Today, we began investigating how light travels. We worked in mini crews to work with cardboard, string and torches in order to see how the light travelled from one end of the string to the other.
Light Travels in a Straight Line
Category : Curriculum
Writing Money as Decimals
Crew Hamill kick-started their money unit by exploring different amounts of money and ensuring we knew how to write them correctly with a pound sign and decimal point. We took part in a carousel of activities:
- Table 1 – Select a card, write the amount on the card in decimals.
- Table 2 – Money problems – choose a question, solve, repeat.
- Table 3 – Physical money – dip your hand into the box to pull out 3 amounts (coins or notes). Write your total in decimals.
Mr Wolf and the turnip
To hook us into our new book we started with a feely bag to see what was in it and to help us to understand what a turnip is.
Basketball passing in MI
Independent Writing In Crew Hamill
Crew Hamill have worked extremely hard over the last few days to complete their independent write. We began with a recap of our grammar, ensuring we can still label the verb, subject and everything else in our sentences to ensure they are punctuated correctly. We then used a stimulus of a short film, Francis to create a descriptive piece of writing. We have chotted ideas together as a crew in order to complete a setting description of where Francis is as well as a character description of Francis herself. We have then used the resources available to us – word banks, chotting sheets and pictures – to write our descriptions.
Red Nose Day Fun!
To celebrate Red Nose Day, our school turned fundraising into a splash of fun! Mr Williamson bravely faced the challenge of being squirted with red paint, all in the name of raising money for a great cause. Laughter and a whole lot of red made it an afternoon to remember! Thank you to everyone who joined in and supported.
Labelling Body Parts
In our expedition lesson we took our learning outside into the sunshine.
We used chalk to draw around each other and then labelled as many body parts as we could. It was lovely to see everyone so engaged. Well done crew!
How does light travel?
During our small group investigation on how does light travels, we used a torch, a piece of string and cardboard with holes. We aligned the holes in the cardboard and shone the torch through them. We noticed that the light only passed through when the holes were in a straight line. When we moved the cardboard or the torch out of alignment the light was blocked. This showed us that light travels in a straight line. The string helped us visualise this straight path, confirming our observation.
How much sleep do we need?
This week in crew, we’ve been exploring the importance of sleep and how it helps our bodies and minds stay healthy. We’ve learned how a good night’s sleep can improve concentration, mood, and energy levels, as well as support growth and overall well-being. Did you know that children should be getting at least ten hours a sleep per night! Oliver was excited to share that he does and loves a good nights sleep!
Seasonal Soup!
In expedition today we made seasonal soup. We worked together as a crew to gather the ingredients needed. We followed a recipe to make our soup. We used a range of different techniques cutting, chopping and measuring as well as a variety of equipment such as knifes, peelers and chopping boards. We had to make sure we were using these safely.
After all our hard work, it was time to try the soup. Some of us were initially put off by the appearance of the soup but after we gave it a try we realised it was super yummy! Some of us even had seconds!
