In English the children have been looking at the homophones their/there/they’re, two/to/too, hear/here and sea/see. They matched them up, look at the meaning of each word and used them in sentences to show the difference in meanings.
In maths the children have been completing a block graph. They gathered the information, recorded this onto a block graph and read the information to discuss questions such as ‘Which was the most/least popular choice?’ They also had a go at a maths investigation to combine different amounts to make a total. The problem involved counting in steps of 2, 3, 5 and 10 and combining them to make a total of 35 or 46. The children worked well together to use their skills and understanding and show all their working out using a range of methods, e.g. part-part whole model, bar model, drawings, using apparatus.
The children have been working on their DT project this week. They completed a taste testing activity where they tasted a range of Australian based food – vegemite, pavlova, Tim Tams, lamingtons and meat pies. They had lots of fun tasting these, some of which they enjoyed more than others! They have also been discussing ideas for a new pavlova recipe and thinking of alternative ingredients they could use to create a new recipe. They then used their ideas to design their new pavlova recipe, thinking about the questions: Who are you designing your pavlova for? What ingredients will you use? What equipment will you need? What will your pavlova look like? They had lots of interesting ideas and are all looking forward to making them next week!
Please can you bring in your ‘explorer’ costume for the celebration assembly next Wednesday. The children are welcome to come into school ready on the morning. Please could they bring in their uniform to change into afterwards. The children’s song sounds great – thank you for helping them learn this at home.
Today has been Miss Francis’ last day in Class 3. We have all enjoyed having her in class 3 and learning lots of new and exciting things. We are all very sad to see her leave and we wish her lots of luck in her new school.
Have a lovely weekend.
Mrs Thomas & Miss Moran
