This afternoon, Class One had fun with the parachute. We pretended to be a giant tortoise, moving slowly around the hall with the shell covering us. Then we played our favourite game ‘Cat and mouse’. It was great fun!!
Tennis
Today in PE we started tennis. We learnt how to hold the racket, balance a ball and start to bounce a ball on our rackets. We finished with a quick game where we had to hit the ball over the net.
Onomatopoeia (words that make sounds)
Today we looked at onomatopoeia. We thought about words we knew that make sounds (like splash, sizzle, fizz, crack). We watched a clip from a film without the sound and added the onomatopoeia words when we thought they we needed. Here is some of the work we produced afterwards.
Busy Afternoon
On Tuesday we got lots done! Our pointillism dragon
Spelling Adventures
We have been working on spellings with the -sure or -ture endings. Today we played a game that we loved based on these endings. This is a link to the game we were playing – you should be able to play it on tablets as well as computers. https://spellingframe.co.uk/spelling-rule/14/9-Words-with-endings-sounding-like-ture
Getting a Pizza the Fraction!
This afternoon we have been applying our learning on fractions to making pizzas. I have been hugely impressed by our learning today – and this just topped it off brilliantly!
Accelerated Reader
I am asking for your help in discussing and encouraging accelerated reader tests. As part of our reading scheme, children take a comprehension test when they have read a text. These tests are designed to gauge children’s understanding of the text and also help determine the level of book they should be on. On average,… Read more »
Salt crystals
A quick update on our salt solutions.
Accelerated readers
Today class 4 reached their 100 challenge! Between us we have successfully quizzed and scored 100% on 100 books. We are now already working towards the next hundred.
Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday
Today Isobel came to talk to us in assembly about the history and importance of Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday to the Christian community.