Today, learning has been Halloween themed in preparation for our disco tomorrow. This morning we were learning some French vocabulary for Halloween and look at the aspects we noticed.

Making links between different languages is an important skill.

We used this vocabulary during ICT when we were using the insert function to produce Word documents.

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These are two of our examples.

This morning we used our number fans to demonstrate FANTASTIC mental maths using place value.

This morning we were creating repeating patterns in maths class.   We made patterns with shapes, colours, planets, letters, flags, Pokemon and vehicles. Why not make some patterns at home and challenge your family to repeat them?

We also did reading comprehension this morning.

This afternoon we did art activities.  We were making Viking weapons.  We’ve still got to add the details but they are looking good!

Today we were using our learning about the Viking Runes to write a story using the past tense as if we were a Viking stranded in Maeshowe. To find out more type : Viking maeshowe bbc video clips into your search engine and you will find Viking related clips.

This morning we were using our knowledge of rounding to help us make estimates in calculations.

Remember that it is Eco day tomorrow, so please bring in a spare pair of trousers and make sure that you have gym shoes in school.

We’ve been having fun investigating 2D and 3D shapes. We’ve been naming, recognising and sorting shapes as well as discussing their properties – faces, vertices and edges.

This morning we were investigating the faces, edges and vertices of 3D shapes.  We also enjoyed a reading session where we read to our partner and then peer assessed how good their fluency, expression and accuracy was.

This afternoon we found out about Viking clothes and designed Viking memorial stones using runes.

Later on we will be making Viking weapon models. Please bring in any recycling from home that we could use e.g.

• tubes from kitchen roll/ wrapping paper
• tinfoil
• cardboard
• please DO NOT bring toilet roll tubes

The children have brought home their Learning Logs. Please have a look at them and talk to the children about what they have been learning. The Target Jotters need to be back in school next Monday and children will receive a House counter in exchange for their jotter!

Have a great weekend.

This morning in P.E., we were putting our ball skills into practice. We played small football games concentrating on trapping the ball and passing to team members who had moved into space. There were some good examples of intercepting too.

We got the chance to look at items used for Jewish Shabbat. We loved the decoration and enjoyed looking at the Hebrew writing.

This morning we were writing imaginative stories based on being transported by a Time Machine. We had been joking about this at the end of last week and one of our pupils had drawn a picture, so it was a good stimulus for a great story. We started to use our own check list to check our work and make sure we focus on improving each time. I hope that I agree when I mark the stories!

We were looking at estimating and rounding. For children who had not covered this before, they worked with great accuracy.

Ask what the children were learning when they completed this activity.

This afternoon we had a brilliant time when we were developing skills using lots of apparatus in the gym hall!

Today we have been using different materials and activities to explore place value.

We have also been thinking about the sequence of events during Shabbat and looking at some of the items used during the traditional  meal. Can you tell someone information about these items?

Hope you enjoy your sweet treats and have a great weekend.

Well, everyone looked the part today for their photos! Only a few ties to straighten and a bow to put back in! The photos are great, so you will be delighted to see the proofs tomorrow.

Today we were thinking about how we are making progress in P.E. We used our evaluating and applying skills to think about why we are getting better and realised that concentration and control seem to be the answer!

We are continuing to practise French in everyday routines, lunch numbers, colours and classroom commands. We are writing a short conversation using Comic Life to present our learning.