This week we have continued finding out about the book ‘Wild’. We have focussed in particular on the setting of the story and have written our own descriptions of the setting using powerful adjectives and adverbs, and starting our sentences in different ways. We also decided, when creating our success criteria, that we could use similes in our writing. Ask us to tell you some of the similes we used.
In maths we have been looking at mass/weight. We have been learning that we weigh things using grams and kilograms. We have ordered weights from heaviest to lightest and compared weights using <, > and =. Later in the week we looked at scales. We found out that a scale is really a number line represented in different ways. Sometimes scales are straight, in thermometers for example, and sometimes they are round, like a speedometer. We had a go at reading different scales, using different units of measurement.
In science we have started looking at life cycles. We know that animals, including humans, change and grow as they get older. We compared the baby and adult versions of different animals.
In art we were invited to take part in a competition to design a logo for Wallingford’s new children centre. We created colourful pictures of trees, children playing and our hands to fulfil the design brief.
You should now have the new homework menu for our final topic ‘Wild!’ If for any reason you don’t yet have one, please do come and ask for a new one. Also, if you would like to do any maths work based on what we have been doing in school, please feel free to do that rather than a homework menu task.
Have a great weekend!
Class 2, Mrs Marsh, Mrs Lucas and Mrs Scott
