I actually took some photographs of maths this week! We are getting really good at using the text books and writing our sums neatly in our jotters. We are continuing with addition, looking at what happens to the 10s number when adding a 2 digit number to a 1 digit number e.g. 4 + 3 = 7, 14 +3 = 17, 34 + 3 = 37. Some children were also doing some addition word problems.
In outer maths on Thursday we were organising data using tally marks and reading the information. We did a group task and then carried out our own survey’s on our favourite sports – recording the answers in tally marks. We then used our data to answer questions about it, e.g, which was the most popular sport? How many more people liked football than tennis? We enjoyed doing a survey and we’ll be doing more data handling after the October break.
As we continue our study of Hawaii, we have been learning the names of the islands. We also compared the weather in Hawaii this week to the weather in Scotland. We noticed that the temperatures in Hawaii are much higher than scotland and the UV is higher too, however, Hawaii still gets a lot of rain and thunderstorms. We made our own weather maps and presented a Hawaiian weather report to the class. We all worked really hard on our maps, writing the names of the islands, temperatures and weather symbols. We also all showed a lot of confidence when presenting in front of the class.
We have been learning about Hawaiian Tikis, these are found in many places in Hawaii, including wooden masks hung on walls and even on jewellery. Each mask has a different facial expression and has a different purpose. A Tiki mask in a home might be thought to protect people from danger, while another mask might bring good luck. We had great fun making scary masks to ward off danger or nicer expressions for good luck.
On Friday we had our ‘Be Excited About Reading’ event. We had a great time reading our books and sharing them with our friends. The hot chocolate and marshmallows were tasty too! After the holiday we will begin to increase our reading skills further as we become ‘reflective readers’ through lessons targeting reading comprehension.
What a quick first term! P3A have worked extremely hard and always give 100%, it is lovely to be teaching such enthusiastic and eager to learn children 🙂
Have a lovely break, see you on 22nd October.
P3A and Mrs Kennedy
