In Maths, we continued with multiplication using either place value or rounding and compensating. The extension children were multiplying decimals. Next week, we will start looking at division, specifically linking it to multiplication facts. At home: please continue to remind your children of every day fractions and decimals in the 'real world' as it will help them remember the work we covered last term.
In Writing, we worked on narratives... how to create an exciting opening to a story, how to use our senses to describe either a character or a setting. The emphasis was on getting past the writer's block some of the children sometimes face; the key being, keep it simple and then make it interesting by using your senses to enliven the description for the reader.
On Friday morning the children did their Asttle writing assessment. Hopefully, they all went well. I did emphasise the importance of carefully checking for silly errors.
In Reading, the children looked at an article on Processed Food - what it is, what it is made of etc. as a tie in to our Topic work. We also looked at the reorganisation skills required to find answers in texts when the questions and answers do not run in sequential order.
For inquiry, the children had an initial foray into the world of marketing; they had to come up with a new product, design a poster and then create a jingle, rap or song to help promote the product. I gave them only about an hour for all of this and they surprised me with how quickly they came up with something.
This had been going really well. As we have our first 5 day week this week, I shall be allocating additional homework to those children whose parents requested it at the parent/teacher meeting.
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