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Posted on 15th Jun 2016 by

Class 4 Homework

The children need to investigate two habitats in or around your garden and collect information about these. They then need to investigate two animals that they have found in these habitats.

The worksheets are attached below:

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Posted on 08th Jun 2016 by

Class 4 Homework

This week children have been learning about co-ordinates. Homework includes some practise and a game that can be played with 2 or more players.

The digit cards referred to in the game will be given out with homework and children can use coloured pencils to mark on the grid rather than counters.

If you need any extra copies, please ask an adult in Class 4.

Homework will be given out after the Maths lesson on Thursday to be returned the following Wednesday.

Thank you.

Mrs Chadwick

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Posted on 06th Jun 2016 by

Spaghetti Maths 6th June 2016

The children enjoyed yet another fantastic Spaghetti Maths session today and Jonny had the following to say:

We investigated an interesting piece of mathematical wonder – the Mobius strip; which is a ‘one sided‘ surface.  

 The children were asked how many sides/surfaces a piece of paper has; the most common answer to this was 2, front and back, some of the children said 6 (knowing correctly that a sheet of paper is actually a 3 dimensional cuboid) – but for this exercise we just consider the large usable surfaces, the front and back. 

 The children were challenged to 

  Draw a line down the centre of the paper without lifting their pen off the table; this is impossible because the paper has 2 distinct sides.   

  1. See what happened when you cut a line through the centre of the paper (you are left with 2 halves – obviously!) 

 The children were then shown how to make a Mobius Strip – ask them how (or see the yellow take-home sheet for details) 

 They were then asked to repeat the tasks above  

 Draw a line down the centre – and they found that without moving the pen form the paper that the line covered both sides of the strip, showing that the shape did only have 1 surface. 

  1. Cut a line down the centre and the strip did not fall into 2 pieces but stayed as one! Showing again one surface. 

 A great deal of making, cutting, drawing, remaking and investigating then ensued. 

 We also played a game called Quads (all to do with the number 4) – if you know the simple mathematical rule in the game you never lose! Your child/ren may be challenging you to a game of this, this evening.  

 If you want to know the rules just ask!! 

 Until next week

 
Jon Longfellow
 
Spaghetti Maths 
Shrewsbury
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8 years ago
Posted on 25th May 2016 by

Class 4 Homework

Over the holidays we would like children to plan and write their own nonsense poem about a creature who goes on a journey. Similar to the poem, The Owl and the Pussy Cat by Edward Lear.

We have done a lot of work on Limericks this week but the children are free to choose how they write their poem, how long or short their poem will be and whether it has rhyming words or not.

The poem and planning sheet are attached below:

The Owl and the Pussy Cat Homework

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to speak to us.

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Posted on 24th May 2016 by

Spaghetti Maths News

Jonny really enjoyed his first Spaghetti Maths session at Bicton on Monday and had the following to say:
Dear Parents
We had a really good first class this evening, lots of enthusiastic children eager to participate and learn.
Today we did a class called MAKE THE CUT.  At the start of the class the children were challenged to cut a hole in a piece of A4 paper which they could fit through.  They all had a good attempt at this and cut the biggest hole out of the centre on the sheet – some of the smaller children could actually get through it!
They were then challenged to cut a hole that an adult could get through – bit more tricky – given the dimensions of A4 paper. 
The children realised it was impossible to do this by cutting out the middle and wasting 99% of the material so a different solution and pattern of cut was required.
We then discussed possible ways to cut the sheet to use more of it and the children were given a template to follow, they all did this in class and almost all of them took this home.
Some of the children then attempted to make the biggest hole possible, with several children cutting holes so big several people could fit inside!
Rosa managed 24 children inside hers – a new Spaghetti Maths record – well done Rosa!
Looking forward to seeing them all again after the half term break for more mind expanding maths! You can of course follow us on social media (Twitter and Facebook.)
If you have anything you want to ask about the course please feel free to let me know.
Kind regards 
Jonny 
Spaghetti Maths 
Shrewsbury 
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8 years ago
Posted on 19th May 2016 by

Class 4 Science

Class 4 have been learning about the human digestive system in their science lessons this term.  As part of this, they planned and carried out an investigation to find out how different drinks can affect our teeth.

They used hard boiled eggs to represent our teeth and put each of them in a different liquid for a week.  The liquids included milk, water, coke, squash and vinegar.  Today the class opened the jars containing the eggs and liquids to see the results.  There were a few surprises including eggs which had gone soft and some which had changed colour!

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Class 4 Homework

This term the children have been learning about the Ancient Greeks. They have spent the last 3 weeks reading and writing their own Greek Myths and Legends.

Please could children read the Greek Myth Jason and the Golden Fleece and answer the text level questions in the purple section. They may answer additional sentence and word level questions as an extension but this is optional.

The text and questions are attached below:

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Posted on 11th May 2016 by

Class 4 Homework

This week the children have been learning about the 24-hour clock and timetables.

Children must complete section A, B or C on the sheet about the 24-hour clock. They are fee to choose a section that is challenging for them.

As an extension activity to complete if they wish, children can then complete section A, B or C on the sheet about timetables.

Both sheets are attached below:

time

If there are any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to myself or Mrs Foster.

Many thanks,

Mrs Chadwick

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Posted on 04th May 2016 by

Class 4 homework to be handed in on Wednesday 11th May

In science, children have been learning about animals and their different diets and have been identifying whether animals are herbivores, carnivores or omnivores.  Their homework this week is to choose 4 animals from the list given on their sheet to research.  They will need to find out what their chosen animals eat and imagine they are zoo keepers who need to order food for their chosen animals for a week!  We have also given the children a list of suggested websites to use for their research.  If they don’t have access to a computer at home, they can research using books or ask to use the school laptops at break or lunchtime.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of us in Class 4,

Many thanks for your support,

Mrs S Foster