WB 28.11.2022
English
In English this week the children have begun to research Pirates as part of their preparation for writing a non chronological report. The children have learnt about the text features that make up a non-chronological report and will use this knowledge next week to create their own. The…
WB 28/11/22
Year 6 made salsa as part of our Global Foods topic in DT - lots of fun was had as you can see!
In our History topic (Islamic Civilisation) we learnt about Abd-al-Rahman and his mosque in Cordoba. We put him in our hot seat and asked him about his journey over!
Today, we analyzed Wilfred…
28.11.22
In English, we’ve been working on war poetry. Specifically, we have been studying Dulce et decorum est. First, we had to understand the events and conditions of WW1 so we gathered information about the war. We created mini factfiles about the war and Wilfred Owen (our poet).
We were all…
28.11.22
English
This week we have finished writing our missing poster for Mother Owl. The children blew us away with their independence and the skills they used. Many included the conjuction 'and' which is a new skill to them. We then moved on to instruction writing, where we have identified features…
28.11.22
This week we have finished writing our missing poster for Mother Owl. The children blew us away with their independence and the skills they used. Many included the conjunction and to extend their sentences. This is a new skill we have learnt.
We then moved onto instruction writing, where we…
WC21.11.22
Take a look below at some of our fantastic learning that has taken place this week in Y4 Manatees!
Grammar
In Grammar this week, we have focused upon past perfect tense. We learnt how to use past perfect tense in sentences using the auxiliary verb 'had' alongside a conjunction. This is a…
WB 28/11/22
This week we have read the story leaf man to end our topic of 'Autumn'. The children have a good knowledge of seasonal changes and celebrations that take place in Autumn. The story has helped us to see the journey of a leaf during Autumn and to recap the environmental changes.
The children have…
Week Commencing 28th November 2022
This week we have continued our learning about Autumn and really embedding our new knowledge about the seasonal change, I have been happy to see so many children back to school this week as we have had lots of germs and illnesses in our class last week. I was very impressed with some of the…
Week beginning 21/11/22
A marvellous week of learning in Dolphin Class!
Our English learning this week has seen us finish one writing genre and begin another. We started the week by completing our extended writes in relation to our third person narrative retell. We investigated how to use commas to clarify meaning,…
WB 21.11.22
This week, we have been learning all about Hibernation. We found out that the word 'hibernate' means to have a long sleep. We discussed that some animals hibernate in Autumn because the temperature gets colder and there is less food to forage. We spoke about the different animals that hibernate,…
WC 21.11.22
Writing
For Grammar this week, we have focused on using past perfect tense. We found this rather challenging to use the 'auxiliary verb 'had' alongside a conjunction. On Tuesday we showed resilience and were able to use our prior knowledge to write our very first independent write paragraph in…
WB 21/11/22
This week in Duck class we have dived deeper into Autumn and focused on the animals that hibernate. The children showed a big interest in this area and have learnt so much about hibernation. Firstly, we know that hibernation is when the animals go into a deep sleep and the children have been…