Fingerprints.

 

DT prototypes.

 

DT research!

 

Invisible Ink!

This week we have been:

In English, we have been learning the subjunctive form.

In maths, we have been doing short division. 

In science, we completed our end of unit tests.

 

Next week we will:

In English, we will build our dictionary and thesaurus skills.

In maths, we will look at short division.

SPY NIGHT!

 

Belonging - I let someone join in with my game.

Resilience - I supported my friend even though I didn't win.

Achievement - I got all my questions right in the science quiz!

Make discoveries - I explored new ways of making my finger print.

Brave and Ambitious – I read out loud to the class.

Enjoy Learning - I enjoyed making invisible ink.

Respectful and Responsible - I noticed another child saying please and thank you to the adults.

 

Book Nook!

In science, we explored absorption.

In computing, we created a storyboard and recorded it.

 

In maths, we used resources to help us visualise short division.

This week we have been:

In English, we have drafted our character descriptions.

In maths, we have been doing short multiplication. 

In science, we explored irreversible changes.

 

Next week we will:

In English, we will editing our character descriptions.

In maths, we will begin to look at short division.

In science, we will learn about absorption and graphs.

 

Belonging - I played with someone new at playtime.

Resilience - I tried hard with my maths learning.

Achievement - I passed my reading quiz!

Make discoveries - I learnt that ice can be as sharp as glass.

Brave and Ambitious – I tried the trickier challenge in maths.

Enjoy Learning - I enjoyed finishing the Beowulf book!

Respectful and Responsible - I delivered posters to all the other classes.

 

We have looked at irreversible changes in science with bicarbonate soda and vinegar.

In history, we explored Viking and Anglo-Saxon place names to begin to recognise what the Vikings left behind and how the landscape has changed over time.

This week we have been:

In English, we have continued learning about parenthesis.

In maths, we have been expanding multiplication by using brackets.

In science, we explored reversible and irreversible changes.

 

Next week we will:

In English, we will begin planning and drafting our character descriptions.

In maths, we will begin to look at short multiplication.

In science, we will dive deeper into irreversible changes, with acid!

 

Belonging - "I helped another child find their water bottle, today."

Resilience - "I performed my line in front of the class."

Achievement - "I know all of my times tables, up to 12."

Make discoveries - "I learnt that you can't make toast bread again."

Brave and Ambitous - "I wrote a whole page in English, that included parenthesis."

Enjoy Learning - "I really enjoyed science this week, with burnt toast."

Respectful and Responsible - "I delivered all the new hand signal pictures to the classes around the school."

 

Filming in computing

Making arrays in maths. 17x3=(10x3)+(7x3)

Why not come to library club after school today and check out our Viking Longships, that are on display!?

This week we have been:

In English, we have been learning about relative pronouns and relative clauses.

In maths, we have completed our unit on negative numbers.

In science, we looked at filtering, sieving and evaporating.

Spelling Disco!

 

Next week we will:

In English, we will explore new punctuation that can be used with relative clauses.

In maths, we will begin our unit on multiplication and division.

In science, we will learn about reversible changes.

 

Belonging - "I let another child join in my game."

Resilience - "I worked really hard on my handwriting today."

Achievement - "I quizzed 30 books!"

Make discoveries - "I learnt that you can evaporate water to take salt out of it."

Brave and Ambitous - "I tried the harder test today."

Enjoy Learning - "I really enjoyed writing this week."

Respectful and Responsible - "I was responsible when getting the new tokens today."

 

Spelling Disco!

This afternoon, in Science, we experimented separating mixtures, using sieving and filtering. 

This morning we have been exploring co-ordinates in the 4 quadrants.

Today, we began exploring relative clauses, which start with a relative pronoun.

This week we have been:

In English, we have learnt about prepositions and fronted adverbials.

In maths, we have started our short unit on negative numbers.

In science, we looked at soluble and insoluble materials in our dissolving experiment.

In computing, we have started to learn about video making and editing.

 

Next week we will:

In English, we will begin to learn about relative pronouns and relative clauses.

In maths, we will continue to explore negative numbers. 

In science, we will look at filtering and sieving.

 

Belonging - "I saw a child helping another child in maths."

Resilience - "I saw a child trying hard in science even when the experiment was going writing."

Achievement - "I saw how proud this child was when they joined their handwriting."

Make discoveries - "I discovered that sand makes a mixture in water because it's insoluble."

Brave and Ambitous - "I saw someone being ambitious in PE and trying their best."

Enjoy Learning - "I saw another child really enjoying their maths this week."

Respectful and Responsible - "I always see this child being respectful and listening in class."

 

We have started to learn our Beowulf songs for our performance after Christmas (Date TBC). Please follow the links and practice at home! 

Grendel - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/z66jjhv

Beowulf's Song - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/z7pmmfr

The revenge of Grendel's Mother - https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/school-radio/articles/zmbsscw

 

We have been invaded! We completed Raid Report Sheets and have decuced that it was Vikings!

In maths, we have been exploring negative numbers.

Today, in English, we generated descriptions about Grendel and Beowulf.

Balancing in gymnastics: counter balance and counter tension.

This week we have been:

In English, we have published our poems.

In maths, we calculated with money.

In art, we finsiehd our projects.

 

Next week we will:

In English, we will start our Viking unit.

In maths, we will explore place value past 1000. 

In science, we will explore everyday uses of materials.

We also have some end of unit assessments to complete.

 

Belonging - !I saw a child help another child."

Resilience - "I saw soemone working hard in maths."

Achievement - "I saw this child finish their publishing!"

Make discoveries - "I learned how to join my r."

