P4A Blog Week Ending 15.11.19
Literacy and English
In literacy we have been learning to write about the arguments for and against keeping animals in captivity. We had lots of reasons why animals in zoos were good e.g. we get to see animals we might not be able to see and arguments against e.g. whether it the best environment for the animals. We used a passage to gather evidence to find words or phrases that supported our arguments. We did a short read to fill in the gaps of an article about animals in the wild.
In grammar we learned when to use connectives, how to use more sophisticated connectives like ‘however’ instead of ‘but’ and how connectives can change the meaning of sentences. For spelling this week, we were learning to spell words that start with ‘dis’ or end in ‘d’. We had some ERIC time (Everyone Reading in Class) to enjoy reading of our choice. We are continuing to focus on non-fiction books for home reading this week.
Numeracy and Mathematics
In Numeracy and Mathematics we have been practising our mental maths strategies every day. This week we were learning how to use ‘friendly numbers’ as it is easier to add tens. We have also continued using our previous week’s strategy of partitioning numbers and the column method for formal addition so that we can check our answers with a variety of strategies.
We also learned vocabulary for more (greater) than or less than, equals and not equals to help us to understand what kind of calculation we were being asked to work out.
Learning across the Curriculum
We had an assembly on Monday as it was Remembrance Day. We also had a two minute silence in the classroom at 11am to remember the people who had died in wars.
In French we have been learning about foods and restaurants. We do the register in French saying ‘Bonjour’ or ‘Je m’appelle’ or ‘ici’ to use throughout the week.
Well done to DR, SB, ET, CT, EM and NY for receiving an achievement certificate in assembly for school values.
P4A and Ms McAlpine
