English

To help improve their writing, the children have been using prepositions (for location) in their sentences.

Using prepositions to describe a drawing to a partner...

To give instructions to build a lego model...

Following instructions to draw a picture...

Some of the children had a go at using 'dropped in' relative clauses too..

Maths

In maths this week, the children have been practising their times tables, doubling and halving and identifying odd and even numbers.

The children need to be secure with all doubles up to 10+10 and their corresponding halves, and should now be practising their 3, 4, and 8 times tables. They should be secure with 2s, 5s and 10s, so please recap these if necessary. Thank you

Happy 8th birthday Laurence!

Thank you for the super duper cake! Have a great weekend!

Did you know?

Your intestine is 7m long! 

Super Science!

Following on from learning about the food groups and what it means to have a balanced diet, we looked at how these nutrients, as well as oxygen and water, are transported around the body.

Through drama, the children showed food working its way through the digestive system, and the nutrients heading into the blood stream and being used around the body, as part of the circulatory system.

Enzymes at work in the mouth...

The stomach, and bile being released by the liver...

The conga through the small intestine

Mapping deserts

In Geography this week, we explored the location of hot and cold deserts around the world...and found a pattern...

We discussed the Equator, the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, wind belts, and why deserts have little rain.

Top Geography guys! 

*Can you name all of the continents and find them on a map?*

Greater than, less than

Today in maths, we were comparing 3 and 4 digit numbers.

With a good understanding of place value - specifically the place of THousands Hundreds Tens and Units, the children were able to compare numbers and use the correct maths vocabulary when giving reasons.

The terms greater than and less than were used, as well as the crocodile symbols.

Remember the crocodile always eats the larger number... So must be facing that way!

There seemed to be a few hungry crocs in the library...

Settings!

Our first literacy topic this year focuses on stories with familiar settings. 

As a bit of a warm up for some super 'settings' writing, the children had a go at describing a seaside setting. 

To help with this, we of course had to stimulate their senses....

What might you hear?

What might you see?

Mmmmm...salt and vinegar!

Sophie enjoying the salty taste of the sea!

Get well soon Thomas!

I hope you get well soon and we would love to see you tomorrow - Isabel.

We hope to see you tomorrow and help you catch up - Ishaan.

I'm so sad that you were in hospital - Henry

We miss you lots - Sophie N

We hope you get well soon and the whole class in missing you so much! - Pallas

There's a gap without you!!! 

Topic

We kicked off our first topic of the year with a team sorting challenge. 

The children sorted a selection of photos into categories; hot, humid, arid, cold, wet. This generated a very lively discussion!

Marvellous Maths!

Number bonds 

Using our number bonds to 10, we've been working out the pairs of numbers that add together to make 100. 

Firstly, using multiples of 10

We know 7 + 3 = 10, 

so 70 + 30 = 100

As well as corresponding subtractions.

Secondly, we used multiples of 5...these were a little trickier!

I.e. 35 + _ = 100

_ + 55 = 100

Problem solving games

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