This week, it was Maple Class' turn to go to Forest Schools. We had a look around the pond for objects that we could find. Then, we drew them. After that, we drew a map of the Forest School area - we had to remember to do a key. A key is where you draw a symbol of the things you've drawn on your map and label them. Cory told us the if you see a cross with 'N' at the top, that means North. We all had lots of fun there.
We also started our pedestrian skills training. A lady called Jane took us into the hall and asked us questions about how to cross the road and we had to choose the right hoop to stand in. One of the questions was "Would cross the road by:
- skipping?
- walking?
- running?"
We are looking forward to going outside for walks soon.
In English, we have been learning to use dialogue. This means that we had to add speech for different parts of the story - thinking about what Tom or Mum might have said.
Did you know, we are going to be taking part in 2 different story writing competitions. So this week, we had a go at writing our own stories! Mrs McLellan is looking forward to reading them.
In maths, we have learning to do division. This means sharing numbers into equal groups. We worked well in small groups to solve problems like 'If I have 12 apples and share them between 3 people, how many apples will each person get?' Our challenge was to show our working out.
In science, we were investigating which parts of the classroom were warmer than others by putting ice in different places. We waited 5, then 10 minutes to see how long it took the ice to melt. The warmest part of the classroom was where the heater was because the ice melted really quickly.
Home Learning this week is to take part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch... https://ww2.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdwatch/?gclid=CjwKEAiAuKy1BRCY5bTuvPeopXcSJAAq4OVs0gBLTnttD1q2KLDv-ZnJdJtyJxFPk-6tYqMugPxjLRoCgE_w_wcB
This week's star award is for trying hard to reach our goals. Lots of us have been trying hard with this, but Joshua has done really well at trying to start his sentences in different ways! Well done, Joshua.
This week, Night is going home with someone who always tries hard to use all of the Learning Owl skills. He takes responsibility for his own learning, asks good questions and thinks carefully all of the time. He is also very kind and thoughtful. Well done, Edward - have a great weekend with Night
This week we have been looking really carefully at Stephen Wiltshire's art. We have tried to draw different buildings in Redbourn using our sketching and mark making skills. We had to look closely at the picture we had. First we sketched the outline, thinking about the shape of the building. Then we drew in other shapes we could see and added detail at the end. You will be able to see some of our pictures on the website next week.
In science we were learning about 3 inventors who helped to discover some important materials. John Dunlop discovered that tyres worked better if they had air in them, John McAdam made roads better. They were all muddy and the roads got soggy - he discovered if you put big stones on the road and then small stones on the road, and finally put gravel on the road would be smoother. Charles MacIntosh discovered how to make materials waterproof.
Our Home Learning this week is to research a different inventor. What did they invent and why is it important today?
Verb of the week this week is 'To help.'
In maths, we have been adding and subtracting numbers using an empty number line. Today, we used those skills to play a dart board game where we had to add numbers. Can you show your grown up how to add or subtract on an empty number line?
We have Forest Schools next week, so need our wellies and warm coat, scarf hat and gloves for Thursday.
The star award this week is for trying hard to reach your goal. Olivia always tries her best and listens to feedback, which helps her to reach her goals. Well done, Olivia!
Our Learning Owl this week is someone who is really good at taking responsibility for her own learning. She listened to what she needed to do to move on to the next reading level and followed this feedback. Well done Holly. Have fun with Night!
Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to Maple's new blog!
This week in maths, we have been learning about fractions. We know that half is 2 equal groups or parts and a quarter is 4 equal parts. Vedant explained that 2/4 is the same as 1/2.
In Creative Writing, we wrote new adventures for Stick Man. In Albie's adventure, he In Olivia's story, Stick Man went to Mars! We used some phrases that Julia Donaldson used like "Stick Man, oh Stick Man beware of the.... "
In English, we have been learning about narrative story language. We read The Ugly Duckling and Storm Whale and then we had to look for noun phrases. Some noun phrases:
- Soft, fluffy duck
- Squirty whale
- Smooth table
Last week for Home Learning we were asked to find out about the artist Stephen Wiltshire. Mrs McLellan was really impressed with what we found out and with the ways we had presented our learning - using a mind map, PowerPoint, bullet points and even trying to draw in his style! This week, as part of Inside Out, we have drawn an outline and filled the spaces inside using different marks.
Our verb of the week is 'To like.' Ask us to show you the actions for this.
This weekend, Night is going home with Cory. He has shown a really good attitude to learning and has shown that he can care and share. Well done, Cory
Jorgie has won the Star Award for taking responsibility for her learning. Keep it up, Jorgie.
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