This morning we have been breaking down a problem into simple steps to solve it. A number of people were living in a flat and we had to decide which one was their home from the information given.There was some great examples of perseverance and not giving up from the children.
This week in our Science lesson we have started an investigation – What do plants need to grow? We all planted a seed in some soil and decided that we need to water them every day. We have also put one of our planted pots in a cupboard to see if it will grow without any light.
This week we have tasted lots of different Chinese food as it has been Chinese New Year. The children said that their favourites were the noodles and the prawn crackers. We have also looked at the Chinese New Year story and the way in which New Year is celebrated in China.
This week we have been learning about 2D shapes looking at the different properties and drawing them on dotted paper.
Year 5 have been in the immersive room this morning experiencing what the main character in their new class read was feeling as she heard wolves in the wall of her house! Everyone brought in a teddy to comfort them as they sat in the dark listening to the wolves howling and snarling. Some fantastic thoughts and feelings were written down by everyone. Well done .
Year 5 have enjoyed a drumming workshop alongside the rest of KS2 with the drummer from rock band Status Quo. Everyone learnt about the different types of drums and where they came from. Aroni and Niall were lucky enough to be chosen to play with Geoff! Year 5 played along with Geoff playing a percussion instrument while he played the drums. Fantastic!
In maths this week Year 1 have been using different methods to help us solve addition calculations: tens frame part whole method sentences writing our own story Have a look at some of our fantastic work!
Year 4 and the rest of the school have had a fantastic time with Jeff Rich (previous drummer of the famous band Status Quo). Jeff lead a masterclass for the school teaching the history of percussion instruments as well as techniques on how to play them. Here are some snap shots of our rocking morning.
Jupiter went to Jungle today! They used the ‘Fantastics’ sheet to talk about their experience.
We have been creating presentations including lots of facts about The Victorians using PowerPoint, we used the Internet and books to research Queen Victoria, Victorian Schools, toys and homes. We have learnt to create slides including subheadings, bullet points, images and animations! We then presented them to the rest if the class!