This week we have started doing multiplication using arrays or revising prior knowledge. Some children have been working on 2-step questions using their multiplication knowledge.

In Literacy, we have been practising using our dictionary skills, looking up words to check meaning and spelling. In Writing, we wrote a newspaper article about Matt Weston’s gold medal win at the Winter Olympics. We watched him winning and also being interviewed. We took what he said to make quotes for our writing.

In Art, we designed and painted our own tartan. We then drew an image of something that was  traditionally Scottish and either used our tartan or black paper to create a silhouette on a background.

In PE, we have started working on our gymnastics skills. We developed our balance skills using point or patch balance points and learnt a straight, star and tuck jump. We created sequences of balances and jumps to perform in groups. We gave feedback to other children.

In Science, we learnt about what electricity is and how we can use mains electricity or batteries. We made circuits using batteries, wires, switches, bulbs and buzzers. We know that for the bulb or buzzer to work it needs to be in a complete circuit. The switch breaks the circuit to turn things off and completes it to turn things on.

As part of our Digital Technology learning, we all logged in to our own Book Creator account on the netbooks. Next week, we are going to make a book about how to make an electric circuit.

We enjoyed a Karate taster session. We learnt some different stances and movements.