We all thoroughly enjoyed watching Poplar Class' sharing assembly all about the Egyptians this morning, particularly the bit when Tia was mummified by Emily, Joshy and Freddie Y. It was very entertaining and reinforced just how much we have learned this term about this fascinating period of history.
Some children from Maple and Poplar worked together to get creative with the playground toys, building this great 'barbecue'! Certainly an innovative use of tennis racquets!
This year in the run up to Christmas, children from Lime, Maple and Poplar Classes are being 'Advent Angels'! The idea is that each day each child chooses the name of another child in their class out of a pot. Then, during the day, they do something kind / special for that child. It could be saying something really kind, writing a friendly note, playing with them or helping them with a job or something they find tricky. The possibilities are endless and I'm sure our angels will be imaginative and creative with their ideas for making someone else feel good!English
This week in English we have been continuing our work on instructions. We began the week by making sandwiches and writing instructions for the process. It was great fun and we all enjoyed eating our sandwiches at playtime. We were surprised at how precise we needed to be with the instructions!
Homework
Grammar game - do you remember the meaning of each grammar term? Can you use it to improve your sentence?
Maths
In maths, Maple Class have been using the grid method to multiply 2 and 3-digit numbers. We used our knowledge of place value and partitioning as well as manipulatives to help us with the calculations.
We also started to develop our understanding of time to the nearest 5 minutes, including
quarter past and to the hour. Test us at home!
This week in Lime we have
been exploring 3D shapes. We talked about the names of shapes and how we can
describe them by looking at the number of edges, faces/surfaces and
vertices/corners.
Have a look around
your house. What shapes can you find? How many faces etc do they have?
We extended our
learning by looking at the nets of shapes and then building them. You could
take apart some 3D shapes at home (cereal box etc). How are the faces arranged?
Can you cut the faces up and rearrange them so that the you can rebuild the
shape?
You could try some of
these interactive games to support your learning:
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Homework
Maple Class: Online (Active Learn) time activity 'Bubble burst.'
Lime Class: My Maths - 3d shapes
Science
We have been learning about our amazing bodies and now know many of the scientific terms for our bones. Did you know babies have over 300 bones when they are born but, by the time we are adults, many of these have fused together and we only have 206?
Can you label this diagram of a skeleton?
Art
We have been finishing our canopic jars and starting to make Christmas decorations for our classrooms.
We made these lovely 3D snowflakes using squares of coloured paper.
We made these lovely 3D snowflakes using squares of coloured paper.
Lime's Circle Time
The children raised
some issues relating to the playground. We discussed how it's important to look
out for each other and how it feels to be on your own. We also discussed how,
sometimes, some children like to be on their own but that it's always nice to be
asked if you want to join in. Mrs Gilder and Mrs Williams are always very proud
of the mature way the children listen to each other and reflect on their own
and others' behavior. Well done Lime!
French
Madame Ough showed us a passage from the French, German and Spanish versions of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and we had to work out which language was which with a sheet of clues that she gave us. We also used our French to translate some of the passage and were surprised at how much we could do! It was great fun!
RE
Lots of the children
have started their Advent calendars and we explored their meaning this week.
The children know that Advent marks the beginning of the Christian year
and that it is the four weeks before Christmas beginning on Nov 30th (or the nearest
Sunday to it).
We looked at Advent
crowns and the symbolism of the candles. We rounded off the learning with the
children writing some lovely Advent acrostic poems.
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