Mosques

Year 4/5/6 are learning about mosques this half term in RE and have enjoyed looking at mosques around the world. They have then made their own 3D models.

Here is the video showing mosques around the world.

Maths Monkey

Salhouse School now has a popular addition - his name is Maths Monkey!

Maths Monkey just loves maths. Every day he gets to go home with a different child and do maths with them. He doesn't like doing worksheets but loves doing anything around the home (or out and about) that includes maths. So far he has been shopping a few times (lots of maths there!), done some cooking (lots of measuring), estimated and counted different items including his own stripes and even played games like Monopoly. He even has his own diary to record what he's been up to. He's having so much fun and helping children to see the maths all around them. He's probably the most popular person at school!

If you want to make your own Maths Monkey here's the pattern for him.

Patterns

Bitterns are learning about patterns in maths.

Click here to colour objects in different ways, trying to find all the possibilities (click 'main session')

Graphs

We are carrying out surveys in class 1/2/3 and using this program to turn the information into graphs.

Money maths

Here are some great sites for practising using money:

Money Splat - recognising amounts

Price Challenge - using coins to pay amounts up to 20p

Price Challenge 50p - using coins to pay amounts up to 50p

Igloo shopping - using coins to pay amounts up to £10

Money Exchanger - giving change

European Language Day

We held a European Language Day at school today, which the children really enjoyed. When they came to my classroom they entered Israel and learnt a Hebrew song and dance.

Here is a link to the song.

This is a link to another song they also enjoyed.

RE - Hillsongs

As part of the RE topic, Worship and the Community, we looked at a video clip from Hillsongs church in Australia. Click here to view the clip.

Author Julia Donaldson

We have been learning about authors. Here is an interview with Julia Donaldson.

Graphs

We are learning about how to put information into graphs.

Here you can make different types of graphs.

Sheet Map

We made a sheet map that has all the settings for our quest myth. It was great fun to make and decide where to place each setting.

Telling the time

We are practising telling the time. Here are some great games to play:

O'clock and half past (2 player game)

setting a clock (3 levels)

Time detectives (a mystery to solve)

Telling the time (analogue clocks with quarter to etc.)

More Greek Myths

Go here for more Greek Myths

Taking-away

Here is a website to practice subtraction.

Myths

We are learning all about myths in Literacy.

Here are some great myths that you can read or listen to.

Crossing the river

We had to get 3 aliens from one planet to another. This website has the same problem but with people crossing a river in a boat.

This website is similar but different (there is a farmer, chicken and fox!).

Spaceships

We designed spaceships using 2D shapes:

I am thinking of a number...

We thought of a number between 1 and 100. We then came up with clues to help others work out the number we had thought of.

Here they all are:

Alex‘s Number

It is more than 5
It is odd
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 18


Taylor‘s Number
It is more than 50
It is odd.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 13
It is a multiple of 3


Evei‘s Number

It is more than 20
It is even.
It is a multiple of 10
When you add the digits together you get 1


Harry‘s Number

It is more than 25
It is even.
It is a multiple of 10
When you add the digits together you get 6


Emma‘s Number

It is more than 65
It is even.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 10


Mellisa‘s Number

It is between 30 and 40
It is odd.
It is not a multiple of 5.
When you add the digits together you get 10


Chloe W‘s Number

It is less than 40
It is even.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 8



Molly‘s Number

It is more than 10
It is even.
It is a multiple of 10
When you add the digits together you get 5


Leah‘s Number

It is more than 0
It is odd.
It is a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 10


Holly H‘s Number

It is more than 50
It is even.
It is a multiple of 10
When you add the digits together you get 1


Harvey‘s Number

It is more than 20
It is odd.
It is a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 7


Pippa‘s Number

It is less than 50
It is a 2 digit number.
It is odd.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 9


Georgina‘s Number

It is between 5 and 20
It is odd.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 8


Will C‘s Number

It is between and 10 and 20
It is odd.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 4


Chloe G‘s Number

It is between 10 and 30
It is odd.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 11


Rhiannon‘s Number

It is more than 50
It is odd.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 13



Kieran‘s Number

It is more than 60
It is even.
It is a multiple of 10
When you add the digits together you get 7


Richie‘s Number

It is less than 50
It is even.
It is a 2 digit number
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 8


Holly M‘s Number

It is more than 50
It is even.
It is not a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 12


George‘s Number

It is more than 45
It is odd.
It is a multiple of 5
When you add the digits together you get 10

Chocolate Fridge Cake

We are learning about instructions in Literacy. We have followed a recipe to make Chocolate Fridge Cake and enjoyed eating it!

Here is the recipe:

Chocolate Fridge Cake

Ingredients:
250g digestive biscuits
150g milk chocolate
150g dark chocolate
100g unsalted butter
150g golden syrup
100g raisins


Method:
1. Use cling film to line a 20cm shallow, square-shaped tin. Leave extra cling film hanging over the sides.
2. Put the biscuits into a plastic bag. Now bash them into pieces using a rolling pin.
3. Melt chocolate, butter and golden syrup in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally.
4. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the broken biscuits and raisins.
5. Spoon the mixture into the tin. Level the surface by pressing it down with a potato masher.
6. Leave to cool, then put the chocolate mixture in the fridge for 1-2 hours to set.
7. Turn out the cake and peel off the cling film. Cut the cake into 12 squares and enjoy!

Space Maths

This term we are going on a space exploration in maths. We have designed space ships and are going to lots of different planets.

Click here to do some Spacey Maths and practice adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.

Symmetry

We have been learning all about symmetry and making symmetrical aliens (the pictures of these will follow at a later time.

Here are some websites to practice symmetry:

symmetry game

Click here then click on the relective symmetry picture (if a Google page opens click on the top choice (reflection.swf))