English
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We wrote a recount based on a video clip of the Rocketeer, focusing on the use of time connectives and using adverbs to show the characters feelings.
As a class we wrote a recount together and used a short animation to develop our skill using connectives and adverbs. We are continuing to develop our self editing and peer editing skills |
We will be continuing to look at recounts next week. We will be writing recounts of some video clips of real life events.
Our focus will be on using different time connectives and adverbs to describe characters feelings. We will begin to include quotes from witnesses as evidence.
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Maths
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We have been developing our mental calculation strategies.
We have used our mental calculation strategies to solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of 2 and 3 digit numbers. We continue to develop our ability to double, half, multiply and divide numbers by 10.
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Next week we will look at the place value of decimal numbers and rounding numbers.
Also, we will be multiplying and dividing by 4,10, 100 and 1000.
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Art
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We used our creatively drawn trees from last week as our starting point for drawing trees using coloured pencils to add texture.
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We will focusing on trying to use our knowledge of sketching to draw a dinosaur focusing on perspective.
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PSHE
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We have been considering how we can develop the use of our 5R's for lifelong learning into our learning.
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We will be discussing what makes a good friend.
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Humanities
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We looked at a time line and placed the events in chronological order.
We worked out where the prehistoric era was in relation to other periods of time.We converted the time in years into distance over land to give us a better understanding of how long ago the dinosaurs lived.
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Next week we will be looking more closely at fossils,how they were formed and what we can learn from them. We will also be thinking about what a dinosaur food chain might look like.
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Science
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This week we have looked at life cycles as well as the different the parts of a flowering plant and the jobs they do.
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Next week we will look at the different types of seed dispersal and what a seed needs to germinate.
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Notices and Events
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We have PE on Monday.
We have Swimming on Tuesday.
We have Library on Thursday (remember to bring your books)
We have Golden Time on Friday (remember to bring a toy)
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