Tuesday, June 06, 2006
5th and 6th June
We have started new units of work in English and maths with the new half term.
In English we have begun work on a "transition unit" based on the Michael Morpurgo novel, Kensuke's Kingdom. We have discussed what we know of the author, and thought about the interesting opening to the first chapter. Today we started to think about the main characters we have "met" so far - Michael, his mother and his father.
Our maths work this week is working towards some problem solving, but to start with we have been thinking about decimals (ordering decimals and thinking about place value) and working out different number facts from our time tables knowledge.
On Monday we learned how to use digital cameras to make short movie clips. We learned some camera shot terminology (such as panning, tracking, close-up, long-shot) but were concentrating this time on holding the camera steady, leaving enough "lead time" etc., to capture a simple scene for our "What a wonderful world" movie.
We have also had music, PE with the YMCA and French.
In English we have begun work on a "transition unit" based on the Michael Morpurgo novel, Kensuke's Kingdom. We have discussed what we know of the author, and thought about the interesting opening to the first chapter. Today we started to think about the main characters we have "met" so far - Michael, his mother and his father.
Our maths work this week is working towards some problem solving, but to start with we have been thinking about decimals (ordering decimals and thinking about place value) and working out different number facts from our time tables knowledge.
On Monday we learned how to use digital cameras to make short movie clips. We learned some camera shot terminology (such as panning, tracking, close-up, long-shot) but were concentrating this time on holding the camera steady, leaving enough "lead time" etc., to capture a simple scene for our "What a wonderful world" movie.
We have also had music, PE with the YMCA and French.
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