IPC
Year 3
LiteracyIn literacy we have been making comics. We started by planning out who our characters would be and the setting it would take place in. Next we practised drawing them. Then we used a story board to draw the comic out before using the ipad app, Comic Life, to create funky, colourful comics. The main learning goal was to be able to use speech and thought bubbles to communicate. This meant we had to write in a different way than we would if we were writing a story, and we didn't need speech marks! We are super proud of the amazing results! | MathsIn maths we have been learning how to tell the time on digital and analogue clocks. We timed our partner, using the ipads, doing tasks like standing on one foot, holding their breath or doing the plank. We used the small clocks to help us learn o,clock, half past, quarter past and quarter to. We have just started practising telling the time to the nearest 5 minutes, for example 5 past 3. Please help us practise at home! |
Year 4
LiteracyIn literacy, Year 4 have been looking at play scripts. Firstly we needed to gain some knowledge on what the features are. We learnt that a play script needs characters, speech, setting and character descriptions, and all sorts of punctuation such as colons and brackets. We practised reading a script and performing it, considering the stage directions and descriptions given. Next we practised writing descriptions of stage settings and characters. We related some of our previous learning to help us with this. Later in the week, we practised using contractions, which we often use in our speech, by writing speech bubbles for a number of characters. Some of them were quite funny! | MathsThis week in maths, Year 4 have been consolidating their skills when using the grid method to multiply numbers greater than 10 together. We have been applying these skills to find the area and perimeter of regular shapes. We have also been working cooperatively in our teams to work out challenging word problems. To do this we have to use lots of skills: place value skills, multiplication skills, mental addition and subtraction skills ... and we also need to know when and how to use these skills for the different problems!!! In order to help us feel more confident when using the grid method, we have also been using different clapping patterns to help us practise our times table facts . |
I always try really hard with my learning, whatever the subject! | I have been super resilient with my learning and worked hard to cooperate as part of a team. | We were principled and respectful, helping a friend to solve a disagreement. |
| I have been super cooperative, contributing my ideas to a team design. |
Next week we will be thinking about our up and coming holiday, the water festival. What do your children know about this? Discuss...
Year 4 Sleepover is fast approaching...Thursday 26th October.
Don't worry Year 3, your sleepover will be coming up later in the year.