For our next writing unit, we will be constructing a letter to the Romans to tell them all about Christmas. However, yesterday we received a letter from a Roman citizen called Marcus. He told us about their Roman celebration Saturnalia. We then had a go at making sun decorations, writing menus for a feast and creating small gifts. This helped us to understand the festival Saturnalia.
Year 3 and 4 have had a great time rehearsing for their dance show. They have been rehearsing challenging lifts. Get ready to be blown away at the showcase in a couple of weeks!
In writing, we took on the role of Romulus for our hot seating activity. After he and his brother had a disagreement, we thought about what he would say to his people. Everyone used great expression and strong, loud voices. We are looking forward to showcasing our independent writing this week.
In Year 4 this week, pupils have began to explore area. We used post it notes to understand that area is the amount of space inside a 2 dimensional shape. Well done Year 4 for your hard work. You are flying in maths this week!
In year 3, 4 and 5/6 this week, we have been grappling with getting ourselves logged on to our Google accounts but then taking it one step further by joining our Google classroom. This is a tool that was used during lockdown so children could access learning online and submit it to their teacher. Being able to access Google classroom will allow children to develop their computing skills and complete some of their learning online. It also encourages children to remember their details especially their passwords. Some children were able to show their resilience and patience while we got everyone to the same point before moving on.
This week, Year 3 and 4 have started a new unit which will focus on online safety. Both crews focused on how to be able to identify fake information and decide whether information is opinion, beliefs or fact. We used Sky News Kids which has a section on fake news or fact and this really did open the children’s eyes to the fact you can’t believe everything you see online. We discussed the importance of using reliable sources for information or to fact check things when we are unsure.
Some pupils in Year 4 have been selected to participate in the Chapter One – Book Club. The first session was today and they throughly enjoyed themselves. This club will help to boost confidence and enjoyment in reading.
Yesterday in Crew Colclough, we began our independent writing. We have created our own historical narratives based on the book ‘Escape from Pompeii’. Today we will move onto editing and publishing our own stories.
Today in Crew Colclough, we started to plan our own historical narratives based on ‘Escape from Pompeii’. Pupils drew their own text maps and then orally rehearsed their own versions of the story.
We are so proud of this young man. He has created two amazing paragraphs over the last couple of days. His effective word choice is particularly impressive. However, the reason I felt the need to blog this today was because of his expressive reading. We have been working on our fluency skills and today, Henry today demonstrated excellence in this.
