Class Four/Five
Class Four and Five have just completed their numeracy main lesson. Class 4 completed fractions 1 and Class 5 completed their first decimal-fraction main lesson.
Class 4 began with apples introducing basic fractions and then looking at equivalent value fractions. We then moved onto the addition and subtraction of fractions with improper and mixed fractions.
Class 5 began looking at writing decimals from a fraction using their already learnt understanding of place value. From this we looked at the mathematical symbols of greater and least and were able to order decimals accordingly. We also looked at the addition and subtraction of decimals.
In our final week Class 4 and 5 came together to make up a data set from a 60 metre sprint. As a class, using lots of different mathematical processes we found the mean, median and mode of our data set. Lots of fun.
This week we begin our Ancient Persian main lesson as part of the ancient civilization main lessons. We will begin by looking at the geographical aspects of the once dominating Persian Empire and the many wonderful fables and poetry from the era long ago. Many traditions and cultures will be discussed and form part of our independent writing exercises. We will be reading the Epic Tale of Gilgamesh as we begin to learn the story for our upcoming play performance.
Our room smelt beautiful this week as we made essential oil perfume scents for our wonderful mums for their special day. The children made beautiful cards and wrote heartfelt words in prose. A sense of gratitude for their mum’s was certainly felt in the room.
My favourite pictures… Children immersed in reading.
Robyn x