This week in maths, P4 have been consolidating rounding to the nearest 10 and 100.  We used the ‘high 5!’ rule to help us – when rounding to the nearest 10 we learned that we have to look at units digit and apply this rule and when rounding to the nearest 100 we learned that we have to look at the tens digit and apply this rule.  Some of us were able to extend our understanding to work out how to round to the nearest 1000 – well done, P4!

In literacy, we continued to learn about adverbs.  We enjoyed using our acting skills to mime carrying out everyday tasks in a certain manner – for example walking the dog miserably.  We continued to work on making our sentences more interesting by using adverbs to give more information about the verb.  In writing, we moved from working on describing our setting to developing our character.  We enjoyed making up some very interesting characters for our Hallowe’en stories!  This week we have all set up our own free writing jotters.  These will give us the opportunity to write for enjoyment – using any genre we choose.  So far, we have chosen a variety of styles to write in – including both fiction and non-fiction.  Some of us have been lucky enough to work in the ‘Writers’ Hub’ in our open area – we really enjoyed this.

In topic, we have really enjoyed developing our knowledge and understanding of the world.  We worked hard to learn the seven continents and the five major oceans of the world – and most of us can now locate these on a world map.  We have been researching facts about continents and have been using these to create our own books.  We know where the equator and the poles are found – and can explain why the Antarctic is a continent and the Arctic isn’t (we also know which one has polar bears and which one has penguins!)  As a reward for working hard, Passepartout has given us our own passport!  We completed the personal details section and signed these.  We have now moved on to learning about different countries – our first country was Great Britain.  Why don’t you ask us what we found out?

In art, we learned how to create tints of a colour by adding white and shades by adding black.  We created a lovely moonlit background and used our cutting skills to add a silhouette on top.  They look very effective.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend – remember to keep safe!!