This half term we learnt about bears. They are such interesting animals and are found in every continent, except Africa. We learnt about polar bears, panda bears and spectacled bears. We looked at how bears are similar and different to each other and found out what they eat. Bears are omnivores which means they eat meat and plants. We thought about other animals and what they ate too.

In English we used Paddington Bear to inspire much of our learning. We learnt all about Paddington Bear’s character and pretended to be him by writing diary entries and letters to his Aunt Lucy. We also learnt how much Paddington Bear loved Marmalade sandwiches! Because of this, we learnt how to make our own sandwiches and wrote instructions. We even tried hard to use bossy verbs. 

In maths we developed our understanding of counting in groups and how to solve practical multiplication and division problems. We investigated how we could make arrays for different numbers by arranging equal rows and columns. We also practised learning to double numbers and find half of a number.  

We also had a lot of fun on Maths Day where we started off by playing maths games during MANGO but then focused our learning on the Jim and the Beanstalk. In this story there is a lot of measuring and this inspired us in our learning. We measured our bodies and compared our measurements with the giant. We then went on a measuring treasure hunt in the playground. In the afternoon we went to visit different classes for a range of maths activities.