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Weekly Update 5.11.21
Posted: Nov 5, 2021 by: Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi everyone,
I hope you all had a relaxing half term and managed to have some fun! Ash Tree have come back with a fantastic attitude and have worked hard this week.
In English, we have been researching Victorian workhouses and presenting our findings by writing non-chronological reports.
In Maths, Miss Bairstow's group have started a new unit on multiplication and division. This week we have focused on identifying multiples, factors and prime numbers as this will help us with our learning throughout the unit. Please remember the expectation is for children to know all of their times table facts by the end of Year 4. If your child can't confidently recall their times tables yet, please encourage them to practise regularly at home.
Mrs Trotter's groups have also started a new unit this week on fractions.
We had some fun on Thursday and Friday this week completing a science experiment to learn more about air resistance. In pairs, the children made 3 parachutes and changed one variable e.g. size of parachute, length of string, shape of parachute. They had to ensure all other variables stayed the same to make it a fair test. We then tested the parachutes to see which design fell the slowest when dropped from a height to see which was the safest parachute.
Stay safe and have fun this weekend if you attend any bonfire/firework displays!
Miss Bairstow