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Spring Term

Design Technology

We have created a range of different mechanisms to help create a moving storybook.
We have designed and will make our own WW2 storybooks to give information to year 3 about what they will be learning about next year.

Art

We have been identifying primary colours and how they are used to create secondary colours.
We painted our primary colours on to a wheel and then mixed them to create our secondary colours.
It was interesting to see all the different shades of secondary colours that were created.

Reading

We have been inferring character's feelings based on images from the text.

ICT

We created our own scratch game using different commands and controls. We used coding to make our character jump over an object. It was fun choosing our character and background.

History

We have been using primary and secondary sources to find out more about life during WW2.
We looked at newspaper articles dated 1942, textbooks from 1968, photographs, read diaries and looked at advertisements from the war era.

School Linking

As part of the School Linking Programme, we virtually met with 4M from Westbourne Primary school to share our similarities and differences. We played ‘would you rather’ and ‘stand up, sit down’ for them to learn more about us and for us to learn more about them.

Design Technology

We have created our own WW2 storybooks to give information to year 3 about what they will be learning about next year.
To engage the reader we created different mechanisms on each page. Here are some of the children explaining a box fold, mouth fold and paper spring.
We also created a slider, rotator and lift up flap.

Spanish

In Spanish we have been orally explaining where we live.

English

We have been reading a new text called One Plastic Bag. Our new text is based on pollution and we looked at information leaflets to tell us more about pollution and what we can do to help. This has helped us write our own information leaflets.

Reading

To help improve our ever-growing vocabulary, we played a game of dominoes to match words and their meanings.

Maths - Number day 4.2.22
 
We really enjoyed taking part in a range of activities for number day.
We completed arithmetic questions before heading to assembly to learn about number day and the NSPCC.
We then completed short challenges to find clues hidden around the classroom.
We read a story called the Lion's Share which was about fractions, division, multiplication and addition.
Working our way around the classroom we made a pit stop to answer different style questions about the characters dilemmas in the book.
We used reasoning and problem solving skills to work through them.
We ended our day by playing 'Who wants to be a mathionaire' and competing against each other on TT Rockstars.
PE - Invasion Games
 
Learning objective: 
 
Consistently use the necessary skills to maintain possession of a ball.
PE - Invasion Games
 
Learning objective:
 
Understand and explore the concept of an invasion game.
PE - Invasion Games
 
Learning objective:
 
Lead others and act as a respectful team member.
PE - Invasion Games
 
Learning objective:
 
Compete with others in games/ modified games.
 
Today we have been playing crab football. This gave everyone the chance to compete on a more equal level.
Spring 2
English 
 
Our new topic in English is magic. We had a special visit by Dazzling Darren who showed us some magical tricks. We then wrote a newspaper article on his visit into school, instructions on how to perform magic tricks and drew pictures of the magical experience.
English
 
We have been looking at if the charter Lila should go to Mount Merapi, or stay at home. We looked at reasons for or against creating a conscious alley. 
Maths 
In maths, we have been looking at Fractions greater than 1. As you can see, the children loved our hands on learning! 
Science
 
We have been investigating sound and learning all about how sound travels. We played sound bingo and investigated tuning forks. Then we had ago at making our own screeching balloons to replicate the vibrations.  
Mothers day cards 
 
We linked our Mothers day cards to some maths by creating a nest box. As you can see, the children decorated the boxes and we then made the nest into a mothers day box. 
English 
 
In English, we have been looking at synonyms. The children now know what a synonym is so be sure to ask them! We completed a zones of relevance sheet to understand which words were similar and which weren't 
PHSCE 
We had a brilliant day after our visit from Harold and his friends from SCARF! Looking at 'Being Me!' The children had some fantastic ideas and thought on being different and unique. 
 
Computing 
The children have made and created their very own podcast this half term. They had to recorded, edit and add music to their podcast. They turned out brilliant! 
DT 
In  DT the children created their own Firework boxes. They had to think of a catchy name, Age rating, warnings and instructions. They came out fantastic.