Today in class 13, we played the popular game of guess who, but instead of quirky characters, the children had to guess what number their partner had picked. This game helps strengthen the children’s knowledge of place value and helps them communicate with their peers.
This week in class 13 we have started a brand new class read. This term we are going to be reading a classic written by Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful. The story is based on the life of a World War One soldier reminiscing about his life before the war. This Read more…
In the final week of half-term, we read the end of our Literacy text Stormbreaker. Before we read the final chapter, Class 14 wrote their own ending using their predictions. They decided whether Alex Rider managed to stop the evil Herod Sayle from releasing the deadly Stormbreakers. We shared these Read more…
We have received our first PLT task in class 13! Our representative Leah took centre stage as she presented our first fundraising mission. The class are now working together to come up with fundraising suggestions for school and a Christmas crafts competition! All the suggestions will be jotted down in Read more…
This week in Class 13, we have been looking at fractions. Throughout their time at school, students are introduced to fractions, but in order to freshen up our knowledge we did a little demonstration. Using jugs of water we were able to show the children the difference between a 1/2 Read more…
In our Literacy text Stormbreaker, the main character Alex lives in Chelsea in London. During his spy mission he travels to a fishing village in Cornwall. For our Language and Communication lesson, we discussed whether we would prefer to live in the city or by the sea. We shared these ideas with our partner and made a class chart comparing the two places. Children then wrote a paragraph sharing their own views on this subject. Which would you prefer?
Michael and Olly lead the first PLT discussion with Class 14 today. They started to gather fundraising ideas and Christmas competition suggestions. They were responsible for collecting ideas from the class ready to feedback to Miss Lee. Watch this space for upcoming events…
In Class 13, we have been discussing what makes a good friend. It is important at that during these strange times we remember the importance of friendship. During the lesson, we had a discussion about what characteristics a good friend has and talked about how we can reassure our friends Read more…
In Class 13 we have been looking at shadows. To put our knowledge to the test we conducted an experiment! So we could understand how shadow shapes change, we took our torches, grabbed a handy glue stick and some rulers. The children then measured how the shadow grew or shrank Read more…
During our Fluency sessions, we played some mathematical games including the Maths version of Guess Who. Children used their place value knowledge to ask questions so they could work out their partner’s number. This week children also put in a lot of effort with long division. To show their understanding, Read more…