This week we have spent a lot of time rehearsing for our class assembly based on Mary Queen of Scots.
Hannah – I enjoyed practising the assembly.
Keris – I was nervous at first but then afterwards I felt good.
We have still been busy learning about other things besides our topic.
Literacy
On Monday we read the next chapters in our reading books and practised the skill of ‘metalinguistics.’ We learnt how to use various strategies to work out the definition of tricky words.
Numeracy
Some of us practised our table facts and some of us practised using a calculator to help solve tricky problems.
Lewis Douglas – I enjoyed using a calculator. I learnt they use solar power.
We have a new numeracy target – to accurately recall x9 table facts. We can talk about patterns in the x9 table.
Health
We discussed what our ideal jobs would be.
Samuel – I would be a librarian because I like books.
Chloe – A footballer – I like football.
Lacey – A pet-sitter – I love pets.
Eva – A fashion designer-I like clothes and experimenting with colours.
Using the laptops we researched what qualifications were needed for these jobs and what duties were required when you had the job.
S.T.E.M.
We thought carefully about real-life problems and just like engineers in real life we have designed solutions in the form of machines to fix these problems.
Emma – My robot helps people who don’t have arms.
Lacey- My robot helps you with homework.
Keris and Logan designed beds for people who can’t sleep.
Keris – My bed reads people stories.
Music
This week we learnt a new skill – drumming. It was very difficult and we had to persevere and show resilience in order to manage this skill. Next week is our last ‘Move to the Beat’ workshop and we have decided to invite Mr Turner’s class to come and watch.
Aleena – I thought the drumsticks were really fun.
