Week beginning 11th February 2019

As mathematicians, we have completed our work on adding fractions - finishing with adding mixed numbers. We have been very resilient with using the bar model to this and look forward to tackling subtraction after half term.

In English, we taken inspiration from 'There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom' to plan, write and edit our own contemporary short story. We have worked hard to include relative clauses, modal verbs and adverbials in our writing.

In Topic this week, we have concluded our work on our stop motion projects. We have demonstrated such creativity and independence when working on these and got great feedback from our peers.





We also conducted an investigation into which material is the best insulator for heat. We were very safety-conscious and enjoyed discussing how insulating materials are important for astronauts.

As we are half way through the year, it is time for us to complete our mid-year assessments to monitor the progress we have made so far. On Friday, we brought in slippers and pillows to help make our SPaG test a little more comfortable. This has been a success so we will continue to use these for our Spelling, Maths and Reading tests after half term.

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