31.10.22
This week, we have been exploring angles in Maths, War Horse in English and tasting different foods and condiments in Design and technology.
In English this week, we started our brand new book-War Horse by Michael Morpurgo! It is a gritty tale of Albert and Joey (two best friends of different…
17.10.22
We started the week with a Science investigation. We sought to classify organisms in our local area. To do so, we went on a nature hunt! We found a range of organisms, took pictures of them and then returned to class t9 classify them using our knowledge of classification trees.
We loved…
10.10.22
This week, in English, we have been working on challenge words as part of our spelling lessons. We have been learning how to train our brains to remember tricky spellings using pneumonic and rhymes. This has really helped us to understand the Psychology behind learning.
To show off our…
03.10.22
In reading skills this week, we have been exploring the VIPER of Vocabulary. On Tuesday, we wrote our own vocabulary questions and challenged our friends. This gave us an insight into the various question types that ask us to use vocabulary skills.
In Maths, we have been studying factors and…
26.09.22
This week, we have explored Scandinavia, learnt about global biomes and sequenced key events from a text. Intrigued? Read on to find out more.
In History this week, we dissected the reasons Vikings left Scandinavia. We learnt that there were four key reasons they set sail across the North Sea…
19.09.22
This week, in Maths, we have enjoyed using our knowledge of place value in rounding and negative numbers.
We realised that place value was pivotal to both of these skills.
In English, we have been exploring vocabulary surrounding our setting description.
In reading this week, we…
12.09.22
What a fantastic first full week of learning we have had in Whales class. The pupils have embraced their new responsibility of being in Year 6 and have worked hard across all of their subjects.
In English, we have been exploring WAGOLLS of setting descriptions in order to immerse ourselves in…