English
This week the children began making notes from Journey to the River Sea about the evidence Trapwood and Low have gathered so far. Trapwood and Low are two characters from the story who are trying to trace a missing relative of a rich aristocrat. The children will be using these notes next week to write a formal report.
Maths
The children have worked on being able to identify factors (a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number), multiples (a number that may be divided by another a certain number of times without a remainder) and prime numbers (a number that is divisible only by itself and 1). Their times table knowledge is essential for this work so we encourage them to practise their times tables if there are any that they are unsure about.
Science
The concept of thermal conductors and insulators was introduced and the children began to plan an investigation to see if different materials affected the rate at which a liquid cooled down.
Geography
The children continued their labelled diagrams showing a river’s journey from it’s source to the sea. They also added more detail to their written work on how rivers are formed.
