This week we have been learning about numbers to 10 and their number bonds. We have been using a ten frame to help us work out how many ways we can make ten. Firstly, we practised using a ten frame and tried putting different coloured cubes inside it to check if there was always only ten. Then we tried using two different colours, seeing how many ways we could make ten. Everyone did super maths Read more
Maple have had a fantastic time this morning visiting Dippy the Dinosaur! We travelled on the bus to Rochdale Bus Station and then made the short walk to the council offices, where Dippy was to be found! Have a look at our photos to see what exciting things we got up to.
As part of Safer Internet Day, we enjoyed listening to the story ‘Webster’s Friend’. In the story Webster is talking to a stranger online and telling lots of fibs to impress him. As a class, we discussed the dangers of talking to strangers online and what to do if we are worried about anything we see online. We also talked about using avatars and usernames to conceal our real identities and prevent us from sharing Read more
This afternoon Year 5 had some fantastic discussions about how to stay safe online. First we listened to some different scenarios and played a game choosing statements we agree with. We then created a web using string and discussed whether we would push someone out of the circle and be mean to them in real life and whether this is different to doing this in online. Then we role played different scenarios and how to Read more
Year 6 were lucky enough to be one of the first classes in Rochdale to visit the Dippy exhibition at Number One Riverside and Touchstones. the children were able to take public transport and learn how to find and follow the correct bus routes throughout the local area, as well as how to travel safely. we spent time looking at the cast of the remains of Dippy, a diplodocus which had been on display in Read more
Year 6 were set the challenge of creating a Masterchef-worthy dish that was also healthy and had a number of benefits for their bodies. We we looked at the different food groups and how we can get many essential vitamins from fruit, protein from yoghurt and fibre from cereals. Using these ingredients, the children had to create a dish that was asthetically pleasing and also tasty to eat. Some of the creations were Read more
Willows went to the library on Monday where we took our books back that we borrowed. We then had a story about bears and chairs (you wouldn’t believe how many words rhyme with bear!) and we chose our own books to take back to school with us. We had lots of fun and the children really enjoyed looking through to see which books they would like to borrow.
Maple have learnt that mosaics are the art of decorating a surface with pictures and patterns made of little pieces of stone, glass or tiles of different colours. We have researched some famous roman mosaics, in particular ones of roman gladiators. We were amazed by how they were made and agreed that people who make these have a really special talent. Here are some photos of our attempts to make a roman mosaic.
Maple have enjoyed learning about tenths and hundredths this morning. They’ve learnt some new vocabulary: equivalent, numerator and denominator! They used their hundred square to represent different hundredths fractions and convert them into tenths.
This week we have been learning about how to be healthy and what is good to eat to keep our bodies healthy. We need to be healthy to be super superheroes! We researched being healthy and found out that eating lots of fruit can help our bodies be healthy. All superheroes must eat lots of fruit! So, we discussed how we could do this and we realised that smoothies are made from fruit. We started Read more