Living and Learning – being the same and being different
Blob tree
This week we have talked about being the same and being different.
We often use a blob tree to reflect on our learning and understand our emotions.
This week, we used a blob tree to identify how we are all the same (the blobs are all the same, in the same community) but can feel different at different times, or in different situations.
What we did:
- Identify two blobs that represent them and how they feel
- Explain the feelings to a partner
- Share our blobs with our peers
- Appreciate the feelings of others
Importantly, children noticed how they almost all had selected different blobs. If children had chosen the same blob, they loved telling each other why.
The blob tree is a powerful learning tool to help children understand their feelings.
Whole school topic review!
This afternoon, children from across the school came together to share what they’ve learned during our ‘big topic’ of Time Travel. It was a fantastic opportunity to practise speaking and listening skills. It’s so interesting to find out what other year groups have been learning about.
Ask your child what they ‘ve learnt? What have they enjoyed finding out about the most? What would they like to learn more about? Maybe you could learn more together, as a family.
Living and Learning: I know how to STOP bullying.
Last week, our Living and Learning statement was ‘I know how to STOP bullying.’ Our homework was to be creative and respond to the statement.
Once again, our children have demonstrated how creative they are. Just look at the range of fantastic responses we got! We were very pleased to share this week’s homework review with some of our parents.
Bullying is a very important area to think about in school and at home. Understanding what bullying is and how to stop it is vital.
Investigating Perimeter
Y4 children have been investigating the perimeter of different patio designs made with 10 square patio slabs. In each design, the slabs had to be placed edge to edge and ‘holes’ in the patio weren’t allowed.
Using tiles to represent the patio slabs, they made models of their designs and then drew them. They made predictions about what they thought the shortest and the longest perimeter would be.
Connor: “I notice that all the perimeters are even numbers. We can’t find one with a perimeter that’s odd. I’m not sure why yet.”
Seth: “We’ve found four different designs that give the longest perimeter. We think there are even more.”
Ask your child to tell you about the shortest and longest perimeters they were able to make and what types of designs generated these.
Lots of children were keen to continue the investigation at home. You could work together to find different ways to make the longest perimeter.
Streetlife Museum in Hull
Year 3 and 4 had a fantastic day at the Streetlife Museum, in Hull, on Wednesday. The children loved the chance to see and climb on lots of modes of transport through time.
We also had time to visit the East Riding Museum, which is across the courtyard. More than 200 million years of history is brought to life. The displays were fantastic and very accessible for the children.
We’ll be using our new knowledge to write a recount about our experience. There’s been so many amazing sights today that it may be difficult to narrow it down!
Living and Learning – I know how to STOP bullying
This week’s Anti-bullying theme has been Choose Respect. We have been very busy doing a range of activities to support our understanding and learning about this important Living and Learning statement.
In reading, we watched a video and answered RIC questions.
We discussed what respect means and how do we show it.
We also discussed bullying, the different types and what to do if you feel that you are being bullied.
- Our definition of bullying (‘Bullying is when you hurt someone, physically or emotionally, several times on purpose.’)
- Types of bullying – cyber-bullying and prejudice-based bullying related to gender, race, religion and belief, special educational need and disability.
- If you experience bullying, the key message is to tell someone (start telling other people)
- STOP can stand for two key messages: the definition (Several Times On Purpose) and the solution (Start Telling Other People).
3/4F Pyjamas for Pudsey!
Check out our PJ day!
Thank you to all the parents for sending in donations.
Staying safe near transport
As part of our Time Travel topic, Year 3/4 children have been studying transport, in particular the dangers of crossing a road and ways to stay safe. On Monday, our lollipop lady, Sue, kindly came and talked to us about how to stay safe when crossing the road. In English, we read all about the Green Cross Code and put it in to practice right outside our school. We did a great job of staying very safe! Why not ask your children about the six steps to stay safe when crossing a road.
Odd Socks Day
It’s Anti-bullying Week, with the theme being Choose Respect. To kick off the week, we asked children to wear odd socks. We had lots of fun looking at the different combination of socks. We discussed reasons for their choices.
- Some children wore colours to represent their football teams.
- Some children chose their favourite socks.
- Some children borrowed socks from their siblings to make different pairings.
It certainly helped raise awareness of being an individual and respecting people’s personal choice.
Perfect perimeter!
This morning, in maths, year 4 have begun investigating perimeter. We used pieces of string and ropes to measure the perimeter of items in the classroom.
We even tried to find the perimeter of each other! It’s really important to find out what is hard to measure and what is easier.
