We kicked off our new Pirate and Explorers topic with a treasure hunt around the school. We followed a series of clues which led us all around the school, until finally we ended up back at the classroom and found the treasure!
This term we read The Great Explorer, an exciting story of a boy called Tom that rescues his dad in the North Pole! We did some excellent writing all about Tom, from writing messages in a bottle to retelling his story in our own words. Aswell as that, we wrote a holiday brochure persuading people to go to the North Pole (Brrrr!!) and finally, we learnt about the most terrifying pirate of all… Blackbeard!
This half term we celebrated Book Week, with a whole school focus on Lunar and the Sky Dragon. It was a really interesting book but it also taught us a bit more about space. We had great fun dressing up in pyjamas and famous book characters.
In Geography we have been learning about human and physical features and maps. We started by looking at different features and building models before heading on a local area walk, which included Beverley Park and other local features. While on the walk we identified our location on a map and when we returned we drew our own maps showing the route that we had taken.
We have become materials experts over the last few weeks! We began with a classroom hunt to identify which objects used which materials, after that we looked at the properties of the different materials. Working scientifically, we classified and grouped different materials and compared them to say how they were the same and different. After all that hard work we became materials experts and we decided to carry out an eggs-periment… Looking at a variety of materials, we predicted which one would best protect an egg when dropped from a height. I think a lot of us were quite surprised by the results.
In maths we continued to learn about numbers up to 50. We started off by looking at one more and one less with numbers up to 50. We compared numbers using the correct vocabulary, greater than, less than, and equal to. Over the half term we also completed several problem solving activities, using different skills to help us find the answer.
We also learnt how to measure length and height, using both standard and non standard units of measure and kept working hard on developing our mental strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Finally the school was lucky enough to enjoy a performance of The gruffalo. It was great fun to watch and join in with the retelling of the classic children’s story. After the performance all the children got the chance to participate in a drama workshop and pretend to be different animals from the book.
