Class Update: Week ending 10th February

We spent the early part of this week becoming proficient in using the short ‘bus stop’ method for division. Afterwards, we tackled a of range of questions worded in different ways to test understanding. Ending the week with tasks requiring us to apply our knowledge to problem solving which incorporated the skills, in which children chose the method of division they found most effective.

In topic we have been looking at geographical aspects of North America, this links to the shared book we have been reading in class, ‘When you reach me’.  This week the children have learnt about the differences between urban and rural settings, going on to write a letter to a friend from the perspective of our stories narrator. In the letters we described life living in New York and what they might find interesting or difficult if they were to visit.

Children have learnt how to use an embedded clause in their writing in order to add description in a different way. They have also done some work on writing in a play script format. We enjoyed our recent work creating reports about Rosa Parks and this week we have written an interview with the driver of the bus. 

http://www.theschoolrun.com/what-is-an-embedded-clause