Friday, June 13, 2014
9th to 20th June
We have had a "short" fortnight, in that the teachers have had two INSET days, to plan for the next school year. In addition we have had our Sports' Day last Thursday and this Thursday many of our musicians went to listen to and participate in an orchestral concert at the Royal Concert Hall.
In class, we have continued with our work on Grandpa Chatterji in English, thinking about how the story and characters reflect Indian cultural influences. We have also thought about the author's writing style.
In maths, we completed work on different graphs and charts and then moved on to work on calculations. We revised standard methods of subtraction before moving on to division work in which we considered situations in which, to solve problems correctly, the answer to the calculation needs to be rounded up or rounded down to give a sensible solution. We also learned to write the quotient as a fraction.
We have also spent some time developing our practical science skills, planing and carrying out experiments of our own, and we have had our next series of music lessons in which we have been composing and performing short rhythmic pieces using tuned and untuned percussion instruments. We have done some atlas work in geography, some more research activities in history and made further progress with our automata in technology.
In class, we have continued with our work on Grandpa Chatterji in English, thinking about how the story and characters reflect Indian cultural influences. We have also thought about the author's writing style.
In maths, we completed work on different graphs and charts and then moved on to work on calculations. We revised standard methods of subtraction before moving on to division work in which we considered situations in which, to solve problems correctly, the answer to the calculation needs to be rounded up or rounded down to give a sensible solution. We also learned to write the quotient as a fraction.
We have also spent some time developing our practical science skills, planing and carrying out experiments of our own, and we have had our next series of music lessons in which we have been composing and performing short rhythmic pieces using tuned and untuned percussion instruments. We have done some atlas work in geography, some more research activities in history and made further progress with our automata in technology.
# posted by Mr Jennings : 6:15 pm
