Maths

This is a rounding decimals game that we played as part of Ms Kirkpatrick's tasks. As well as knowing what the decimals rounded up to, we had to be accurate in our shooting.

Leaning Tower of Pisa

Science

These are the experiments that group 2 did last week. We first did the baking soda and vinegar experiment, in which we filled a little plastic cup with baking soda and then poured vinegar on it. For the Oobleck experiment, we mixed water with cornstarch to make the Non-Newtonian liquid.

Writing Prompt continued

The boys sat together thinking about the poor man. They were sorry that things had happened the way they had, and they still felt a little bit guilty - they hadn't meant for anything bad to happen. Jack sighed. He had learnt the hard way that it wasn't always a good idea to go with the crowd and he wouldn't be making the same mistake again.

...Three weeks earlier, Jack had been walking to the shop with a group of his friends. As they passed the old railway bridge, they had spotted what looked like a bundle of clothes next to a rusty, old bin. Jack stared at the rags intently, until, to his surprise he saw a pair of eyes blinking back at him. He hurried on, to catch up to his friends.

Continued part:
When Jack got home that day, he couldn't help but think of those eyes staring back at him. He barely touched his dinner, thinking about that poor man all by himself and wondering whether he would eat tonight, or even tomorrow. When he had done his homework, he lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Maths Show me

This is the show me that Shannon and I made on a maths problem using the LS2 Ipad.

Home Learning T1 W5

These are the DLO of AJ's and my home learning this week. This time though, the focus is a painting, not a building. As you can probably see, we had to make a DLO on the Mona Lisa. But AJ and I thought that was too easy, so we included some facts about the artist, Leonardo Da Vinci.

Using DRAFT

Stretched sentence:

Who: The boy laughed.

What: The boy laughed hysterically.

When: In the evening the boy laughed hysterically.

Where: At the campfire in the evening the boy laughed hysterically.

Why: At the campfire in the evening, the boy laughed hysterically after seeing his friend slip in the mud and fall on his face.

At the campfire in the evening, the boy laughed hysterically after seeing his friend slip in the mud and land on his face.

This is AJ's and my stretched sentences. We started off with: The boy laughed. and ended up with: At the campfire in the evening, the boy laughed hysterically after seeing his friend slip in the mud and fall on his face. We then used DRAFT to make it better