Today, it was our turn to do a sharing assembly. We wanted to show off all the things we had learnt since Christmas - there was so much we wanted to say! We had to remember to speak clearly, holding the microphone on our chin. We had to wait our turn and remember to smile when we were singing! We hope you enjoyed it!
In maths, we have been learning to tell the time. We practised making times on a clock and then used that to solve some problems. We found quarter to and past quite tricky, so maybe we can try it again at home.
In English, we have been reading space poems. In them, we had to find alliteration and onomatopoeia. Alliteration is when there's a few words together that start with the same letter like roaring red rockets. Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the sound it makes. You'd use an exclamation mark after it - BANG! WHOOSH! We will be continuing with this learning next week, in Book Week.
Verb of the week this week is 'To be'.
On Tuesday we had a science workshop. It was called Moondust on my Socks. We explored making electrical circuits to make a light switch on and off. This helped us to speak alien! We also made a card with a moving rocket on it. We learnt about astronauts going to the moon, too. Did you know the moon is made out of rock? It has craters on it, too.
This week our home learning is to find poems we like and say what we like about them - we could also have a go at writing our own poem. Next Friday we can dress up as a book character if we want to, otherwise we come to school in our uniform.
The Star Award this week goes to Matilda - her story for the 500 Words competition was great, she really persevered with it.
Our Learning Owl this week is Harry. He tries hard with his work, he's a great friend to others and lots of adults around school comment on how kind and polite he is. Well done, Harry. Have a great weekend with Night.
Building work starts next week, so please come to the back door at the playground to drop off on Monday morning. On Tuesday, we need to be dropped off at Treetops as we'll be working in there....
Friday, 26 February 2016
Friday, 12 February 2016
Our Amazing Learning
We've done loads of amazing learning this week...
In maths, we have been learning more skills to help us multiply. We learnt that multiplication is commutative , so it can be done in any order. We used empty number lines to multiply and then used all of our skills to solve some problems.
In English, we have been reading non-fiction texts. The books we've looked at were all about space. We had to compare 2 or 3 books to see whether they all had good pictures, what the size of the writing was like, whether they had labels, a contents page, index and glossary. We created a mind map to show the facts we found out.
We also challenged ourselves to write our own stories, or carry on ones we'd already started in Creative Writing.
In science, we had to find out which materials were waterproof to fix Mrs Grimes' umbrella. We thought that plastic would be the best material. We tested it by pouring water onto it and we were right!
Well done to Riley for achieving his goals and getting this week's Star Award.
Over the half term holidays, we have assembly words to practise and a poster to design for the fun run. Our challenge is to practise reading and telling the time.
Have a great half term holiday everyone!
In maths, we have been learning more skills to help us multiply. We learnt that multiplication is commutative , so it can be done in any order. We used empty number lines to multiply and then used all of our skills to solve some problems.
In English, we have been reading non-fiction texts. The books we've looked at were all about space. We had to compare 2 or 3 books to see whether they all had good pictures, what the size of the writing was like, whether they had labels, a contents page, index and glossary. We created a mind map to show the facts we found out.
We also challenged ourselves to write our own stories, or carry on ones we'd already started in Creative Writing.
In science, we had to find out which materials were waterproof to fix Mrs Grimes' umbrella. We thought that plastic would be the best material. We tested it by pouring water onto it and we were right!
Well done to Riley for achieving his goals and getting this week's Star Award.
Over the half term holidays, we have assembly words to practise and a poster to design for the fun run. Our challenge is to practise reading and telling the time.
Have a great half term holiday everyone!
Friday, 5 February 2016
NSPCC Number Day
Today has been NSPCC Number Day. We all came to school wearing a number. We had numbers from 1 to 5172! We played lots of games using our numbers - odd one out, adding them and ordering them! In the afternoon, some children from Year 5 came to play maths games with us. We thought it was a very fun day. Maple Class raised £30 - Max counted the money.
We've been learning about special places in RE, so we went to visit St Mary's Church. A church is a special place for Christians. Reverend Will showed us around the church and answered all of our questions!
Joshua: Can only Christians go to church? No, everyone is welcome.
Lily: Who started churches? Jesus' friends.
Albie: Why do people pray to God? To spend time, talk and share with God.
Max: Is it hard working at St Mary's? I work long hours and only have one day off, but I love my job!
In the church, it was peaceful and silent. We were all sensible and showed respect.
In English, we were finishing our unit of work, so we wrote a new story based on The New Coat. In our writing we had to remember to use sentence starters, noun phrases, inverted commas and maybe even paragraphs! Some of us achieved our challenge leaves. This week ''to walk' has been our verb of the week.
In topic, we have been using our mapping skills. We imagined we were birds and drew a map, using a bird's eye view of different places inside and out! On a bird's eye view, a map is just different shapes, so we added a key to our map, so that people know what the shapes are.
This week, our home learning is to go for a family walk and the create a map to show where we've been. Mrs McLellan has challenged us to add a key.
This week's Star Award is going to Harry for bouncing back when things don't go right. Well done, Harry.
Our Learning Owl this week is Eleanor. Maple class said that she always tries her best and never gives up. She is good at challenging herself and works well on her own and as part of a team. Well done, Eleanor - have a good weekend with Night!
We've been learning about special places in RE, so we went to visit St Mary's Church. A church is a special place for Christians. Reverend Will showed us around the church and answered all of our questions!
Joshua: Can only Christians go to church? No, everyone is welcome.
Lily: Who started churches? Jesus' friends.
Albie: Why do people pray to God? To spend time, talk and share with God.
Max: Is it hard working at St Mary's? I work long hours and only have one day off, but I love my job!
In the church, it was peaceful and silent. We were all sensible and showed respect.
In English, we were finishing our unit of work, so we wrote a new story based on The New Coat. In our writing we had to remember to use sentence starters, noun phrases, inverted commas and maybe even paragraphs! Some of us achieved our challenge leaves. This week ''to walk' has been our verb of the week.
In topic, we have been using our mapping skills. We imagined we were birds and drew a map, using a bird's eye view of different places inside and out! On a bird's eye view, a map is just different shapes, so we added a key to our map, so that people know what the shapes are.
This week, our home learning is to go for a family walk and the create a map to show where we've been. Mrs McLellan has challenged us to add a key.
This week's Star Award is going to Harry for bouncing back when things don't go right. Well done, Harry.
Our Learning Owl this week is Eleanor. Maple class said that she always tries her best and never gives up. She is good at challenging herself and works well on her own and as part of a team. Well done, Eleanor - have a good weekend with Night!
Friday, 29 January 2016
Forest Schools!
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:
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
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?"
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
Friday, 22 January 2016
Awesome Stephen Wiltshire
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!
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!
Friday, 15 January 2016
Happy New Year!
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:
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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- Soft, fluffy duck
- Squirty whale
- Smooth table
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.
You can comment on the blog by typing a message below, including your name in the box, then choosing anonymous in the drop down box.
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