Primary 4/5 have been working extremely hard on Place value this week by reading, writing and ordering numbers with 3/ 4 and 5 digits.

To make a number we use any of our 10 digits in our number system (0-9). Each number we made had three or more digits. The number 683, for example, is made of the digits 6, 8 and 3.

The position of a digit in a number is very important. We learned how a digit’s value depends on its position in the number. We used place value headings like Tn Th H T U and discussed what the value of each digit in a number is.

TRY OUT THESE TOP GAMES AT HOME:

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/place-value/place-value-charts

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me3us/flash/lessonLauncher.html?lesson=lessons/05/m3_05_00_x.swf

http://www.ictgames.com/sharkNumbers/mobile/index.html

Reminder: You may log onto ActiveLearn using the first 4 letters of your first then second name with your password set as woodlandsp45. You have assigned Place Value tasks you can complete at home if you wish.

Today we completed our first ‘Big Writing’ lesson with a focus on the Narrative genre. With our opening paragraph completed, we followed our success criteria to write the next paragraph of ‘My Alien Teacher.’ Some boys and girls got to share their adventure and we discussed the vivid vocabulary, clever connectives, exciting openers and perfect punctuation that we included in our writing. Well done everyone! Check back on Monday for our three ‘STAR WRITERS’

This week, we have improved our basketball skills and techniques by focusing on: dribbling to travel with the ball, hand-eye co-ordination, control of the ball and passing to a partner with an accurate bounce and chest pass.

Check out our photos!

Primary 4/5 enjoyed the demonstration of honey extraction from the bees. We joined Mr McMullan and were fascinated with the centrifugal force used to spin the honey.

Today we learned to:

• Look for Less than 20% water on the frame
• Cut the wax off the frame with a dry knife
• Keep the knife flat and saw back and forth
• Put 3 wet frames in the extractor
• Take time and care when you spin round as the honey shoots out the sides – slow spin at the start
• Half way through turn the frames around
• Centrifugal force is used to extract honey into the honey bucket

Primary 4/5 have enjoyed taking part in a Science investigation using practical techniques to create a chemical reaction. We learned ‘How to make a lava lamp by pouring water to halfway up the bottle, pouring one quarter of oil, adding food colouring, glitter and Alka-Seltzer.

Our results showed us that the oil and water would not mix unless we were actually shaking the bottle consistently.

Why did the oil and water not mix?

The oil floated to the top because it is lighter (less dense) than water. Oil and water don’t mix because water molecules are more attracted to each other than to oil molecules. (molecular polarity)

What happened when we added the Alka-Seltzer?

The Alka-Seltzer tablet reacts with the water to make carbon dioxide gas. These bubbles attach themselves to the coloured water and caused them to float to the surface.

It was great fun watching the gas bubbles rising. As they rose up it took some coloured water with them and glitter in blobs.

When the blob of coloured water reached the top the bubbles popped, the gas escaped and down went the water. Cool! 🙂

We have brought together a traditional Easter bunny with a modern twist to create some line drawings. Here is our work so far…

Have a lovely weekend everyone! 🙂

Primary 4/5 are presenting their assembly on Sports Relief on Friday 23^rd March.

Sport Relief is a charity event from Comic Relief with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to help vulnerable people in both the UK and the world’s poorest countries.

This afternoon, we planned our Sport Relief assembly with videos, a song, a presentation, a quiz and prizes to be won. Our variety of fantastically fun active and fundraising tasks will all run on Friday 23^rd March.

This year, we aim to bring everyone together, raise money and help get active while having fun to change lives.

Meet Precious and watch this digital story about how Sports Relief changed her life!

You can even get involved at home  and DOWNLOAD the App to track your steps and compete against others.

Reminder: Here is a link below to our ‘Sports Relief’ resources, please learn the ‘Step Up’ song and the lyrics can be downloaded too.

https://www.sportrelief.com/schools/primary

The BBC have teamed up in a new campaign with Premier League to inspire children to become more active in their learning with ‘Super Movers.’

If you’re a Super Mover then get involved in our fun videos linked to our in-class learning of Multiplication.

Click below for your Super Movers Fun Times Tables Songs!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/supermovers/42675177

Whatever Moves You… DO IT FOR SPORTS RELIEF 2018! 🙂