Ash Tree Class Blog
Ash Tree Class Blog
Weekly Update 5.11.21
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
Weekly Update 22.10.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi!
What a busy half term it has been! It has been lovely to get to know the new members of Ash Tree over the last 7 weeks and see how hard they have been working.
We completed our first corridor display this week to showcase some of our excellent writing over the half term and have had some compliments already on the super work!
I hope you all have a lovely half term and have a well deserved rest!
See you soon!
Miss Bairstow
Weekly Update 15.10.21
Miss Bairstow (d.bairstow) on: Ash Tree Class Blog
Hi everyone,
It has been another very busy week in school but I am pleased with how hard Ash Tree are continuing to work.
In English, we have been learning about onomatopoeia and the features of poetry in preparation for writing some poems of our own next week. In Maths, Miss Bairstow's group have been applying their understanding of formal methods for addition and subtraction to solve word problems. I was particularly impressed with their excellent, resilient attitudes when things became a little bit harder and the progress they made this week. Mrs Trotter's groups have been focusing on the order of operations and applying the principles of BIDMAS/BODMAS to solving problems.
It has been great to see so many members of Ash Tree get involved in sporting activities this week too! Several members of our class represented the school at a cross country event on Thursday and others at a football match on Tuesday evening. Please check the sports news section of the school website here if your child took part and you would like to hear more about these events.
See you next week!
Miss Bairstow