Wow! What a busy week to the start of the term!
In Maths, we have looked at Roman Numerals, adding and subtracting 1s, 10s, 100s and 1000s. We also took part in the Number Confidence Life Assembly through Barclays Life Skills and National Numeracy. Children had questions to answer throughout the assembly and learnt how numbers are used lots in daily life. At the end of the assembly, children received a certificate for taking part.
In English, we have started looking at our next unit of writing, which is focused on a persuasive social media post looking at a Chocolate Yule Log. This week, we have looked at identifying the shapes throughout the text, which are; the photo/caption, hook questions, unique selling point, hard-hitting statistics, price/economics and call to action. We then looked at adverts and discussed the vocabulary used in them.
In PSHE, we discussed how all families are different but that families have things in common, such as loving one another and caring for one another. The children were then tasked with drawing their families and writing what their family means to them. We also discussed the different things families do for one another, such as helping each other when they need it.
In Science, we looked at the seasonal cycles; Autumn, Winter, Summer and Spring. We discussed how the Earth tilts, the Southern Hemisphere, Northern Hemisphere and the changes that happen throughout the cycles, including the temperature, animals and sunlight.
In Art, we looked at Still Life and Form, where we learnt about the Still Life with Peaches and Water Jar in the House of the Stags in Herculaneum and Campbell’s Soup I’ (1968), which was an example of pop art.
In R. E, we looked at our Enquiry Question 'Has Christmas lost its true meaning?' We discussed how Christmas/holidays are celebrated and traditions that happen in families.