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  • English Working Wall

    Published 14/09/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Earlier in the week we came up with lots of questions that we wanted to find out about The Great Fire of London. We picked 2 questions to investigate further. We were given lots of sources of information and we worked in teams of 3 to examine the evidence and make historical discoveries. We recorded our discoveries by creating information sentences. We published all the sources of information and the information sentences we created on our working wall. 

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  • Homework

    Published 29/06/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Here is a copy of this week's homework, just in case you missed it. 

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  • Ross Montgomery Visit

    Published 29/06/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    On Friday 6th July, the award winning author Ross Montgomery will be working with Beech Class!

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  • Yes/No Sorting Diagrams

    Published 29/06/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Here is an example of a Yes/No sorting diagram that we created this week. 

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  • Doubles and Halves

    Published 29/06/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    We used the 'five-and-a-bit-ness' of these numbers to help us quickly work out doubles and halves. 

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  • Working on our Number Fluency

    Published 10/06/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Last week we focused on using and applying our basic understanding of number to calculate more efficiently.

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  • Homework

    Published 10/06/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    This week, Mr Mackinnon has set a series of activities on Purplemash.com 

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  • Our Vietnamese Pen-Pals

    Published 13/05/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Last week, we wrote some outstanding letters to Boa Quyen and Loc; our Vietnamese pen-pals at the British Vietnamese International School in Ho Chi Minh City. 

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  • Using Diagrams to Solve Division Problems

    Published 13/05/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    If you are solving a division problem with a small 'altogether' number or you are not confident in using your counting skills. Try using a diagram to represent the problem. You could use sorting circles or a bar model. 

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  • Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to Solve Division Problems

    Published 13/05/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    We can also use our counting in 2s, 5s and 10s skills to solve division problems. 

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  • Using Diagrams to Solve Multiplication Problems

    Published 13/05/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    Sometimes you might be asked to solve a multiplication question involving numbers in which you are not yet able to count up in: 3s for example. 

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  • Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s to Solve Multiplication Problems

    Published 11/05/18, by Charlie Mackinnon

    One method of solving multiplication problems is to count up in 2s, 5s or 10s. 

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