Hello everyone,
I hope you have all had a lovely week.
To help us prepare for our half-term project The 500 Word Challenge we took part in the BBC’s live introductory lesson where we even received a shout-out from Sir Lenny Henry! The children were very excited by this and it really motivated them to get started. The session explored how to create interesting characters, develop settings and build up tension in a story. It gave the children lots of ideas to take away and use in their own writing.
In English this week we have been exploring the features of playscripts. We have looked at how plays are structured into acts and scenes, how dialogue is written without speech marks and how stage directions help the actors understand what to do. We have practised turning short stories into scripts and next week we will be writing our own playscripts inspired by Tar Beach. We will think carefully about how to bring the characters to life on stage and how to use dialogue to show their thoughts and feelings.
In maths the children have been working with numbers up to 10,000 and they have done a brilliant job. They have compared and ordered numbers and practised using number lines to understand place value. Next week we will be focusing on rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000 which will help strengthen their number sense and mental maths skills.
In science we will be learning all about teeth. We will look at the different types of teeth humans have and the roles they play in eating. Our investigation will involve using eggs as a model for tooth enamel to see what effect different drinks such as water, juice and fizzy drinks have on them. The children will observe the changes over a few days, record their findings and discuss how we can make good choices to protect our teeth. I am sure it will be an egg-cellent experiment!
In geography we will be looking at where some of our favourite foods come from. We will discuss the concept of ‘food miles’ and explore how far certain items travel before they reach our plates. The children will have the chance to map the journey of foods such as bananas, rice and chocolate and think about the impact that transporting food has on the environment.
Next week we also have our Harvest Festival taking place on Friday which we are very much looking forward to seeing you at. In addition, we are excited to welcome this year’s Book Fair which will be open in the school hall after school from Thursday 2nd to Tuesday 7th October. This is always a fantastic opportunity for the children to explore a range of books and find something new to enjoy.
Have a lovely weekend
Mr Chanter
