Literacy: We’ve been very busy with Literacy this week. We started our week with an active spelling task, helping us to consolidate our learning of our weekly spelling. We created spelling scribbles with all the words and spelling patterns we have learnt so far. We focused on sequencing during our reading. We learnt about different skills that can help us to identify and understand the sequence of events. We continuing to read our class novel, The mysterious journey of Edward Tulane, our novel is reaching some interesting and grip taking moments. We have enjoyed having discussions on the chapters that we have read so far, and we really enjoying predicting what may happen next. We completed a sequence activity based on the novel, this linked well with our reading comprehension skill of sequencing that we learnt earlier in the week. For story writing this week we focused on short sentences that can create suspense. We know that when writing a story it is important to keep your reader interested, we leant that sometimes by writing short, gripping sentences, that this can keep our reader interested and wanting to read more. You practiced to write a few short sentences that created suspense for our readers.
Numeracy and Maths.: Number talks this week was based on division. Mrs Hogg and P6B joined us during our number talk session. Mrs Hogg was very impressed with our confidence and the variety of division strategies that were being used. Continuing with the ‘theme’ of division. Mrs Matos introduced us to the Singapore Bar Modelling strategy. This was the first time we had heard and tried this strategy, we all agreed that this strategy could help us with word problems. Please ask us at home to share this strategy with you. We started a new topic of money this week. We started to look at different ways that payment and be made, and we discussed deals and calculated the best deals when shopping. Make sure to take us along shopping this week, we may be able to help you find the best/ cheapest deals.
Health and Wellbeing: Although a little colder on Tuesday afternoon, we went outside to continue practicing our hockey skills. We continued to work with a partner and practice ball control and passing, we also practiced shooting into goals. Tuesday the 6th February was internet safety day, the theme for this year was, create, connect and respect. A lot of discussion was had around this years theme, we discussed ways that the internet can be used to connect like minded people, to use the internet to create awareness and lastly to remember to respect others and their opinions. We have created poster that we will display in our classroom to remind us of the importance of internet safety.
IDL: Using the netbooks, we researched a Scottish Colourist of our choice, we used the information that we researched to create a PowerPoint presentation that we will present to the class later next week. Being inspired by the Scottish Colourists and their still life paintings, we started with our final sketch of a still life, later next week we will use the different techniques that the colourists used and we will be painting our still life sketch… watch this space for our completed paintings.
Lion King: On Tuesday afternoon we did our first run through of the production with cast 1. Mrs Matos, Mrs Gordon and Mr Logan were very impressed that we were able to practice off script! The Lionesses stole the ‘show’ with their amazing singing and dancing – well done girls! On Thursday afternoon we started with some costume preparations for the Gazelles and the grasslands… Not long to go, and you really don’t want to miss out, so remember to get your tickets!
After a busy few weeks, we can get time to relax over our extended weekend. Enjoy your weekend and we will be back on Wednesday for some more fun- filled learning.
P6A and Mrs Matos
