It has been another fantastic week in Primary 5R!
This week has been Maths week and we have all been learning that it is okay to make a mistake because we can learn a lot from a mistake if you believe in yourself. When you make a mistake, synapses in your brain fire and make new pathways in your brain. We also discovered that speed is not important when trying to calculate an answer as it is more important that you understand how to use your different strategies to work things out.
We were all shown an image of 6 dots for just a few seconds and then we described exactly how we could remember the sequence of dots. We noticed that many of us saw the dots in our own unique way.
We also learnt about the Hailstone Sequences which follow these rules:
If a number is even, divide it by 2
If a number is odd, multiply it by 3 and add 1.
A mathematician called Lothar Collatz proposed that for any number you pick, if you follow the procedure enough times you will eventually get to 1. We all enjoyed trying to test this out using different numbers.
We have been learning that a polygon is a shape with many sides, usually more than 4. We have found out the names of some regular polygons:
A quadrilateral has 4 sides and 4 angles , a pentagon has 5 sides and 5 angles, a hexagon has 6 sides and 6 angles, a heptagon has 7 sides and 7 angles,an octagon has 8 sides and 8 angles, a nonagon has 9 sides and 9 angles and a decagon has 10 sides and 10 angles.
In Art we used 2D shapes to make pictures of faces, people and animals.
In R.E. we designed DVD covers for a 21st Century Saviour and we discussed how he/she could help us.
In Writing we have been thinking about creating a setting and we all described a house and garden made entirely of sweets.
We have also been revising our spelling of numbers this week.
In P.E. we played Bean Bag tennis and Jailbreak.
Have a great long weekend!
Brooke, Michael and all of P5R
