Room 8 have been very busy as usual!

In Literacy, we have continued using our spelling strategies to spell our common words.  We can spot phonemes, words within words and compound words.  We have started using syllabification to identify how many syllables a word has.  For Exciting Writing we have been using our notes from our topic work to create information reports.

In Maths, we have started learning about MEASURE! We started with length.  Length is how long, short or wide an object is.  The units we learned about were cm, m and km.  We used instruments like a ruler, metre stick and a trundle wheel.  Now we have moved on to look at weight.  Weight is how light or heavy an object is.  The units we have been looking at are g and kg.  We have used instruments such as a two-pan balance scale and digital scales.  Next week we will try another type of scales.

For our Edinburgh topic we have been looking at lots of different maps of Scotland and Edinburgh.  We can use an atlas to find towns and cities on a map of Scotland.  We have been locating and learning about some famous Edinburgh Landmarks.  This week Room 8 learned about different Coats of Arms.  We know the main parts of a Coat of Arms are the motto, supporters, shield, crest, helmet and compartment.  We used this information to create our own Coat of Arms.

Here is a picture of our last 3 weekly wonders –