This week in Numeracy we worked with the Numicon rods in a train challenge. First of all we had to work out what the rods added up to. Then we had to build as many trains as we could that added to the same value, while only using a colour once in each train. There were many skills in use; investigating, experimenting, predicting, explaining, discussing, comparing, solving and calculating!
This week we have been discussing what makes a really great story. We watched the BBC 500 words Live Lesson to get tips on how to develop our characters and also how to get a good ending. Should our story end with a twist, with a happy ever after or with a question over what happens next? We already know the importance of vocabulary, connectives, openers and punctuation to our writing so next we filled in a Think Board full of words, similes and phrases to really draw the reader in. Why describe Egypt as hot when you could use ‘scorching’ or ‘sun-baked’? Why use dark when you could use ‘gloomy’ or ‘shadowy’? Next we need to use a ‘story mountain’ to plan our adventure and take our readers along on the journey!
We are very pleased with how our Museum of Egyptology is growing. There are many artefacts to study and more exhibits will be coming soon!
We were amazed to read the news headlines on the screen telling us we were going on an Egyptian adventure!We have started to plan out a great story that may lead us into all sorts of dangers and excitement! We have used many different skills for our story building. We have needed to plan and describe our setting, our characters, the problems we may meet and how we solve them. We need to research online and through texts to get useful facts that we can weave into our story. We need to remember the importance of vocabulary, connectives, openers and punctuation in a great piece of writing. We look forward to sharing all this with you!
Teya and Summer shared their amazing mummy with us! They had also created a canopic jar with a heart inside! Thankfully not a real one! Thank you for sharing your home learning with us.
Jacob shared the pyramid he made at home from LEGO and Michael,Lennox, Logan and Dylan shared their LEGO pyramid too. Dylan explained some of the features that would make it trick to break into and Lennox added his own Egyptian dance!
Andrasta has been writing her own book and we enjoyed hearing the adventures of The Three Unicorns. We look forward to the next part of the story Andrasta!
Liam brought in a tiny statue of Tutankhamun that he unearthed in his archaeology set. Liam explained the tools and skills he used to excavate it safely. Thank you for sharing this with us! 
Today we practised writing in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics. We are on our way to becoming Egyptologists!
Liam, Lennox, Michael and Dylan created a fabulous pyramid from LEGO. Well done boys!
This week Ava and Amelia shared a fantastic mummy they had created complete with its own sarcophagus! They also had some interesting Ancient Egypt research to share with us. Well done girls!
