Olympic Maths

Today the children have a challenge in numeracy. It is based on the programme 3, 2, 1 Go!

Paralympics

We have been learning about the Paralympics. To get an understanding of what it might be like to have a disability the children have taken it in turns wearing ear protectors and blindfolds. They found it was very difficult doing certain things and that they needed often needed help.

Bands of friendship

We have been learning about friendship, which is one of the values of the Olympic games. To learn about it we have been making friendship bracelets.

Helping one of God's creatures

Today in our RE lesson we had an unexpected visitor. A woodlouse was walking across our carpet. The children suggested that we look after it because it is one of God's creatures. So we looked in our investigation book about woodlice that we did in term 4 and we found that they like damp and dark places. We then rescued the woodlouse by putting it outside behind the big box where it is nice and dark and nice and damp.

Prayers of peace

This afternoon the children have changed St Francis' prayer of peace to make their own prayers. They are very thoughtful prayers.

Amazing calculation

In numeracy we have been learning column method this week. Today the children have been solving problems that involve carrying over the tens. Amazing! some children wanted to be given more questions for homework! If you want to make your own questions you can create the work sheets from The Maths Worksheet Site.com.

Heroes

As part of our Olympics topic we have been learning about heroes. Yesterday we discussed what makes a hero, such as being brave and determined. Today we had been inventing our own superheroes. They look great!

Stole designs

In RE today the children have been designing stoles. Stoles are the bands of cloth that priests wear around their neck. In their designs they've included symbols of forgiveness as we have been learning about reconciliation.

Sharing our learning

Parents have come in this afternoon so that the children can share their books and their learning.

Abacus adding

In numeracy we have been looking at how to use an abacus. Today we used them to help us with our adding. Some of us were able to add hundreds, tens and units and some were even able to add four digit numbers!

Olympic stories

For a big write today the children have written stories about a character going to the olympics. Their story had to include a problem that gets solved. They were very interesting.
The children also marked their own work to make sure they included their targets.

Pirate animations

The children have spent a couple of lessons making some amazing animations about pirates. They used their improved sentences as a starting point and now they look fantastic.

Singing in the courtyard

We had some super singing in the courtyard. The children performed the actions really well, including going 'down the alley'.

Our Topic Assembly

Today we shared our learning with the rest of the school and with parents and carers. We used loud voices. The children wrote the script yesterday and we only had one chance to practice before we performed.
Thank you to all the parents and carers who came to share our learning.

Homework

It's nice to come back from the holiday and be handed a project folder from a child who wants to continue learning in the holidays.
Well done K for this bit of homework on our topics of Bristol and Pirates. Keep up the good learning!

More map making

The children did a fantastic Big Write giving directions to their hidden treasure today. They also used their map making skills to make a map of the courtyard. I wonder if there is treasure buried there?

Map making

This afternoon the children created their own treasure maps. Then they scrunched, ripped and stained them to give them a look of being old. The look fantastic!

Finding our loot

The class quickly worked out that the map was a map of the school. We also found some directions for how to get to the treasure. Sneaking carefully, we managed to follow the directions and find our lost chests. That will teach those nasty pirates!

A treasure map

Whilst searching for the treasure the class were able to find a treasure map. Perhaps it will lead us to the lost treasure?
We are going to check and see if we can work out where the map leads us.

A letter from Captain Smellybeard

We arrived at school today to find our two toy chests missing. We then found a letter from some pirates boasting that they had pinched our 'treasure'. The children are now searching everywhere to see if we can find the map that reveals where thy have buried our loot!

Independent writing

It's lovely to see the children all writing independently in their jotters during the register. Today they were writing about what they got up to at the weekend.

Pirate invasion!

Help! A motley crew of nasty pirates has sailed into the courtyard and are causing mayhem! They are trying to steal treasure and make people walk the plank. Help!

More pirate super sentences.

The class started off with the sentence 'The pirate was mean.' and were asked to improve it. Listen below to just one of the amazing sentences created.

Cutlas creations

The classroom was turned into a weapons factory today as the children made pirate swords called cutlasses. They used a stencil to draw around, then they cut out the cardboard and joined them together using glue or Sellotape.

Pirate Ships

We have finished our pirate ships today. We replaced our paper masts with wood, and added a crows nest and port holes. They look great. The pirates who made them look quite scary though!!!