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Year 3
Year 3
In maths, we’ve been learning to tell time to the exact minute on both analogue and digital clocks. We then used this knowledge to calculate durations by moving the hands on our clocks forwards or backwards. It has taken lots of perseverance and determination but we are very proud of how far our students have come!
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We have also been celebrating World Book Day with the whole school focus on the story ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. In Year 3, we read what really happened to Little Red in a book called ‘The Wolf’s Story’. In this unit, we have had fun innovating the story and writing our own versions. The children have demonstrated that they can apply all the skills they have learnt in Year 3 so far with confidence. We can’t wait to share them!
Year 4 Year 4 Superheroes!
WOW! It's difficult to find the words to express how proud we all are of the Year 4 children during our Residential Trip to Nam Pha Pha Yai last week! Learning outside of the classroom in this kind of setting, gives the chance to build on a range of developmental skills. The children are given opportunities to make new friendships, work as a team, connect with the new ways of learning, expand their knowledge beyond what’s taught in the classroom and, of course, have fun in the process!
Year 4
From collecting sticks for the campfire, to using a compass to navigate around the resort, independence, confidence and a sense of personal responsibility were at the forefront of everything we did.
Our Year 4 campers battled through long hikes, uphill climbs and complex navigational skills. All the while, they remained focused, determined and used their strengthening collaborative skills to complete a range of team building activities. And best of all, they had an absolute blast doing it (so did the teachers!)…they are our true superheroes!
Year 5
We have had a very busy and exciting February. We kicked off Term 2 with our residential trip to Pattana Mansion. The children joined with the children form St Andrews 107 and Green Valley which gave them the opportunity to meet and make lots of new friends. They also participated in numerous activities including kayaking, team building activities, art and sport.
Year 5
In maths we learned all about area and perimeter and the children got to apply these skills practically by measuring the area and perimeter of different areas in the school. In English, we combined our knowledge of space from our science unit to write final transmissions home from the perspective of an astronaut.
In topic, we have been learning all about Myanmar and the children researched and created their own displays to show their knowledge of all of the different ethnic tribes in Myanmar. Our very own Pan Pan won this years Dusit’s Got Talent and we all agree she did a fantastic job!
We look forward to next month and all that it brings!
Year 6
Year 6 Eagles are primed for Book Week! In English, we are doing Little Red Riding Hood but with an interesting twist - this time, you choose your own adventure! We started by studying the popular 1980s-90s UK kids television programme, Knightmare, before reading the game books and learning the features of a ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ story. Now we are adapting these ideas to write our own ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ stories about Little Red Riding Hood. Where will she go? What will happen? You decide!
Year 6
In maths, we have been learning about percentages, including converting fractions to percentages and decimals, and finding percentages of amounts. In science, we are learning about the human body, such as components of the blood and how the heart works. We have made delicious “blood smoothies” (not containing actual blood!) and also investigated how our heart rate changes with exercise. We also made anatomically accurate models of the heart in our art lesson.
