Today we have had our thinking caps on to try to solve a word problem. We talked about some strategies we could use and we used these to solve the problem. As a challenge we are creating problems for our friends to solve. It’s very hard work but as you can see we are having fun!
P4K have been exploring the properties of 3D shapes. We are able to describe 3D shapes using the correct mathematical language of faces, edges and vertices.
We have used cubes and interlocking flat shapes to create and describe our own 3D shapes.
Here is a super fun shape game for you to try! Enjoy!
I am very excited to have returned to school and I have received a very warm welcome from P4K. We’ve spent some time getting to know each other but we’ve wasted no time in getting down to some hard work for the end of term.
Literacy
We started our new class novel “Fantastic Mr Fox” by Roald Dahl. We chose the book as a class and we love the characters so much already. We worked hard at picking some amazing adjectives to describe Bogus, Bunce and Bean (the horrid farmers!). We also learned about similes and wrote some about the characters in the book. We’ve had lots of opportunities to answer questions about the novel, and lots of discussion time in our groups. We can’t wait to keep reading!
Maths
This week we started our maths topic of shape. We have been looking at the properties of 2D shape . We know how to describe a shape using the correct mathematical language, although we are going to keep practising the words regular, irregular and quadrilateral. We played lots of games and activities to help our learning. Here are some links to games to try at home!
Health and Wellbeing
This week we have been learning to dodge. We had all played dodgeball before but we took the time this week to think about what skills we needed to be effective and successful in the game. We worked in small groups to practise dodging, ducking and jumping and we improved our skills so we could be more effective during the game.
Art
During art we looked at the artist Gustav Klimt. We enjoyed talking about his painting “The Tree of Life” and we are creating our own trees inspired by his work. Keep tuned to the blog as we will share some pictures when the trees are complete.
We have been learning about fractions in class and we have also learned that there is equivalent fractions. We are learning how to make a cloud in a bottle using matches.
Written by Tiegan, Zoe and Callum W
