In ICT we are learning about search engines and how to use them to search for information. Today we were tasked with answering questions about the Olympics and we had to use the search engine google to help us find the answers.

During science on Friday, we were learning about magnets and where you find magnets in the world and how they help in every day life. Mr McDonald showed us that a compass has a magnet in it and we then used Styrofoam, a needle and water to make our own floating compass.

We loved taking part in Odd Sock Day today. The idea behind Odd Sock Day is to encourage discussions about how we are all different and how this is a good thing! We looked at different ways that we should treat each other and show each other respect and not judge anyone because they are different from ourselves. We finished off the lesson by designing our own odd socks for bunting with lots of different words that make us different and make us unique!

We have been very busy with maths this morning…we have been estimating and measuring in grams using scales and real fruit, we have been calculating money totals and finally we have been reading grid references too. We have a shop set up in the classroom now too to help us all with money and calculating amounts and change.

We are very busy in maths at the moment. One of the groups has been learning all about fractions by identifying fractions, adding fractions to make a whole and identify fractions on a  number line. We used lego to help us visualise fractions.

Another group is learning all about time and reading the time at o’clock and half past in digital and analogue form and calculating an hour before and an hour after.

In science we are learning all about magnets and their properties. We learnt that a magnet had a magnetic field and it has a north and south pole. We 2 magnets pull together, that is called attracting and when then push apart, that is called repelling. To make a magnet attract, then the north and the south pole from 2 separate magnets touch. If the same pole from 2 different magnets try and come together, they then repel each other.

Mr McDonald set up some fantastic stations involving magnets linked to our learning and we loved going round each station and applying our learning! Have a look at the pictures of us completing the stations.