush and pieces of tissue paper.
To begin our new topic in maths, Measurement, we went up to the hall to complete a practical activity.
We used metre sticks and rulers to measure different sized lines that had been put on to the floor. We worked collaboratively in pairs to measure each of the lines accurately. It was quite tricky because some of the lines were over 3 metres long! This meant we had to work well as a team and figure out a way to use the metre stick to measure big lines.
In our Science lessons we have been looking at the properties and importance of soil.
We planned an investigation to see what happened when we mixed soil with water. We had four different samples of soils to see if something different happened to each of them. Whilst one group completed the water investigation, it gave the other half of the class the opportunity to explore the soils further, and see what they looked like up close. Were they wet? Were they dry? Did they contain anything?
The children loved this experiment. Especially when they could shake the bottles to combine the water and soil sample!
Here is some learning to keep you all busy whilst at home.
Can you please make sure that you are reading your book ready to complete an accelerated reader quiz when you get back into school. Read to an adult or sibling and get them to sign your new reading record to show how well you read to them. Those of you that have it signed by someone at home can have a raffle ticket when we are back in school together.
Challenge: Can you create a book review for either the book you are currently reading or one you have previously read? Would you recommend it to a friend? What is good about the book?
Challenge: Login to TT Rockstars and practice your timetables.
Challenge: Over the past week, we have been planning the conclusion of 'The Penguin and the Lost Treasure' in class. Could you think about and plan what is going to happen next after Mr Penguin was hit on the back of the head and 'Everything... Went... BLACK...'?
Be as creative as possible, but remember we want them to get the treasure back. Think about these questions to help you when planning what is going to happen next:
We have started a new writing topic this week focusing on an explanation text. We are using this as a model text to support us in creating our own explanation text on 'How to look after Bailey'. We spent the lesson researching about how to look after dogs, organising our facts into three sections: Food, Grooming and Exercise. The children really enjoyed this lesson and were able to work with different people around the room to collaborate and share ideas and facts from their research.
I can't wait to read what the children produce!
The children had a fantastic time working in teams playing Christmas games in the last week of the Autumn term. They worked together to collect candy cane tokens, building their skills of teamwork, decision-making and cooperation. Each team had to nominate people to compete in each game. They played: Candy Cane Drop, Candy Cane Clean Up, Snowman Balance, Snowball Fight, Santa's Sock and Snowball Throw. The children loved the games and worked together amazingly. We even finished off with a team quiz to try and collect even more candy cane tokens.
Everyone had a great afternoon and supported each other. Children were even supporting people on other teams and encouraging them when they found one of the games challenging. What an afternoon of fun!!!
The children have been exploring how they created cave paintings in the Stone Age. We used and explored warm colours as these would have been what they were able to create from natural materials.
The children experimented with the watercolours to create lighter and darker shades of the warm colours. They then applied them to Stone Age animals, stick people and handprints, using more water to make lighter tones and less water for darker, bolder shades of the colours.
