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To hook into our new maths unit on multiplication and division we used mini m&ms to create equal groups and linked this to the multiplication sums. Everyone worked really hard and we were even allowed to eat the chocolate at the end!
After studying the organs involved in digestion, we explored how each one plays a crucial role in breaking down food. We followed the journey food takes through the digestive system and examined what happens at each stage. To deepen our understanding, we conducted an experiment demonstrating the digestion process. Although it got a bit messy, it was an enjoyable and insightful experience!
Before diving into the digestive system, we started by constructing a human body. The children cut out bones and organs, then placed them where they thought they belonged. While we were quite successful in arranging the bones, we needed a bit more guidance when it came to positioning the organs. From there, we focused on identifying the specific organs involved in digesting food.
We are doing lots of reading fluency in our reading lessons. We are continuing to work on our words per minute where we use timers daily to practise. We then answer 3 questions based on gaps from our Autumn assessments and daily written comprehension. We are already showing improvements.
We now have different activities that we work on daily. We move around each day looking at a different activity that will hopefully continue to improve our timestables. Our focus this week is the 9 times table. We are enjoying using the timestable stick to support us 🙂
Today in our experience lesson we pretended to be on a bus. We all bought our tickets from bus driver Nandi and found somewhere to sit. There were people listening to music, drinking their coffee and even reading a book. Unfortunately there were more people than seats so some people had to stand up! We rang the bell and got off at the train station!
I was absolutely blown away by some of the writing today.
As we have been looking at the number 1 in maths, we thought it would be fun to count to 1 and use these skills to create flapjacks!
We had to count out 1 heaped tablespoon of oats, 1 tablespoon of honey, and 1 teaspoon of butter. We mixed all the ingredients together and added to a bun case ready for Miss McGlone to put in the oven. We took them home to eat but they smelt delicious!
Today we looked at what makes humans special and we explored humanist beliefs. We watched a range of video clips to build background knowledge and discussed our own ideas and opinions on each. We discussed the key beliefs of humanists explained in the video clips. We then thought about what we think is inside a human and created an anchor chart. We thought about what makes us happy and what makes us feel important. We worked in mini crews to discuss our ideas. We then explored the symbol below thinking about why it may be chosen and what it suggests about humanist beliefs. Lots of great discussion today 🙂
It was great to see so many grown ups join us for our family learning last week. We learning about the teeth, made a model with marshmallows before building the digestive system using play dough. It was great hearing the children teach their parents about the different types of teeth and how the digestive system works. And of course, we ended with a Kahoot quiz which showcased everything we had learned during the week.