Brave and Ambitous - "I saw someone workign extra hard in science and they wrote extra sentences."

Enjoy Learning - "I have been really focusing in handwriting because I want to get better."

Respectful and Responsible - "This child is always respectful to the teachers and says please, too!"

 

We finished our art projects!

Today we had a special assembly from Turning Tides, telling us all about how our donatiosn will help others.

This week we have been:

In English, we have drafted our poems.

In maths, we rounded decimal numbers to tenths and hundredths.

In art, we began our projects.

On Wednesday 8th October, we went on our Rivers' Trip!

 

Next week we will:

In English, we will edit our poems.

In maths, we will start our unit on money. 

In science, we will reflect on our investigation.

In geography, we will complete our end of unit assessment.

 

Belonging - "When i was sad, this child helped me feel better."

Resilience - "This child always tries his best even when he finds it hard."

Achievement - "I have improved my reading a lot."

Make discoveries - "I discovered that I need more support for my letters in art so they don't fall over."

Brave and Ambitous - "This child had a really good first day at school. Well done."

Enjoy Learning - "I have been enjoying learning with my maths partner."

Respectful and Responsible - "This child helped me when I was hurt on the playground."

 

Please see the side-bar for photos from our trip today!

In art today, we have begun to make our name sculptures using the typography we have been developing.

This week we have been:

In English, we have been learning about cohesion, synonyms and antonyms – we planned our writing.

In maths, we have explored how measures link to tenths and hundredths.

In science, we investigated our insulating heat experiment and attempted to plot a line graph.

In art, we made prototypes of our typography.

Next week we will:

In English, we are drafting our poems.

In maths, we are finishing our unit on decimals with rounding hundredths and thousandths. 

In science, we will reflect on our investigation.

On Wednesday 8th October, we are going on our Rivers' Trip!

 

Belonging - "This child is always nice in class and doesn't interrupt others when they are speaking."

Resilience - "This child worked really hard on their times tables and I saw them smile when they moved up."

Achievement - "This child has done really well in English and when I helped him he got it! Well done!"

Make discoveries - "This child always listens well in class. I think they learn loads of stuff."

Brave and Ambitous - "This child was brave today because he went to the office by himself and he was scared to go at first."

Enjoy Learning - "This child has really gotten into reading this week and has done loads of quizzes."

Respectful and Responsible - "This child always picks up everyone else's stuff even though nobody asked her."

 

Spelling disco!

One last look at the art show before it's all taken down...

Today in maths, we applied our knowledge of hundredths and tenths to the context of measure.

This week we have been:

In English, we recapped contractions and possessive apostrophes.

In maths, we explored rounding tenths and hundredths.

In science, we planned our insulating heat experiment.

In geography, we researched a river in detail. 

In art, we embellished pages from a book for our class display.

Next week we will:

In English, we will be learning about cohesion, synonyms and antonyms.

In maths, we will explore how measures link to tenths and hundredths.

In science, we will investigate our insulating heat experiment.

In geography, we will begin to explore some of the causes and impacts of river pollution.

 

Belonging - "I saw someone helping another child at playtime."

Resilience - "I saw another child feeling really puffed out during PE, but he kept going."

Achievement - ""I saw another child really struggling with maths at first, but by the end of the lesson, she was doing it on her own."

Make discoveries - "We all discovered what hypothesis means."

Brave and Ambitous - "I saw another child giving 100% to their science learning - he didn't get distracted once!"

Enjoy Learning - "I saw another child spend the whole day smiling!"

Respectful and Responsible - "Another child helped me understand my learning because I wasn't here yesterday."

 

In gymnastics, we have been practising different types of rolls - straddle, forward, and backward!

Library time!

This website is helping us understand place value – today we moved onto hundredths:

https://ictgames.com/mobilePage/pvChart/index.html 

 

Today we explored place value using dienes to represent ones,  tenths and hundredths.

Today we learnt short extracts of poems off-by-heart and recited them, with actions.

In maths today, we explored rounding tenths to the nearest whole number.

This week we have been:

In English, we have been learning about modal verbs and modifiers.

In maths, we have been exploring the additive and multiplicative nature of decimals.

In science, we have explored electrical conductors and insulators.

In geography, we learnt about why rivers are important.

We walked to Worthing Assembly hall to see a live orchestra.

Next week we will:

In English, we will be recapping contractions and possessive apostrophes.

In maths, we will explore rounding tenths and hundredths.

In science, we will plan our insulating heat experiment.

In geography, we will research a river in detail. 

 

Belonging - "I saw this child helped her friend with the long walk. She motivated him along the way."

Resilience - "I saw this child keep going even though it was hot."

Achievement - "I saw this child work really hard on their spellings."

Make discoveries - "This child made a maths discovery and then used it to help me. I get it now!"

Brave and Ambitous - "I know this child was scared about the walk this morning but they did it and they seemed to have fun."

Enjoy Learning - "I saw this child enjoying their maths learning and they could tell me a lot about decimals."

Respectful and Responsible - "I see this child always showing this value. They're like a role model for me."

 

Friday music lessons – Glockenspiels.

Today our resilient class walked to Worthing Assembly Hall to see a live orchestra. They were enamoured all the way through and represented Bramber very well!

In science today, we explored electrical conductors and insulators.

Today we created our own typefaces and it was so much fun!

Here is a helpful link that may support understanding of sentence types at home:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbvqkty#zvbf46f

 

On our first day, our WOW start was BIG ART with our class river. This will soon have all our names on and be displayed in our classroom. 

Today we explored the water cycle in our geographical science lesson. We made a water cycle in a bag and have been excited to see how the sun has caused the water to condense on the inside of the bag.