Willow Class - Term 1

The children this week have been writing their Roman narratives inspired by Mt Vesuvius and the story, Escape from Pompeii. Once they had finished writing, they were able to design a book cover for their story in preparation for publishing them. In Art, the children were using their designs from last week to build their final Roman mosaic. 

 

 This week, the children were rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 in maths, recognising the value of each column and counting up in 1000s. In Science, the children were experimenting with melting points. They completed an experiment to investigate the best water temperature for melting chocolate. The class were also very lucky to have Mrs Sturgess come into class and teach them how to pronounce words in Czechia for European Languages day.  

In Science, the children have been learning how heat impacts different states of matter. They experimented with ice cubes to understand the properties of a liquid. In Art, the children have been learning about Roman mosaics before designing and building their own mosaic borders.

Last week, the children settled quickly into their Maths lessons, recognising place value in numbers up to 10,000. They were able to use a range of resources to partition and sort to create various numbers. In Science, the children have been learning about the different states of matter and how they are influenced by heat. The children then conducted a liquid and gas experiment to see if gases have any weight. Finally in history, the children have really enjoyed learning about the Romans, knowing where they came from and how they conquered most of Europe.