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22nd - 26th May
Posted: May 28, 2017 by: Teachers (BishopTeachers) on: What's been happening in Discoverers & Voyagers.
What an exciting week! Discoverers and Voyagers completed their character descriptions of Gangsta Granny. They have also been working hard to refine their proof-reading skills to ensure their writing is the best it can be. Mrs Glynn and Mrs Webber have enjoyed reading them very much.
We have also been looking at solving missing number problems using the inverse operation, and also began solving problems using a calendar in Maths this week. The children found this tricky to begin with, but persevered!
We continued investigating the properties of different rock types this week. We focused particularly on the permeability of different rocks and began by predicting which rock will absorb the most water. Children then proceeded to use a pipette to pour water onto each rock and observed what happened next. We found that slate and marble were the least permeable as they each had a pool of water on their surface. Voyagers also began using their knowledge of different rock types to instruct builders on how to build a house!
Discoverers had their forest school day this week. They tried their hand at tool work, printing, den making, traversing, clay modelling and obstacle course making! We were so fortunate to have such beautiful weather and thoroughly enjoyed the day. A massive thank you to FOBS for funding such a lovely day. We look forward to seeing how activities such as these could be integrated into our curriculum.
We have drawn our Rainforest topic to a close this week. Discoverers have made rainforest layer flip books to demonstrate their knowledge of the biome and both classes have been adding to their topic displays. We look forward to starting another Great Outdoors Topic next half term.
We have also continued practicing for Sports Day! We look forward to sharing it with you next term.
Have a lovely, restful half term. See you in June!
