Ready steady roll...

This week in gymnastics we have been learning how to roll.
We learnt how to do an egg roll and a pencil roll:
For a egg roll you have to hold your knees to your chest, tuck your head in  and roll sideways.
For a pencil roll you need to stretch your arms behind your head, point your toes and use your tummy muscles to roll sideways.


In English we have been reading The Katie Morag stories. Katie Morag is a little girl who lives on Isle of Struay. She lives in a post office with her Mum and Dad, Mr and Mrs McColl and her brother Liam. She also has two Grannies, one that lives on the island and one that lives on the mainland.


In Maths we have been learning to add and subtract one and two digit numbers. One digit numbers are numbers smaller than 10 and two digit numbers are numbers bigger than 10.
When you are subtracting you need to start with the biggest number!


In Topic this week we have been exploring different materials. We found out that things can be made out of paper, wood, stone, glass, rubber, materials and lots of other materials. We also found out that rubber is strong and opaque, glass is fragile and transparent and materials is soft and flexible.


This weeks Learning Owl is Deahn, he has been chosen for challenging himself in his learning and working well independently. Well done Deahn we hope you enjoy your weekend with Plop!


This weekend in the RSPB big bird watch. For your Home Learning challenge we would like you to spend an hour recording what birds come in and out of your garden. I wonder whether anyone will see a red kite?

Our Senses - 15th January 2016

This week a science workshop came to school. It was all about our senses. We did lots of different activities using our five senses.
Our five senses are:
Taste
Touch
Sight
Hearing
Smell

We found out that :
"If you see something and it is moving really quickly your brain can't tell you what it is."
"If you do exercise your heart beat gets faster."
"If you touch something your skin tells you what it feels like."
"Sounds travels through your ears then a message is sent to your brain and your brain tells you what the sound is."

In English we have been learning about non-chronological reports. We explored a range of different reports and looked for key features; Titles, subheadings, photographs, diagram etc. We also thought about different sub-headings we could use and what information we put under these.


In Maths this week we have been using a variety of different maths skills. We thought about careful counting skills and how we could use these when counting a large group of object, we practised ordering numbers from smallest to biggest and we used mathematical symbols to compare two numbers.


We found out that when comparing numbers using greater than > and less than < symbols the widest part of the arrow always faces the biggest number:


50 > 11

9 < 14

55 > 33


In PSHE we created steps to success for achieving our challenge leaves.
 
We were very excited about handwriting this week as we learnt our first join! We can't wait to use it in our writing.


This weeks Learning Owl is Erin. She has been chosen for her fantastic attitude towards her learning. Well done Erin we hope you enjoy your weekend with Plop!


The home learning challenge this week is to create a mind map of everything you have found out about your senses.

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We are looking forward to sharing our learning with you!