This week we have been learning about time. We found it a little bit tricky at first but now we know the features of a clock and we can also tell the o’clock time. We have been discussing what we do at different times of the day and how long Read more
We have been working very hard in maths finding out about equivalent fractions using fraction walls, Cuisinare Rods and Tarsia puzzles.
Year 4 took advantage of the beautiful sunshine today but practicing dividing by 10 and 100 outside. They really enjoyed moving the numbers and counters to the correct columns.
We have been looking at finding fractions of amounts! We worked very hard to complete a fractions Tarsia puzzle!
We have been working really hard this week with fractions. We then played a tarsia game to work out 1/2, 1/3, 2/3, 1/4, 2/4 and 3/4’s of a number.
Last week in Bluebells, we have been learning about weight. We have been discussing and testing which objects are heavy and light. After comparing lots of objects, we decided to use balancing scales to compare them. We were all really good at using scales and used the skills we had Read more
Ths week we have been learning about weight. For our snack yesterday we made cakes using the balance scales. The children had to balance all of the ingredients with the eggs. We talked about the importance of weighing ingredients and following a recipe and we used lots of language related Read more
Year 5 have been working on their 7, 8, 9 times table. The challenge was to create a hexagon using the triangles. The triangles had a mixture of questions and answers on their sides which the children had to match up. Great preparation for out next task which was competing Read more
Children worked hard today to make 2D and 3D shapes with Jelly Tots and cocktail sticks! They made squares, triangles, hexagons, octagons, pentagons as well as some 3D shapes like cubes and square based pyramids. They were asked “Can you make a circle out of the Jelly Tots and Read more
Year 5 & Year 6 have begun a week long ‘Battle of the Bands’ on TT Rockstars. The children can earn points for their band each time they play. The two bands will be playing across the week, both at home and in school, to try to earn points which Read more