Week 14

Dear Parents and Students,

It was a little disappointing that the weather didn’t favour us on Wednesday. Thank you to all parents who helped to make sure that everyone was wearing team colours; the classroom was very bright! We will just have to be patient, and wait until the 16^th January to enjoy Fun Day. Despite the disappointment, we have had a lot of fun this week.

In the classroom:

Maths: The week has been dedicated to division. We have used counters, pictures, diagrams, and expanded algorithms to find the quotients of single, double, and triple digit dividends. We will continue with Topic 8 next week, with the test to take place on Thursday.

Literacy: We have spent the week reading A Very Important Day, and our close-reading skills continue to improve. Next week, we will begin planning and drafting for our Narrative Story. This process will occupy the best part of the final two weeks before Winter Break, and we will be reading our stories aloud before the class once we have finished publishing.

Science: We enjoyed another practical assignment this week, as we continue to study thermal energy. Our challenge was to use heat to propel a spinner which we built from paper templates. We then compared the chain reactions of our designs to those found in other existing heat engines. Pictures of our workshop can be found via the link at the bottom of this post.

Social Studies: We have continued our discussion about different levels of government, and we have also observed the various kinds of regions into which a country can be divided. Next week, we will revise what we have learned over the past few weeks, then begin preparing for our open book test, due to take place on the following Tuesday, 11^th December.

As you know, our Christmas show is to take place next Friday, 7^th December. Everyone has been working hard preparing for the performances, and Mrs Johnson has done a wonderful job directing each number. It promises to be an entertaining evening, and I look forward to seeing you all there.

Students, I’ll see you all next Monday.

Important Dates:

Thu, Dec 6: Maths test – Topic 8

Fri, Dec 7: Christmas Show

Fri, Dec 14: Half Day

15^th Dec – 1^st Jan: Winter Break

Click here for photos of our Heat Engine experiment.

Students of the Week

Runa, Liam, Soushi, Evelyn, Bronte (Guess-how-many-eyeballs winner) and Christine