Happy Friday Everyone,

The children have arrived today so beautifully and colourfully dressed to enjoy the activities for Children in Need.

This week we had an ICT lesson without computers because we were learning about algorithms.  Each pupil was asked to draw a simple picture of an alien.  After that, they had to describe how to draw that alien, to their partner.  It seems simple enough but if the instructions (the algorithm) was not detailed enough, the aliens were not quite as they should have been.  I think that they all did a super job with their instructions.  If there were any parts of the drawings which were not correct, the children were able to debug the algorithm (explain where their description could have been more detailed).

 

 

 

In Numeracy this week we have been looking at a new method of column calculations – Subtraction with Borrowing and Exchange.  This has proven quite tricky but we have used Hundreds, Tens and Units resources to help us to picture the exchange steps and this has helped a lot.

Our IDL Topic this term is Electricity and this week, we have started to learn about Benjamin Franklin.  Each pupil has been given a challenge to research this historical figure at home and make a kite-shaped poster with all the details about Franklin’s discoveries and inventions.  We began by watching a film about the great inventor and will continue to watch the film over the coming days.

It’s been a busy week and everyone deserves a wonderful weekend for all their hard work.

Well done P4S!

Miss Steedman