In P6c we have been learning about fair trade and the process of how the cocoa bean turns into the chocolate we see in the shops.

In numeracy we have been learning about fractions, decimals and  percentages.We have also been learning how to multiply and divide decimals.

This week in PE we have been doing fun challenges to earn points in our teams that we are in. For example one of our challenges was orienteering with our groups, we had to find lots of clues hidden around the school playgrounds.

In our new topic we have been getting ready for our space assembly on Friday the 20th of March.

In literacy we have . . . .

been learning how to write Tankas. A tanka poem is very similar to a Haiku but Tanka poems have more syllables and are usually written about nature, seasons, love, sadness and other strong emotions.  This form of poetry dates back almost 1200 years ago.

Here are some examples of the Tankas we created in class;

In numeracy  we have . . . .

been learning how to work with fractions.  We have been looking at equivalent fractions and converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions.  Here are some of the examples we have been working on in our jotters.

In maths we have . . . . .

been continuing  to work with time.  Some children have been working with complex time tables; calculating duration’s of journeys or  t.v programmes.  Other children have been converting between 12/24 hour and AM/PM times.

In addition this week have . . . .

been skiing to Hillend

working on our Asian country presentations

creating press printed rangoli patterns

Please see the numeracy sheet to download if you don’t have a copy (given out on Thursdays). Do as many sums as you can  halfofaset1

And also  here  is the mild spicy or hot spelling words as word doc.  Please do as many as you can from each list, and remember  you can break your home learning to to chunks so you are not doing it all on one night.

o_e words

Thanks for your support,

Miss Craig and Miss Moreland