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Wow! Look at us comparing numbers using < = >!
Can you spot one of the London Landmarks?
How can I round using a number line?
Rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 can be quite tricky, so 4B have been using number lines to see if a number is less than halfway, halfway or more than halfway to the next 10, 100 or 1000. Using that visual cue, we were able to decide whether to round...
Which invertebrates can I find on the school grounds?
4B have been exploring living things and their habitats. We wanted to find out what invertebrates we could find living around the school grounds. We decided to keep a tally of what we found.
Investigating air resistance
As part of year 5 science this afternoon, we were testing the air resistance on different objects. We made four different sized parachutes, using paper, string, masking tape and paperclips: small, medium, large and extra large. We talked about the importance of...
Making gingerbread men
Everyday Materials and their Properties
Last week, 2S enjoyed looking at different objects and finding out which materials they were made from. This week we played a game of 'What's in the Magic Bag?' and children took it in turns to choose an object and describe it to the rest of the class. This helped us...
The water cycle in action!
We have loved seeing the water cycle in action- when the sun shone on the sea, we saw evaporation and then we saw precipitation from the clouds, which fell into the rivers and streams, which flowed into the sea and then the whole cycle started all over again. It was...
Divali-The Festival of Lights
During RE we discussed that light features prominently in the festival of Divali and that it is often used symbolically within everyday life and within religious traditions. The children were asked to create their own acrostic poems or metaphor poems. There were so...