Well it has been another incredibly busy week at St Nicholas!

In maths, we studied all about measurement. We have looked at distance / length, weight / mass, volume / capacity and how to calculate the perimeter of a regular or irregular shape. We also looked at how to convert from one unit of measure to another. This can be tricky, but we have rules to follow and these help us e.g. there are 100 metres in a kilometre. In Number Talks, we revised our addition strategies, for example Partitioning, Adding-Up and Compensation. We always name the strategies that we use and we explain what strategy worked best for us.

In Literacy, we looked at procedural writing. This can be quite tricky, but we now know the proper layout, so that helps a lot. In handwriting, we continue to practice our cursive joins. In grammar, we revised synonyms; we can see that they can be useful to us.

We researched all about genetics in Science; we discovered that our physical characteristics are inherited from our parents and their ancestors. We also looked into our topic ‘Our Democracy’. We discussed the different types of governments around the world and then we focussed on the differences between a dictatorship and a democratic system of government.

In Art, we have used our design skills to make a card for our Buddies, as we will be meeting them quite soon. We continued with our topic, ‘God’s Loving Plan’, we are learning that as we grow older, we change physically and emotionally and that this is all of God’s plan for us.

It was a great week for learning and fun too with our Silent Disco.