ICT – Control

We have been using a range of equipment to learn all about control.

Pentominoes

In Maths, all 3 classes in Year 3/4 learned about pentominoes.

Internet Research – Roman Shields

During ICT, we searched the internet for different Roman shield designs. When we found one we liked, we used Paint to draw the design. Here are some of our designs.

Creating a Clay Dragon

We have had an amazing time making our clay dragons with Louise. We used lots of utensils to create a range of effects on our dragons. Some of us made 3D dragons and some of us made square shaped pots with dragons wrapped around them. We will have our clay dragons back in approximately two weeks, after they have been fired in the kiln.
Here are some photographs of us creating our clay models and holding our final creations.

 

Information Text – Komodo Dragons

This week we have been writing an information text (non-chronological report) on komodo dragons. We worked in pairs to write the paragraphs but decided independently how to present our work.

Here are some examples.

In the Library

Today, Neptune Class worked in the library because our classroom was being used for our clay work. We worked in small groups and we were able to use the new furniture. Some of us thought it was great working in the library because there was a lot of room, but others found it noisy at times. Overall, we thought it was a great place to be able to work!

Dragon Dancing

In PE we have been creating sequences of dance moves to represent dragons.

Features of a Non-chronological Report

Next week we are going to be writing a non-chronological report about komodo dragons. In preparation for the writing task, we looked at a range of information texts and drew out the key features.

The most common features were:

• Big, bold title
• Paragraphs
• Subheadings
• Facts/fact boxes
• Pictures / photographs
• Captions
• Labels
• Diagrams

We used Post-it Notes and stuck them on examples we found in a range of texts.

Basketball

We are fortunate to have a basketball coach with us this term, to teach us lots of new skills and techniques. Friday afternoon saw the start of our basketball sessions, with lots of dribbling and passing to our partners.

Pentatonic Scale

As part of our music curriculum, we have started learning about the pentatonic scale. The pentatonic scale consists of five notes and are the black notes on a keyboard. Many songs have been sung using this scale. We sang a few songs including ‘Swing Low, Sweet Chariot’ and ‘I’m Gonna Sing’. We also experimented playing the pentatonic scale.

Listen to our beautiful singing!

This is a youtube clip – it is hidden and unlisted, you need the link to be able to view it.
We had a great time trying to play songs on the pentatonic scale.

This is a youtube video showing Bobby Mcferrin demonstrating the pentatonic scale

We wrote some facts about the pentatonic scale.