In WW, WP? we were trying to decide which group were letting the community down. Several people spoke very well about their roles and were passionate about how well they work to support the community.
Today there has been a twist in the story. A stranger has arrived in Cleanstream!
The stranger was very upset and confused, but luckily some kind community members invited her to talk to them. After hearing some of what she had to say, the community have thought about whether they trust her or not. Have your questions ready for tomorrow to find out more about Laura and why she has come to Cleanstream!
This morning we were continuing our work on inference. We worked in groups to go around “blether stations” and identify text clues that we could use to make our inferences. We are going to try and use this skill when we are reading books or other texts to enrich our understanding of them.
In WW, WP? we were building up our community relationships and how we interact with each other. We have come to an exciting part of the story. Which group is being a bit lazy and not doing their job properly in the community………?
First of all, please remember to bring outdoor clothes and boots for the Spring Clean and an old T-shirt/old shirt for any inside activity where you might get messy.
In Whose Water, Whose Power? today we were putting some of our drama skills together. We practised our mime and choral repetition, then we acted “as if ” we were the people in our community.
Here we are passing round “the ancient cup” and saying why we are grateful for the water, what it means to us and how we wouldn’t be alive without it.
In these photos we were practising “freeze frame” showing an important action in our work to look after the water.
Today we were looking at features of non-fiction texts and instead of finding information, we were thinking about the purpose of each feature and why it is included in the text. We found it a very useful activity especially as the book was all about water!
Primary 4 have had a busy day starting with learning how to make inferences by finding clues and adding them to what we already know. Some of us went on to interpreting timetables while others practised telling the time using o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past. Why not test us at home using analogue and digital clocks? This afternoon we discussed why having rules in the gym is so important before deciding on a set of rules for the class when using the gym.
This morning we were finding halves and tenths of numbers and comparing which number was the biggest. We are making links between multiplying and dividing by 10. We realised that if we read word problems carefully, we could calculate those too!!
In our language lesson, we were learning about adverbs. Everyone was able to give an example and then we chose the correct adverbs to match the verbs in sentences. It is all about reading for meaning!
This afternoon we all signed our Drama Charter-
and started to learn and practise some movements and rhymes in our family groups to demonstrate how we look after the water in Cleanstream.
We had a special Carnival day in p4 today. We have been researching the Rio Carnival which is the known as the biggest party in the world and takes place on the 4 days and nights leading up to Lent. Our special carnival day involved making and tasting brigadeiros (a Rio Carnival food), trying a mock Carnival cocktail, dancing, music, making and playing Ganga ( samba shaker ), making masks, designing Carnival costumes and creating a display of what we know about the Rio Carnival. Phew! What a lot of fun!
We made a biscuity version of brigadeiros using –
1 tin of condensed milk
2 tablespoons cocoa
18 digestive biscuits (crushed)
We mixed them all together in a bowl and chilled the mixture for 30 minutes. Then we took out a teaspoon of mixture at a time, rolled it into a ball and rolled in cocoa. We chilled them again for an hour or two before eating them. They were delicious! Why not try them at home?
This afternoon we have been thinking about how we use water in our daily lives and in our jobs in Cleanstream. We have also decided on the words for our Drama Charter so that everyone can feel respected , valued and confident when we practise different drama conventions.
This afternoon we were learning all about Lent. Ask us about it when we get home to find out more!!
We found out some facts about the biggest party in the world – the Rio Carnival. It’s a big celebration in Brazil that takes place before the period of Lent starts. We are working in groups to present our findings. Watch this space for the final products…
