Tectonic Plates – Chotting

Today in writing, we have continued to build our knowledge about tectonic plates in preparation for when we write our next plot point. We watched some videos and chotted down loads of facts to support us in writing.

We then did a shared write which allowed Miss Shields to model how to put the facts into sentences.

Magic Maths

Today we have been checking that we remember our 5 timetables so we did some practising on the board.

Changes in the Mining Industry

Crew Hamill have delved deeper into the mining industry and had a look at some of the main changes that have occurred since mining began. We worked in pairs to match the important events to a picture that illustrated them. Once we’d done this, we worked together to order them in chronological order. We discussed whether these changes were social, technological or political and discussed why these events were so important. For example, in the 1980s, lots of miners went on strike to fight for better pay.