Traditional Christmas card designs - RRS

Traditional Christmas card designs from Juniper.

Traditional Christmas card designs

Traditional Christmas card designs from Juniper.

Traditional Christmas card designs

Traditional Christmas card designs from Juniper.

Traditional Christmas card designs

Traditional Christmas card designs from Juniper.

Instructions to make a jam sandwich

Instructions to make a jam sandwich were not very good!

Instructions to make a jam sandwich

Instructions to make a jam sandwich

Instructions to make a jam sandwich were, at first, not very clear! Please remember to bring any instructions tomorrow.

Instructions to make a jam sandwich

Instructions to make a jam sandwich - yum- yum!

Instructions to make a jam sandwich

Instructions to make a jam sandwich

Clear instructions to make a jam sandwich were finally made!

Jam sandwiches

Jam sandwiches.
Today Apple class have been teaching Miss Mullett how to make a jam sandwich. We were learning about the importance of giving clear, descriptive instructions. Our second attempt was much better (and less sticky!).

Letter from Bob...

Letter from Bob...
Year 6 have been helping Bob in our maths lessons recently. We have been using what we know about 'area' to help Bob design his new castle.

Apple class visit Corfe Castle...

Apple class visit Corfe Castle...

A letter from Bob the Barbarian

A letter from Bob the Barbarian. Ask your children what we are making for Bob this half term!

Apple gets yeasty

Apple gets yeasty....
Here are some photographs from Apple's science investigation to see what affected the growth rate of yeast.

This half terms work....

English We will be: ·         Narrative Writing culminating in a story based in medieval times following our trip to Corfe Castle. ·         Instructional Texts based on how to make a mediaeval weapon which the children will be making in their DT. ·         Key skills including spelling, sentence starters, connectives, imagery and punctuation.

SPAG We will be: Focusing on spellings and spelling strategies Grammar and punctuation focuses

Maths We will be: ·       Using and applying units of measure (mass, volume,length) ·       Converting between units of measure Reading Scales Doing more work on the four rules Using percentages and decimals Working out multi step word problems Using and applying knowledge of fractions

Science We will be: Looking at harmless and harmful microbes and micro-organisms and the role they play in day to day lives. Experimenting with the respiration rate of yeast. Light – How we see, light, light diagrams and the path that light takes to reach the eye.

Art & DT We will be: Researching weaponry used in the Middle Ages Planning, designing and making our own Medieval Trebuchets.

Music We will be: Broadening our awareness of classical music. Experimenting with Cyclic Rhythms including some medieval melodies and Gregorian chants.

History We will be: Finding out about the history of King Edward and the link between Corfe Castle and Shaftesbury Abbey Sketch, draw and explain how a Trebuchet works Create a timeline of Medieval and Tudor history Looking at life in Tudor Times linking to 'Gunners Boy' on a Tudor Ship

PE Learning about professional dance routines and dancing to the count of 8. Culminating in creating our very own dance sequence to ‘Walk Like Rhianna

RE ·         Looking at the significance of Mary being the Mother of Jesus ·         Looking at incarnation and why God chose to send Jesus to Earth this way.

Computing

PSHE We will be: ·         Developing our exploration of ‘getting on and falling out’. ·         Look at ways to ‘say no to bullying’.

You have received a YouTube video! Mr Wahab's PE group used this. Try it at home!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWR0gFWUB3M&sns=em


Sent from my iPad

More footage of our Jai Ho dance. Thanks also to Lewis for controlling the laptop.

More Jai Ho from Mr Wahab's PE group

Mr Wahab's PE group do Jai Ho by the Pussycat Dolls

Mr Preston's PE group...

Mr Preston's PE group had their first dance lesson to 'Walk like Rhianna'. We have a bit of work to do but check back next week for a progress update...!

Apple Class - Get ready to dance! The Wanted - Walks Like Rihanna

Science groups with their yeast experiments.

Weird polyhedron. Blake and Lewis made this during wet break.

This weeks spellings - wc 17th November, to be tested wc 24th November

Dances - Millie's and Molly's groups

Dances - Millie's and Molly's groups part1

Dances - Carla's and Esme's

Gymn balances - Carla's and Esme's group part1

Gymn balances

Children in Need Superhero Day

Children in Need Superhero Day

Children in Need Superhero Day