We have been taking part in “choral counting” in Number Talks. We count together as a class, usually skip counting, and then we look for patterns. Miss Marra asks us the questions “what do you notice? What do you wonder?” This gives us the chance to talk about patterns and share our strategies. In this choral count, we were skip counting in 3’s.
I noticed all the number going up in order, adding 3 each time. Lexi
The first digit of each number gets higher to show that the numbers are getting higher e.g. 1, 2, 3. Struan
I noticed that in the bottom row when you add the digit in each number together, they make either 6 or 9. Finlay
We are continuing to practise reading and writing Fry’s words in class. On the weeks when we are working on a Phonics sound, we still practise reading and writing Fry’s words during Smart Start. We love writing our words on the desks because it is a fun way to write them and it helps us to practise spelling them correctly.
We are enjoying our Ancient Egyptian Topic and we have been provided with opportunities to lead our own learning. We asked Miss Marra if we could learn more about mummification so we watched a video, explaining the process and then we had a go ourselves. We mummified dolls and we even had a go mummifying our partners. Luckily no organs were removed! We remembered to start from the head down. Two of the most important skills we had to use were communication and teamwork. This is what we said about our learning.
I loved it so much because it was so much fun! Aria
That was so good. I remembered to start at the head. Tyler
I started at the feet by mistake but then I started again and remembered to start at the head. Isla
I’ve learned more about what mummification is and how they do it. Emmi
I already knew lots of facts about this but I liked sharing what I know. Peter
Article 13: We have the right to find out things and share what we think with others.
