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in DT we are creating sling shot powered cars. This week we made the chassis.

In Maths this week, Class Three explored decimal and fraction equivalents. Year Five began by considering the place value of fractions in order to convert to tenths and hundredths before moving onto mixed numbers. We used the number facts on our working wall to help us reason and problem solve…

Class Three predicted the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. They used their dictionary skills to define the meanings. We then applied some of this language to our description of the Amazon, using the techniques within ‘DADWAVERS’ to vary our sentence structures.

It’s Girl Guide World Thinking Day today. Some of the girls wore their Rainbows uniforms and told us all about it!

In Geography today we identified countries and capital cities within the United Kingdom. The children used a contents page to locate the maps they needed within an atlas.

Year 1 have started a new maths topic to develop their place value skills. They have practiced counting to 50 and using base ten to partition numbers.

Our finished artwork

Today the class explored the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan. We had the chance to create our very own rakhi as a gift.

In Science, Class Three devised and calibrated a sundial when learning about the concept of time. The children worked in partners and used the location of true North to observe where shadows were cast behind the gnomon before annotating sunrise, midday and sunset.

Crisp Challenge! We were given lots of different crisps to try. Once we had eaten them, we had to guess what flavour they were. Some were easier than others. None of us could guess Worcestershire sauce.

After making our papyrus paper, the children were able to use charcoal and paint to create their very own Ancient Egyptian style artwork.

We completed our History topic “How have explorers changed the world?” by creating coats of arms to reflect the stories of each explorer. We also looked at how exploration has changed over time.