This week we have been learning about perimeter. The perimeter is the distance around a shape and to calculate the perimeter of a 2D shape, you have to measure all the lengths and add them together. We challenged ourselves by finding the perimeter of shapes with missing lengths. Therefore, we had to use the lengths already given to find the missing length before calculating the perimeter. We learned some strategies to quickly find the perimeter of regular polygons. For example, to find the perimeter of a pentagon, times the length by 5. After the Easter break we are going to explore the concept of area.

In art we looked at the work of Dali. His work is ‘surrealist’. This means that his work is unusual. He created images of two things that you wouldn’t expect together e.g. dinner utensils on a beach or an elephant transforming into an instrument. We then created our own surrealist pieces in the style of Dali. Our work will look fantastic on display.

In drama we have been learning slapstick. This is violence without pain. In other words, it looks like you may be hitting someone but it’s fake. Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chapman were famous for their slapstick performances. We have worked in teams of 5/6 to create our own story lines containing slapstick. We will perform our scenarios in front of the P6’s next term.

Have a lovely and safe Easter Holiday,
P7b