YEAR 3
In Year 3 this week we have been working hard. In Science, students have been conducting their own hardness tests on a range of different locally found rocks. For these tests they have been experimenting with the Mohs hardness test. This test is a scratch test whereby students can distinguish the hardness levels by which implement (a finger nail, knife, coin etc) makes a visible mark on the surface. In Topic we have been painting our ushabti figurines and identifying how the landscape of Egypt gave the ancient Egyptians the necessary resources for life and protection from other ancient civilisations. In English we have looked at finding synonyms for a range of different adjectives and recognizing that synonyms can help us to express ourselves better in writing, and in Maths we have been looking at solving 2- and 3-digit multiplication problems using different methods.
YEAR 4
Year 4 has been continuing to work hard in class throughout week 4!
In English, we have continued our non-fiction unit about ‘Biographies’. This week we have learned about the structural and grammatical features that make a good biography. We have been planning, composing, editing and improving our own biographies.
In Math, we have been learning about different methods to add and subtract pairs of 2 and 3 digit numbers, with a strong emphasis on Place Value. We have also been practicing multiplying multiples of 10 by 1 digit numbers.
In Topic, we have been continuing to learn about The Romans and the importance of the Colosseum looking at the seating of the different social classes and the role and clothing/weaponry of the Gladiators.
In Science, we have continued exploring ‘Electricity’ with focus on the function of the basic circuit components and common everyday appliances they are used for.
YEAR 5
It has been another excellent week with Year 5. We have welcomed Emir back into class having recovered from his leg accident. Year 5 have worked really hard reading, understanding and writing their own poems. In Maths they have continued to work on different strategies to work out subtraction algorithms. There has been a change to our timetable this week with the addition of extra PE lessons which the children have loved and I was delighted by Ms Anna’s comments that the children play and work kindly with each other in this lesson! I was thrilled to find more beautiful art work which the children have begun with Miss Sonia, on Greek gods and goddesses. Keep up the hard work Year 5 and well done!
YEAR 6
We have had a great week here in Year 6. We have started our trips to the PE hall and have been working very hard on creating our writing projects for English on how to Save Pompeii. We have also been introduced to Algebra in our Maths class! It was really challenging but we did not give up and we were successful. We have been working very hard this week and are ready for the weekend!
ART
In Year 1 we discussed the four seasons this week and did a little project, we used a template to make the trees and colored them in. After that, we cut out each season tree and glued them together in a 3d shape tree. In year 5 we created a character map of an Ancient God/Goddess. Each student chose a character (Greek God) and scene to represent each one. In Year 7 students finished their amazing “Soup can” project and started another Warhol’s pop art cans, as Warhol was famous for exploring everyday and familiar objects in his work using brands such as Coca – Cola , Brillo and Campbell’s Soup.
MUSIC
Year 1 and Year 2 began to learn a song about Building and Settlements, game with percussion instruments helped them to get Piano and Forte sounds.
Year 3 and Year 4 explored how to show with percussion instruments “Crescendo” and “Diminuendo”. Playing with instruments makes them happy.
Year 5 studied “Pentatonic Score” and how Ancient Greece people used it.
We have been practicing with piano keyboards. Sounds Great !!!
Year 6 explored Sacred Hymns in Aztecs music. These beats sounds specific. We discussed whether there is something different in the hymn to The fire God or to the God of Flowers.
In high school, we talked about “Building Briсks” in Music. We explored Tempo, Duration, Texture, Timbre, Pitch in music. Another part of our lessons is to learn notes and play them on the piano keyboard. The students liked it.
Physical Education
In PE lessons, we have had a very productive week as we start perform in the new sport hall. During this week we have learned about the organization and rules. We have developed stretching, balancing and improving our team work. Also we have work on reaction skills during skipping challenge!
