Maple Tree Class Blog
Maple Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 28.1.22
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi everyone,
A busy week completing our adventure stories. The children are almost ready to publish their work and we are hoping to create our own adventure stories book!
In science, the children are preparing to investigate thermal conductors and insulators. The children learned about the different variables they have to consider and decided on the different materials they would be testing.
In my maths group, we have been learning about percentages. To complete the week, the group worked on different discussion problems to consolidate what they have learned so far. Lots of mathematical vocabulary could be heard as the children worked in pairs to solve the tricky problems.
A letter regarding parents' evening has been sent home. As before, there is an online booking system but the appointments will be in school. I am looking forward to seeing parents and carers and sharing the progress the children have been making. Further details on the letter.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs Trotter
Weekly Update 21.1.22
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
Everyone has enjoyed learning more about mountains this week. The children identified the different features of mountains and mountain ranges and are developing a wide technical vocabulary on the topic. As we begin to write adventure stories, it will be the perfect opportunity to include this vocabulary to describe the settings. I am hoping for some gripping stories next week.
In my maths group, we worked hard on converting fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions. A thorough understanding has been demonstrated by the high level of reasoning problems the children have been completing and an increasing resilience to work through problems independently.
The class started their art topic on North American artists and completed some excellent pencil drawings inspired by the portrait artist John Singer Sargent.
Enjoy the weekend
Mrs Trotter
Weekly Update 14.1.22
Mrs Trotter (l.trotter) on: Maple Tree Class Blog
Hi,
A very busy and productive week. Maple Tree Class have produced some excellent descriptive writing thinking about 'showing and not telling' the reader. The children thought about how people show emotions rather than using the emotions word in their writing. Their excellent work will be displayed in the classroom.
My maths group has continued their work on decimals and have been learning to divide decimals with integers (whole numbers) and then using this fluency skill to solve problems.
In science, we investigated materials and their properties. The children learnt how important it is to know the properties of a material before deciding what the material can be used for.
Have a great weekend.
Mrs Trotter
