We drew detailed copies of feathers using fineliner pens, focusing on the texture and making the feathers look fluffy or not. We made sure we added that we saw and remembered that none of the feathers were perfect or symmetrical. We had a practise sheet first  and then thought about our success criteria.  We used watercolours to colour our work and we chose whether to use realistic or unrealistic colours.  our fabulous work is displayed in the corridor and we have received lots of compliments!

 

Flight

We were using the Chromebooks to complete some work on flight. We used our comprehension, art and imagination to complete different jobs.  For one of the tasks, we chose from a selection of birds, researched them online and then drew an accurate picture.

We learned:

• there are different wind types (gliding wings, delta wings, soaring wings and manoeuvred wings and take off wings and fast flying wings)
• on each wings there are covert, primary and secondary feathers that all do different jobs.
• there are 10 primary feathers on each wing that help flying most
• different lengths of wings are good for different jobs, such as shorter wings are better for turning corners

Time for time

In Maths we have been using time skills to look at timetables.  We found out how to fill in blanks in timetables. We learned how to calculate the minutes between times and how long journeys would take. We used real-life examples to show which bus or train to catch to get somewhere on time.  To finish, we created our own timetables based on some rules and created questions for our partner to answer.