Month: May 2017
We are learning about SUBTRACTION:
It is really important to remember – ALWAYS start with the biggest number!
– The order of the number sentence DOES matter!
Did you know?
The names of the numbers in a subtraction fact are:
Minuend − Subtrahend = Difference
Minuend: The number that is to be subtracted from.
Subtrahend: The number that is to be subtracted.
Difference: The result of subtracting one number from another.
Sustainability Reading Activity:
Video 1:
Video 2:
Video 3:
What questions have you still got about Sustainability?
Sustainability Project: Questions
What is Sustainability
How does it affect
What can we do to be sustainable.
What is a future goal for our school to be sustainable.
We are learning about Homophones:
We are finishing our learning on Capacity:
Game 1: Choose a container, it will pour an amount into the measuring jug. Mark this amount on the containers arrow (800ml) once all the containers have a measurement, click check! Let Miss Hutchins know how many you got right!
Game 2: Find which jugs will fill up the bottle to 1 litre. Write down the measurements in your book.
Our spelling pattern this week is ‘er’ – Bossy r!
Spellzone Website
BBC Sandcastles – Please choose er,ir,ur sounds
Soft Schools – choose the correct sound.
We are learning about Sustainability:
Resources for Sustainability on Monday:
Air
– Carbon atom game – http://makeitwood.org/carbon-cycle/
Carbie the carbon atom is not happy. It is getting crowded in the atmosphere causing it to warm up. Carbie is looking for a better place to be. This interactive game allows you to choose between the ocean, coal, trees and wood products and learn how carbon is stored in each of these environments.
Watch Video – Photosyntheseis – Give them the worksheet with the facts on it – CO2 in, Oxygen out.
TREES SAVE THE WORLD VIDEO – http://forestlearning.edu.au/find-a-resource/article/41/trees-save-the-world.html – This is probably the best one to start with.
Forests:
Video: http://easyscienceforkids.com/sustainable-forestry-facts-for-kids-video/
http://eschooltoday.com/forests/what-is-forestry.html
http://makeitwood.org/benefits-of-wood/
http://makeitwood.org/media/video.cfm – Why on earth Wood.
Information on recycled wood: http://makeitwood.org/choosing-wood/recycled-wood.cfm
Wood is renewable:
We are learning about Capacity:
Definition of
Capacity
The amount that something can hold.
Usually it means volume, such as milliliters (ml) or liters (l) in Metric, or pints or gallons in Imperial.
Example: “The bucket has a capacity of 9 liters”
Capacity can also be general: “He has a great capacity for work”