Y5 - Literacy - What kind of person was Annie Edson-Taylor?
This morning in literacy, we were looking at various words that could describe Annie Edson-Taylor the main character, from our class book this half term, Queen of the Falls.
If we were unsure on a word, we used a dictionary to find its definition.
Great work Year 5!
Animation
Children in Year 4 have been using the technique of 'onion' skinning to create their own mini animations.
Y5 - Using Boolean Operators
Today in Year 5's computing session, we explored the use of Boolean Operators when using search engines, such as Google, Yahoo and Bing.
We also looked at how search results differ from Google,Yahoo and Bing.
Y5 - Exploding Bag
Today in science Year 5 explored what would happen when white vinegar and baking soda react to each other.
We noticed that when there was a chemical reaction between the two a gas, carbon dioxide, was created which filled the bag. We hoped for the bags to explode, but as the bags were too…
Year 5 - The Blues
In this afternoon's music lesson, Year 5 delved into the Blues genre of music. We learnt where it originated from and talked about the genre's themes.
We then listened to Moanin' Lisa Blues - YouTube and discussed what was being sang by Lisa Simpson.
Well done Year…
Flexible Partitioning
Children in Year 4 have been using place value counters to explore flexible partitioning of numbers to 10,000.
Y5 - Where are the Alps?
This afternoon, Year 5 used atlases to locate the 8 countries, the mountain range, the Alps are spread across. Great work Year 5!
Y5 - Expanding numbers
This morning, we've been working hard on expanded number forms. Well done Year 5!
Y5 - Fire Needs Oxygen
This afternoon Year 5 learnt the ingredients needed for a fire and then explored how the volume of a glass determines the length of time the flame will burn for when in a closed space.
Well done!
Year 5 Computing
In our computing sessions this week, Year 5 learnt how search engines, such as Google, work.
Search engines crawl and index the web, use algorithms to rank content, and then show you the best matches for our search query.
Well done Year 5!
Year 4: Partitioning 3 digit numbers
Children in Year 4 have been recalling and revising Year 3 Place Value knowledge and skills before heading into Year 4 Maths.
Y4: Predictions, Predictions, Predictions
Year 4 have been using illustrations from our new 'Pathways to Read' book to predict what type of text it could be.
Children were asked to discuss who the characters might be, where the story might be set and possible story plot ideas.
A super speaking and listening…