Here is what we have been up this week…

Maths

In maths this week, we have been learning to divide. We have been practising using short division (the bus stop method) to divide 2 and 3 digit numbers. We then used this method to help us solve 2 step word problems involving division e.g.

Mrs Cousins has 96 rubbers. She shares them equally between 6 tables. The Mrs Jewell gives each table, 15 more rubbers. How many rubbers does each table have then?

Next week, we will be learning to add and subtract fractions, solve problems involving fractions and, of course, having great number fun all day on Friday when it is Number Day at school.

English

In English this week we have started to read a new text called ‘Pebble in my Pocket: A History of Earth’ by Meredith Hooper. Using this text, we are learning how to write a non-chronological report. We began by looking at what a good non-chronological report should look like and identified the features used. We learnt how to use technical vocabulary, how to maintain past tense throughout, and how to include complex sentences and compound sentences in a non-chronological report.

Next week we will continue reading ‘Pebble in my Pocket’ and learn some more skills needed for a non-chronological report; labelled diagrams and pictures with captions, writing statements, exclamation sentences and questions, and using commas in lists. The children will then start their showpiece, which will be a non-chronological report about the Ancient Egyptians.

Thematic

This week, we have continued our geography learning in our themed unit called ‘Cracking the Earth’s Core’. We have continued our study of Italy and the UK. We have learnt about the 8 points of a compass and used these to write statements about places in Italy e.g. North of Rome is Perugia, south-east of Mt Calvo is Mt Vesuvius. We have located Italy and the UK on a map of Europe along with other countries such as France, Spain, Germany and Poland. On a map of the world, we labelled the equator, lines of Capricorn and Cancer and the Greenwich Meridian line. We also located and labelled the 7 continents. In our last lesson, the children learnt how to use 4-figure grid references to describe where locations are on a map.

Next week, will be our Design and Technology week and we will be learning about frame and shell structures.

Spellings

Spellings to learn this week for a test on Thursday 5^th February are:

league, plague, rogue, vague, fatigue, tongue, catalogue, dialogue, minute, natural, naughty

Challenge word: synagogue

Love to Learn

For this week’s home learning task please pick 5 of the division calculations below and calculate the answers using the bus top method. Of course, for an added challenge you can try and solve of of the calculations! 

96 ÷ 6 =          68 ÷ 4 =        72 ÷ 3 =             96 ÷ 3 =         855 ÷ 3 =             685 ÷ 5 =      

Challenge questions (slightly tricker to solve): 130 ÷ 5 =      288 ÷ 6 =      153 ÷ 9 =

Please hand in this home learning task by Wednesday 4^th February.

Please continue to read at home at least 4 times a week and play TTRS as often as possible.

Other News

We will be using lots of paper straws in DT on Thursday; if you have any spares hanging around at home that you wouldn’t mind donating, we would be very grateful.

Dates to remember

Friday 6th February – NSPCC number day (Reception and KS1 children to come in dressed in number themed clothes/KS2 to come in dressed as a Times Table Rock Star) 

Friday 6th February – KS2 Countdown assembly at 9am (parents of year group house winners to be invited)

Tuesday 10th February – Safer internet day 

Friday 13th February – Non-school uniform day 

Friday 13th February - Chilton Fundraisers Winter Disco 

Friday 13th February – Last day of term. School finishes at usual time

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Cousins, Mr Cook and Miss Jordan