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Spring 1 Update
Well we had a great first half to the Spring term and produced some great art and written work based around our class text – How To Train Your Dragon! The standard of writing is really improving and looks great displayed in our classroom!
We have also been looking at ‘Animals Including Humans’ in Science and looking at different types of animal skeletons and their purpose and comparing them to our own.
Happy New Year!
I hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year!
We had a great first week back and spent the week finding out all about Andy Warhol and Pop Art!
We created some of our own pop art using the same style as Andy Warhol. Can you spot some popular items you know?
We also enjoyed getting fit with Freddie Fit!
Merry Christmas!
What a great half term we’ve had! We’ve learned all about France and finished reading our class book – ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ which the children have loved! We have done some fantastic character descriptions and Tim Burton style art work based around the book and to finish it all off, we watched the film!
Take a look at our amazing work on display!
Keep practising those 3 & 4 times tables on TT Rockstars and have a fantastic Christmas! See you all in the New Year!
Mrs Ekins
Hello from Mrs Ekins!
Wow, what a lovely first week back! I have really enjoyed getting back into the swing of things and what a great class you are! Thank you for making this week so lovely!
We have started our final unit on our locality topic and we’re now looking at what it is like in France (our nearest European neighbour) and have been finding out some interesting facts.
We have been working so hard using coordinating conjunctions to join sentences together in Literacy and spotting patterns in addition and subtraction calculations in maths. We’ve even managed to do some science on rock features and learned all about Diwali – what a busy week!
Lesson 6 – Get Creative
Now you know all about conquerors, why not create your own conqueror’s armour or helmet?
What clothing would be fit for a conqueror?
Can you design a new set of armour or a helmet for a conqueror of your choice? You could even make the helmet if you really want to go for it – don’t forget to post pictures of what you have designed/made!
Here are a few examples I’ve pinched from the internet but I’m sure you could come up with much better ideas!
Lesson 5 – Biography Writing
Choose your favourite conqueror from the ones you researched. Write a detailed biography of them, include as much information about them as you can.
Why have you chosen them as your favourite conqueror?
Were they a hero or a villain & why do you think this?
Use your best writing skills including interesting vocabulary and a range of punctuation.
Here is a writing checklist to use to check you have included all the necessary writing elements and an example of a biography so you can see what you are aiming for:
Lesson 4 – Fact Files
Using your research about conquerors, can you create fact files to show each conqueror’s greatest and worst achievements in History?
The categories could include:
1) Years they were alive, age they were conquerors, how long they lived.
2) Number of countries they conquered.
3) How many people they killed.
4) Greatest achievement.
5) Worst thing they did. Etc…
You could add or draw a picture of the different conquerors to each fact file.
Here’s an example of a fact file to give you an idea of how to present your work, but you can come up with your own way of presenting if you want to.
Lesson 3 – Map Work
Now you know all about the history of these great conquerors, can you use your geography skills and mark the countries where your researched conquerors lived on a map? Use an atlas or device to help you locate the countries.
Colour in the countries that they conquered. Use different colours for different conquerors and create a key to show who/what the colours represent.
Can you also mark on any significant physical land marks in the area e.g. mountains, rivers, deserts etc…
Here is a link to a blank map to print off:
Lesson 2
Timeline task!
Now you have found out about some of the most famous conquerors, can you create a timeline?
What is a timeline?
One method used in KS2 to help understand history is the timeline. Timelines are a listing of events, such as historical periods, which can make history much easier to understand.
When we make a listing of events in order we are creating a timeline. Timelines are used to show the time relationships between different events and different periods in history. They help us to understand the time frame between events. It can be difficult to imagine the length of time between the Ancient Egyptians and the Middle Ages but a timeline makes it easier. But its not just really old events and historical periods that can be put on a timeline. You might make a personal timeline listing important things that have happened in your life or a family timeline showing your own family’s history.
Here is an example of a timeline to help you:
Unit 2 – Conquer & Divide
Lesson 1 – Research.
What is a conqueror?
Have you heard of any of these people?
Genghis Khan
Alexander the Great
Boudicca
These are a few of the world’s most famous conquerors!
What is a conqueror?
Here are a few resources to help you:
https://www.ducksters.com/biography/world_leaders/genghis_khan.php
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Boudicca/442493
Seasons of the Year.
Have you ever wondered why it is cold in some parts of the world but hot in others? Or why it is warm and sunny or cold and snowy at certain times of the year? It’s all to do with seasons.
What are seasons?
Here is a video to help you understand why we have seasons. Can you use it to answer some of these question below? Use illustrations and diagrams to help you.
- What is the equator? Why are countries around the equator hotter?
- What are polar regions and why is it colder at the polar regions?
- Why do we have seasons? Why is it summer in some countries but winter in others?
- How many seasons do we have? Name them. Do all countries have the same seasons? Tricky – explain why!
Day & Night
Ever wondered how it or why it changes from day to night? Why not find out!
Here is a video & powerpoint to help
- Can you explain how the Earth moves in our solar system? Use diagrams to help.
- How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun? How long does it take the Earth to rotate once?
- How do we get day and night? Why is it day time in some countries but night time in others?
- There are different time zones in the world. Can you mark the different time zones on a map?
Marvellous Moons
I hope you have managed to catch a glimpse of the moon! Let’s find out more about moons!
Can you create a poster/leaflet all about the moon?
You could include some of the following information:
• What is a moon? What shape is it?
• Do all planets in our solar system have moons? Can you name any famous moons and the planets they orbit?
• How long does it take the moon to orbit the Earth?
• How does the moon affect the tides?
• Does the moon produce its own light? Why does it shine? Can the moon only be seen at night?
• Tricky – Why does our moon appear to change shape at different times of the month? Can you explain this and draw and label the different phases of the moon?
Use diagrams and illustrations to help you explain your findings.
Here is a link to help you explain the phases of the moon. Why not try this out yourselves!