Monthly Archives: February 2019

Maths Challenges!

Before half term, you had fun measuring different objects and learning how to measure circumferences.  Here are some questions to find out how much you know!

  1.  Using a ruler, measure the length of your foot
  2.  Using a tape measure, measure the circumference of your waist
  3.  How many centimetres are there in a metre?
  4.  How many metres are there in a kilometre?
  5.  If you were asked to measure a football field, would it be more sensible to use a ruler or a metre stick? Why?
  6. Draw 4 lines of different lengths.  Using a ruler, measure the lines and record their lengths
  7. Centimetre is a long word!  How do we abbreviate it? How do we abbreviate the word ‘kilometre’?
  8. How tall are you?


Word of the day……

In Literacy this week the boys were focusing on rhyming words. We read the book ‘Snail on the Whale’ by Julia Donaldson. The boys then came up with their own idea and wrote a Class poem.

The Tooth Thief

I had a wobbly tooth,
It was very loose.
I was brushing my teeth,
Then along came a thief.
He wobbled my tooth,
He wobbled and wobbled it,
Until it fell out a bit.
He jiggled and jiggled my pearly white,
Then it flew out like a kite!

We have introduced word of the day. This week we learnt the following words:
1. devour
2. reject
3. warrior
4. wobbly

 

The boys learnt the meaning of each word and the spelling. If they used it in their writing or correctly when speaking they got a sticker.

In Art this week the boys did an observational drawing. We studied still life drawings and paintings by Artists who focused on fruit. The boys used oil pastels to create their drawings.

 

The boys completed a measuring challenge outside today.

They had to find objects which were 5cm, 10cm and 15cm. They measured a circumference of a tree as well as  completing other measuring tasks.

 

Have a lovely half term boys! 🙂



Happy New Year!新年快乐

The boys experienced marbling this week in our art lesson to create a background for our Titanic scene. They used collage to add detail.

The boys learnt about speech bubbles and thought bubbles in Literacy. They completed comprehension work based on the story ‘Tiddler’.

Happy New Year! 新年快乐
The boys celebrated Chinese New Year today by cracking open fortune cookies, eating prawn crackers and playing some games.

The boys made a mask of the animal from the year they were born. They were either a snake or a dragon.



Blog Busters! Super Symmetry!

This week the boys have been learning about symmetry.  Boys, your maths challenge this week is to design your own symmetrical pattern, using different shapes and colours.  Remember to draw a line of symmetry before you start!  Bring your designs into School, as we would love to see them.



I’m Stick Man!

Last week in Maths the boys continued to learn about money. They can add up totals beyond £1 and they were finding change.

This week in Literacy we read the ‘Stick Man’ by Julia Donaldson. The boys worked in groups to create a different scene from the book. They drew the picture and coloured it in and finished it by adding detail with collaging techniques. They wrote a description about their scene in groups taking it in turns to write sentences. 1TD also created three different scenes from the book and we displayed them in the Pre Prep library to retell the story. Please go up and take a look! 🙂

The boys enjoyed creating Mr and Mrs Material for our Science display!

The boys had lots of fun in the snow!