Well we have managed to start our Spring Term off with yet more amazing work.
Once we had got our heads around Miss Vidler changing the layout of the classroom again we got straight on with our learning!
In maths we have focused this week on handling negative numbers. We practiced what needs to happen when you add and subtract or multiply and divide with negatives, as well as finding the differences. Some of us have achieved this through a variety of activities, from magic squares to do-the-dots to snakes and ladders!
In English we have started our new focus on 'formal and informal writing'. So far we have looked at informal 'slang' words and their meanings, and deciphering popular idioms (which most of us found a piece of cake....). Next week we will be looking at devices to help us when we need to sound more formal in our writing. We also had a chance to explore hyphenated prefix spellings at the beginning of the week.
We have started our theme with a lot of enthusiasm! We started by looking at a map of the USA and trying to guess where famous landmarks were, before getting out the atlases and looking for ourselves! The next day we had a chance to research one or two of the fifty states in America to contribute to our whole class display (photos of the finished display will appear next week!). We have also started netball and dance in PE, and our value of 'friendship' is our focus in PSHE.
In Science we have all started a new focus too. Year 6s will be looking at the circulatory and respiratory systems (the heart and lungs). We started by studying the function of the heart, and by the end of the lesson had constructed and labelled our own toy train diagram demonstrating how the heart helps the blood transport and deliver oxygen and carbon dioxide around our bodies!
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| 1. The blood collects oxygen from the lungs... |
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| 2. ...then travels through the pulmonary vein into the left atrium of the heart... |
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| 4. ...it is then delivers the oxygen and collects up carbon dioxide... |
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| 3. ...before it is pumped out of the left ventricle... |
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| 5. ...then it makes its way back to the heart by the vena cava... |
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| 6. ...where it goes from right atrium to right ventricle... |
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| 7... it is then pumped out of the heart through the pulmonary artery to drop off carbon dioxide at the lungs, and start the process again! |
We have brand new homework books given out to us too this week for us to try and complete a few pages by next Thursday. Here is a reminder of what needs to be done: -
Year 5: GPS p.33 (Standard and Non-Standard English) p. 72-73 (Hyphenating Prefixes)
Maths p.6 (Negative Numbers) p.7 (Place Value)
Year 6: GPS p.27-29 (Formal and Informal Writing) p. 72-73 (Hyphenating Prefixes)
Maths p.6 (Place Value) p.8 (Calculating Negatives)
Creative homework will also be set next week.
As a little extra note myself, Mrs Martin and Mrs Brown would like to say thank you to all pupils and parents who kindly sent in Christmas cards and gifts to us all. It really was overwhelmingly generous of you all and a lot of your gifts were enjoyed over the Christmas period! (Hence we are all starting January smelling lovely but on strict healthy eating regimes!!)
Miss Vidler
I have loved doing my book homework.
ReplyDeleteI also can't wait for are creative homework ost