In LIRA this half term, we have read a wide variety of texts and worked on various skills.
We have read a wide variety of texts such as ‘Titanic: an Edwardian girl’s diary’, ‘the tell-tale heart’, ‘leaving home’ And A variety of Christmas poems.
We have worked on our retrieval and skimming and scanning skills, as well as our inference and deduction skills.
In literacy this half-term, we have composed a formal persuasive letter linked to our topic - The Titanic.our aim was to convince White Star Line that their treatment of third-class pass passengers was unacceptable.
We acted as historians to research the facilities and accommodation available to each class of passengers, as well as the statistics regarding their survival rate.
We then learnt and practised a variety of writing techniques which would help us to compose our letter: formal language, active and passive voice, colons for a list and semi colons.
Here are the outcomes!
We have been extremely busy in maths this half term. We have been learning about...
This half term we have had a history focus; we have been learning about the Titanic. First of all, we each received a letter inviting us to a Titanic voyage experience. The children were given a 1st, 2nd or 3rd-class ticket. 1st-class passengers were allowed to board first and were treated to time on the iPads, a comfortable chair and complimentary sweets and juice. 2nd-class passengers were given a comfortable cushion and a complimentary sweet. However, 3rd-class passengers were made to wait until last to board and had to be checked to ensure they wouldn’t harm other passengers. Unfortunately, they had to sit on benches all day, with no luxuries at all.
We then learnt about primary and secondary sources of information, and worked as historians to decide whether or not they were reliable.
We also worked on our understanding of chronology to place important events, regarding the Titanic, on a timeline.
Our science focus this half-Term has been Animals including humans.
We were have learnt about the circulatory system and we were fortunate enough to dissect the heart of a variety of animals.
In PE this half term, we have been playing tag rugby. We have developed our passing and tackling skills.
We have also learnt the rules of a competitive game and applied the skills we have learnt to a game situation.
In PHSE/rse we have been learning about conflict resolution and taking responsibility for our own health and well-being.
Just last week, we visited crucial crew to learn about a Variety of ways to stay safe: crossing the road, on a bus and during a fire.
There has been lots of reason to celebrate this half-term. We have had lots of children who have won certificates, Mystery read, weekly points prizes and achieved 10/10 in their spelling.
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Created with images by stevepb - "dictionary reference book learning" • funnytools - "giant downfall cruise ship" • PublicDomainPictures - "biology research laboratory" • AnnRos - "football soccer ball" • truthseeker08 - "hands team united" • nck_gsl - "fireworks new year's eve city" • JillWellington - "christmas tree santa woman"