Class 6 used the iPads today to access the Snappy Maths site which has loads of fabulous worksheets and interactive tablet friendly maths games for children to use to support their in-class learning. I have copied the link below. We set a timer and read as many o’clock and half past times as we could. Deacon smashed his quiz getting a score of 29 out of 29 in 10 minutes. Amazing!
In geography this week we have been learning about physical and human geography in South America. This week we have focused on Bolivia and researched the human features of Bolivia and the impact they have on the country. I have been very impressed with our collaboration skills this week and the information we have learnt all about Bolivia. Well done Crew Ambler.
Some of year 3 and 4 enjoyed a game of ‘Star Wars’ at break time this morning. It was great to see children from all of the classes coming together.
As part of our community crew sessions for the past two weeks, we have been discussing how easy it is for people online to pretend to be someone they are not, and how important it is not to share any information on the internet. We watched a cartoon highlighting the perils and today the children made a poster to remind them of this. Take a look at these scary troll faces!
Well done crew!
Today we had an exciting visit from musician Geoff Hewitt. He talked to the children about how music is made, played his guitar and then demonstrated how we can make our own guitars, drums or shakers. The children loved listening to Geoff play and did a fantastic job creating their own instruments. Then, best of all, we all enjoyed using our instruments to make our own music – it was very loud! Well done Nursery Crew!
Fantastic skills in measuring time today in class 6. We began by telling the time to o’clock and half past, then looked at the position of the hour hand in a half past time. The children showed what they had learned by accurately drawing the hands on clocks to show these times. We then grappled with the ‘I Wonder’ challenge where we had to calculate the time to the previous hour. Many of us found this a little tricky but we know in class 6 that finding things difficult means we are learning and we persevered until we completed our task. Reeva and Hunter did especially well and won our Learning Legend postcards for their work.
I am so proud of you all!
Class 6 spent Wednesday afternoon studying the work of Andy Goldsworthy, who creates amazing sculptures from natural objects such as stone, leaves and ice. The children then ventured out into the beautiful sunshine to create sculptures of their own. Tallon received the learning legend postcard for his efforts. What a lovely way to learn about the wonders of nature in our beautiful world!
This week, we have thoroughly enjoyed finishing our Geography case study and I have been super impressed with everyone’s knowledge and understanding of climate change and how it has effected Svalbard. We used the iPads to investigate the geographical zones of the Earth, the seven continents and even topographical features of the Uk and Svalbard and everyone has been able to apply their knowledge to link what is happening in our beautiful planet to our class text!
Well done Crew – I’m so proud of you all!
A big well done to Evie for achieving her learning legend for her awesome geography knowledge in expedition this week. She could confidently apply her knowledge of topographical features to explain why climate change is having an impact in Svalbard!
Also, a big well done to Lewis for achieving 100% on 3 consecutive accelerated reader quizzes and having a go at opening Mrs Jackson’s prize box! Fingers crossed you’ll crack the code next time!
