This week in maths, our focus was on long division. We spent lots of time working on whiteboards practising using this method before we moved to our books. The children found this method particularly useful when working with 2-digit divisors and are getting really quick and being able to find the multiples of 2-digit numbers.
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This week in maths, we began working on division. Today's lesson was focused on short division. We practised how to use the method before solving a range of problems where division was needed - we even looked at how we could use it to solve the missing side of a rectangle if we knew one side and the area. Good use of these learning gems:We have had a busy couple of weeks in science. First, we looked at how diet and exercise can affect bodies. The children used what they had learnt in their Y2 and Y4 science lessons to identify the variety of foods they need to eat to stay healthy. They then learnt about what affect those foods had on the body. After this, we carried out a scientific enquiry to find out the recovery rates of different children in the class. The children predicted who they thought would have the best recovery rates in their group and why (most thought it would be those who did the most sports) and then explained what they had found out afterwards. Following this, we looked at the affect of drugs on bodies - focusing on the drugs athletes might take to improve their performance and the positive and negative impact of them. Finally, we were really lucky to have two virtual visitors who joined us from Ipswich hospital to tell us about their job as cardiac physiologists and how it linked to our current science topic. The children then produced a page in their book to show what they had learnt. Great use of these learning gems:Over the past few weeks, we have been practising our sewing skills in readiness for sewing soft toys for our YR buddies. The children have practised running stitch and learnt how to do back stitch, an overcast stitch and sew a button on. This has helped them make a decision about what stitches they want to use for their soft toy; they took in to consideration how difficult they found the stitch as well as how securely it fixed two pieces of material together. Great use of these learning gems:Our PORTRAITS of Jesus:Good use of these Learning Gems:
We practised the long multiplication method in maths today. The children then used it to solve a range of problems including finding the area of football pitches which they then had to put in order from smallest to largest (using the knowledge they have of place value). Great use of these learning gems:What if God were Human?We considered what it would be like to have God visit us on Earth and discussed and answered these questions. Good use of these Learning Gems:
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Good use of these Learning Gems:The children have been working hard on speaking French. Today they had a conversation with a partner where one of them was the shopkeeper and the other was a customer.
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