In the last week before we break for the Christmas holidays we have been keeping ourselves very busy in P3B. We have been using our numeracy skills to complete Christmas Maths challenges using our knowledge of place value, addition, the one hundred square and symmetry. We also took part in a Christmas maths challenge where we worked in teams to solve problems which were written in a context. We found some of the questions very challenging!
In Technology we took part in a team building challenge where we had to use newspaper, glue and cello tape to build the tallest tower we could. The tower had to stand on its own for at least 12 seconds and support the weight of a small tigger toy. We had to work together as a team, listen to each other and work efficiently as the challenge was set against the clock. We had 15 minutes to complete the challenge. Some of the towers were not strong enough but the winning tower managed to stand on its own to support the tigger toy and was 22cm tall. We then discussed how well we performed as a team, what went well and what we would do differently the next time. One of the most important lessons we learned was not to rush into the task but to come up with a plan before starting the challenge. We then put these ideas into practice when we took part in the second challenge to design and make a pair of shoes for the class Christmas elf. The shoes had to fit a member of the team and be able to come off and on. The shoes had to be strong enough to walk around the classroom without falling apart and meet the design brief written by the elf. We all had great fun designing, making the shoes and learning valuable team skills.
On Tuesday we had our Christmas party with the P4’s. We all had a great time dancing, singing and taking part in all the different games. Mr Wells was the DJ and he kept us all amused with his singing and jokes. We were all quite exhausted after the party!
This week we also learned how to plant bulbs which were kindly donated to the school. We put three bulbs in our pots and have taken them home to look after them. We hope they will grow and produce a beautiful display in the spring.
Today we performed our song “Frosty the Snowman” at the Carols around the Christmas tree concert. We gave a tiggerrific performance and also showed off some of our amazing snowmen designs during the performance.
We are now all looking forward to our holidays and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
From Mr Ritchie and the tiggerrific P3B’s.
