Term 5 Week 2

This week in our Literacy learning we have been looking at setting descriptions. We looked at how to write noun phrases, and use similes, metaphors and personification and combined all of our learning at the end of the week to write detailed descriptions of the Bucket's house. 

In Maths, Year 4 have been looking at the value of digits in decimal numbers. We have used this to order and compare decimal numbers with one decimal place. We then looked at rounding decimals to the nearest whole number. Finally we looked at decimal equivalents to 1/2, 1/4 and 3/4. Year 3 identified the difference between unit and non-unit fractions, recognising that non-unit fractions always have a numerator that is greater than 1. We used this knowledge to find fractions of both a set of objects and a number. We worked through steps, that we created together, to solve word problems. We enjoyed working both practically with resources and through abstract methods, using numbers and our multiplication facts.

In our Geography learning we were looking at directional language and the 8 directions on a compass. We used this to describe the location of different countries. In our DT we drew annotated sketches of our kite designs ready to make them in the coming weeks. We ended the week with a trip to the church to have a look around and learn all about the Easter story. The children were really engaged and enjoyed exploring. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend, 

Mr Saunders, Mrs Hendry and Miss Parkes.