Numeracy and Maths
This week was ‘Mathematics and its Impact on the World Week.’
We discovered how important maths is in the world around us and in the world of work. Using the laptops we researched different occupations and found out what mathematical skills are needed.
Katie – A doctor measures temperature and calculates weight.
Callum – A therapist needs to know the time when a patient is coming.
Alexis – A writer needs to understand money in order to buy their equipment.
Robbie – An artist uses geometry and shape.
We also researched famous mathematicians.
Here is Callum’s poster. 
Here is Fraser’s poster.
Katie – I learnt that Isaac Newton got hit on the head by an apple and discovered gravity!
Bailey – Riemann came from Germany and was an expert in physics.
Kaiden – Descartes died in a science lab!
Literacy
Reading
In our groups we read a section of the text and then wrote down our predictions for what would happen next based on what had happened so far.
In addition we took time to read the amazing science-fiction stories we had all written!
Kaiden – I liked the robots in Fraser’s story.
Robbie – I liked the monster in Callum’s story when it crashed into the ocean and scared people.
Naavah- I liked the story I read because it was detailed.
Writing
Bailey – I enjoyed learning about a police diver and writing about them in my descriptive writing.
Health
We talked about alcohol and the effects it can have on your body. We also discussed the difference between responsible and anti-social drinking and the misuse of alcohol.
We also talked about what to do in an emergency and how to put people in the recovery position:
PE – Netball
We practised dodging away from a defender in order to be in a good place to receive the ball.
Naavah – I have got better at netball.
Emily was amazing at catching the ball this week. She has worked very hard at this.
Outdoor Learning
Naavah – We went litter picking, planted more trees and emptied the compost bin.
Hope – We need to start again with the compost bin because a packet was put in which means it won’t work.
Coding
We learnt to write block code and use a loop function. Then we uploaded a link to my app on TEAMS.
Kyle – A race car driver was doing a course but a person didn’t look left or right and so a car hit him! The step forward would be on loop. I put a note up saying always look left and right!
Emily – In mine there are two animals racing, they start at different times and the panda wins. An alert then comes up to say the panda has won!
Participation Friday
We sold our rocks for the first time last week and sold out! So this week we have been busy making more to sell.
Some of us have even used the Ukraine flag on our rocks as part of our designs which have positive messages.
Important Announcement about Next Thursday
We are having a silent day in order to raise money for Ukraine. We will have to communicate using whiteboards when in school. However, we are allowed to talk at lunchtime and break. Miss Stanway will try not to speak during the entire day. We know will be quite difficult but the people of Ukraine are going through a challenging time at the moment so we are going to try really hard!
