Today Base 5 have been working on Multiplication

They have been working on a formal written method (column method) to multiply 2-digit x 1-digit numbers.

They are learning how to use the exchange method.

For example, when multiplying 25 x 2, they need to exchange or carry over a digit to get the answer, but with 24 x2 this is not necessary.

By the end of this morning, children will know that:

a) Multiplication calculations can also be represented using repeated addition

b) Understand what to do when there are ten or more ones in a column e.g. 25 x 2

c) Will be able to solve multiplication calculations that involve exchange using equipment and formal written methods.

In addition to this, it is expected that by the end of Year 3, children should know their 3,4 and 8 times times tables fluently, so it would be useful if you could practice these at home.

Children have access to an online resource called Times Tables Rockstars which will also help them practice.

We have included the link for you here.

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth

This afternoon in Art , Base 3 have been painting with watercolours. They have been experimenting with different techniques including blending and bleeding.

Mrs Freeman Evans is pleased to report that only one pot of water was knocked off the desk during this exercise!

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Skellig is a children’s novel by the British author David Almond, published in 1998.

Currently, Year 5 and 6 are using Skellig as their whole class text and some of the English tasks are based around this.  

Today’s task for Base 2 is inference.

What is inference? 

An inference is any step in logic that allows someone to reach a conclusion based on evidence or reasoning.

It is similar to a conclusion or a deduction. 

Inferences are very important when reading a story or text andis a good reading comprehension skill.

When we make inferences while reading, we are using evidence provided by the author to draw our own logical conclusions.

Since publication, Skellig has been printed in several editions, each with differing designs on the cover.

Today, children are looking at the different book covers and using inference skills to see how a book cover can help you predict what will happen in a story.

They are working in groups to look at what is appealing, what is interesting and what the cover might tell you about the book.

Today in Maths, Base 1 have been looking at the properties of 3D shapes.

They have been working together in groups to describe the properties of a 3D shape and will also learn how to identify parallel and perpendicular faces/edges.

Some 3D shapes, like cubes and pyramids, can be opened or unfolded along their edges to create a flat shape.  The net of a 3D shape is what it looks like if it is opened out flat.  A net can be folded to make a 3D shape.

The children will be learning more about this later on today.

If you want to help your children with this topic, there is help on BBC Bitesize

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zt7xk2p/articles/z247tv4

YEAR 5 BIG SING REHEARSALS

At Moorfield, we work together with TACT Schools Art Music Partnership to deliver our music curriculum.

As part of the music curriculum we deliver, children in Year 2 and Year 5 take part in a concert called “The Big Sing” each year.  This year the concerts will take place at The International Centre in Telford in March and soon we will be sending out more information to parents about how it will work and how you can buy tickets.

Staff from TACT have been coming into school and teaching children the songs which they will perform at the concert.

Today, Miss Oliver’s class have been working on Arctic landscapes in the style of Ted Harrison.  Ted Harrison was a famous Canadian artist famed for his landscapes using line and colour.

The children have been working with different textures, including watercolour, clay and pencil.

Today one of Ted’s watercolours was shown on the whiteboard and children have been using this as a base to make their own line drawing which they will then fill with watercolour.

They have been developing various artistic skills and have been working with other children on their table to show that they can communicate ideas and collaborate with others.

Children have been using a sketch book to record observations and then using this to review and revisit ideas.

They hope to improve their mastery of art and design techniques including drawing, painting and sculpture with a range of materials for example, pencil, charcoal, paint and clay.

Once they have finished the artwork, children will be using different sources of information to learn about great artists in history.

All the year 3 and year 4 children are working on the same project in Art and are at different stages of it.

If you would like to find out some more about Ted Harrison and do some work with your children at home, there are some ideas on this website:

https://artsycraftsymom.com/ted-harrison-art-projects-for-kids