Pumpkin Estimation Station
This week, the children have been estimating the mass of pumpkins.
They were given the weight of a medium sized pumpkin as a point of reference.
Earth and Space
Today, we were lucky enough to have visitors from Liverpool Hope University.
They worked alongside the children in small groups exploring a range of questions surrounding Earth and space.
Flatbreads
In DT, the children enjoyed making flatbreads.
They worked in small groups to mix their ingredients together and used rolling pins to shape their flatbreads.
Web Crawlers
The children have been learning about how search engines work.
In groups, they explored the playground in order to gather information about a range of books and work in a similar way to a search engine.
Rugby
Nikita Prothero, who plays for Sale Sharks Rugby, visited the school to work with Y3-Y6 girls and promote rugby in schools.
The girls had an excellent time being introduced to rugby through a range of different games and it was amazing how quickly they picked it up.
Graphic Novels
The children created their own graphic novels. They decided their characters and where it would take place. The children enjoyed being creative and having the opportunity to create their own original story.
Recount - Journey along the river
Today we mapped out in pairs the sequence of events from Annie getting into the barrel to the moment she reached the edge of the falls.
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Web Quest
Today the children discovered how to quickly find relevant information on a specific topic using search engines.
Four-Digit Targets
Today the children used their understanding of place value in order to solve a range of problems.
The children used skills such as partioning, ordering and rounding numbers in order to find the correct solutions.
Why did the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sink?
Today we looked at the disaster of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald.
We discussed the dangers of travelling on the Great Lakes and the factors that led to the ship sinking.
Isabella 5A, ‘I enjoyed having the opportunity to research in class.’
How does human and animal gestation and lifespan compare?
Today we explored gestation periods of different mammals.
We concluded that,’the larger the mammal, the longer the gestation period,’ however there are some exceptions to that rule.
Frieda 5A, ‘I enjoyed creating a bar chart to show the different results.’
Numbers to 10,000
Today we worked in pairs to identify and represent numbers up to 10,000.
The numbers were presented in a range of different ways.