By Reece Mc and Jay-J
Maths
This week in maths we’ve been doing something called factors of a number and prime numbers. Prime numbers have exactly 2 factors and normal factors are numbers that can be divided equally into a whole number. An easy way to find factors and common factors (numbers like 1 and 2 can be common factors because they are factors of multiple numbers) is by drawing a factor rainbow. 
STEM
In science we started to create crystals which will hopefully be finished in at least a few weeks with Miss Steedman.
We had to make a saturated solution by adding as much salt as possible. Then we suspended a paperclip into the solution using a straw, string and an elastic band. We can’t wait to see if crystals start to form!
Also, with Miss Little we tried dissolving a solid, trying to find which was faster: hot water or cold water. Hot water was overall quickest when dissolving salt.
In other areas of the curriculum we have also been very busy.
In Literacy, we have been learning:
- how to use apostrophes to show possession in singular and plural words,
- about consonant and vowel suffixes and their spelling rules;
- how to write a newspaper report.
Miss Little also introduced our new topic on World War Two by discussing why it happened and we looked at maps to see which countries were involved.
