Week 4 - we got through assessments!
Published 28/09/20, by Kate Tompsett
Welcome to week 4
(yes it looks like we skipped a week but we didn't I promise, we have moved from telling you what happened last week to what is happening this week)
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Published 20/09/20, by Kate TompsettWeek preview and home learning 21/09/20
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Published 14/09/20, by Kate TompsettWeekly preview and home learning
Read MoreMaple Class 2020/2021
Published 14/09/20, by Kate TompsettWelcome to the new Maple Class! 2020/2021
Read MoreAaban's Lockdown Poem
Published 21/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonAaban, we love the way you used your experience of Lockdown to create this poem.
Read MoreSummer Challenges!
Published 20/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonWe would like to say a massive thank you to all the children who completed and sent in daily challenge work.
To keep you busy and get you ready for Year 4, we have put together some Reading, Maths and Summer Fun challenges.
Read MoreFriday Challenge: 17th July
Published 16/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonLook at this diagram.
How many different routes can you find from A to B?
Calculate the value of each route.
For example: 13 + 43 + 71 = 127
What is the route with the lowest value?
What is the route with the highest value?
EXTENSION: Can you design a diagram with slightly more challenging arithmetic problems?
Read MoreAlbie's Monday Challenge
Published 16/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonWell done Albie.
We love all the different 3D shapes you created with modelling clay and straws.
Read MoreThursday Challenge: 16th July
Published 16/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonConsider and discuss this philosophical question:
Could a robot replace a:
teacher
police officer
fire fighter
parent
brother/sister
farmer
pilot
judge
librarian
factory worker
Why? Why not?
Read MoreWednesday Challenge: 15th July
Published 14/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonLearn to Tie Knots
1. Square Lashing
This is useful for attaching sticks together to make mobiles, swords, frames, stars and so on.
2. Clove Hitch
Use this knot to attach a rope to a fixed post to make a washing line or similar. Use this knot to start a square lashing or simply to attach some string to a stick for mobiles, story sticks, fishing rods and so on.
3. Reef Knot
This knot is for tying two ends of a line together and it holds tight for example to give you a longer length of rope.
Read MoreTuesday Challenge: 14th June
Published 13/07/20, by Charlie Mackinnon
Read MoreMonday Challenge: 13th July
Published 13/07/20, by Charlie MackinnonSkeleton Shapes
Skeleton shapes are made with balls of modelling clay and straws.
This shows a cube and a skeleton cube:
How many balls of modelling clay and how many straws does it take to make the cube?
Here are some piles of modelling clay balls and straws:
Look at the shapes below and decide which piles are needed to make a skeleton of each shape.
Extension: Can you make a skeleton shape out of modelling clay and straws?
