Friday, May 06, 2011
3rd to 6th May
In English we have started a unit of work on persuasive texts. This builds on our previous unit on explanation texts and we are now exploring how we can add features to make a text into a persuasive argument. Our maths has focussed on calculations - mainly mental methods of multiplication (e.g. 30 x 6000) and written methods of division. We have also been trying some mental maths questions every day.
In history, we have been investigating whether the Vikings came to the Nottingham area. We did this by learning about Saxon and Viking place names and then studying OS maps of the area and classifying the place names according to their likely origin. This showed us that there was good place-name evidence for Viking settlement and we then learned about the history of the Vikings in and around Nottingham - and other changes that took place near Nottingham in that period.
We have started a science unit on life cycles, which is mostly about the life cycle of plants, and did some art. We used a large chisel brush with water-colour paints, investigating some of the effects that can be obtained by different brush strokes and then tried to use these to reproduce a stylised still-life picture of a pot plant.
In history, we have been investigating whether the Vikings came to the Nottingham area. We did this by learning about Saxon and Viking place names and then studying OS maps of the area and classifying the place names according to their likely origin. This showed us that there was good place-name evidence for Viking settlement and we then learned about the history of the Vikings in and around Nottingham - and other changes that took place near Nottingham in that period.
We have started a science unit on life cycles, which is mostly about the life cycle of plants, and did some art. We used a large chisel brush with water-colour paints, investigating some of the effects that can be obtained by different brush strokes and then tried to use these to reproduce a stylised still-life picture of a pot plant.
# posted by Mr Jennings : 7:52 pm
