Term 1 Week 8
What a busy final week we’ve had in Owls, rounding off a term full of learning!
For the last two weeks, we have focused on our text 'How to Wash a Woolly Mammoth'. We explored the features of instructional texts, learnt new vocabulary and practised using unfamiliar words in sentences. We also worked on imperative verbs and adverbs, sequencing pictures from the book and writing clear instructions before planning and writing our own instructional texts on how to wash a prehistoric animal!
Once we had practised our skills, the children wrote their own instructions on how to wash a prehistoric animal of their choice, and their writing blew me away! They brought together the features we had explored, using our vocabulary loop words, imperative verbs and adverbs to write detailed instructions. Some even added humour alongside helpful hints and warnings!
Reading their work certainly made me smile and made my heart swell with pride.
I am so proud of the hard work they have all put in.
Take a look at their amazing writing below!
Our writing didn’t stop there! We rounded off the term with some wonderfully imaginative shape poems about prehistoric animals.
I challenged the children to put their new writing skills into practice, using descriptive language, similes and onomatopoeia and they certainly rose to the challenge! From eyes that “shine like amber jewels” to “STOMP, THUD… CRASH!”, their words brought these creatures to life.
After so much writing, I was so proud of their continued effort and enthusiasm.
Take a look at their fantastic poems below!
In maths, we have been learning to round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000. Rounding to the nearest thousand proved a little tricky, so we used number lines to help us see which thousand a number was closest to. We also used a rounding poem to help us remember when to round up or down.
Please take a look at this BBC Bitesize resource with your child to revisit rounding together at
home.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt2rs82/watch/zd9n239?scrlybrkr=5a484bbd
In science, we have been exploring the nutrients in our food, focusing on carbohydrates, proteins and fats. The children sorted foods into groups according to the nutrients they provide and explained their choices to their learning partners. Perhaps they could tell you about some of the nutrients in their dinner at home
In PSHE, we explored our Learning Charter and how our choices help everyone learn. The children created “Our Rights Matter” posters, showing the importance of listening, taking turns, being kind and respecting everyone’s right to be heard. We also discussed democracy and making fair decisions together.
This links closely to our behaviour for learning and the five British values we have been exploring this term.