Today was Maths Problem Solving Day. We talked about why maths is important - you will be able to see our mind map on the website soon. We spent this morning solving problems to do with money. First we had to work out "Ben has 5 coins in his pocket. How much money could he have?" Our answers ranged from 5p (5 x 1ps) to £10 (5 x £2). Jennifer went in the Star Book for recording this is a systematic way.
Then we had to solve lots of problems about going to the shop and what we could buy to spend an exact amount of money. There were some very tricky questions, but Mrs McLellan was pleased that we persevered so well. Well done Emily, Eleanor, Lily, Matilda and Lottie for going in the Star Book for showing resilience - they didn't stop until they had solved ALL of the problems.
"It really was a fun day!" said Matilda
On Wednesday, we went outside with Chestnut Class to have Sports' Day. We threw javelins to a cone. We got one point for getting it to the first cone and 2 points for getting to the second cone. We ran in and out of the cones; if we missed a cone, we didn't get a point. We had to balance a tennis ball on a racquet and walk in and out of the cones. We all had great fun.
Most of this week, we have been rehearsing for Reach for the Sky - we still need to practise our words at home.
We also painted some flower pots which we can buy at the Strawberry Fayre, which is 11-2 tomorrow.
Some children in our class went to Childwickbury Arts' Fair today - we can't wait to hear what they did.
The Star Award this week went to Vedant, for making good choices about who he sits with on the carpet. Well done, Vedant.
