Walnut Class Term 4 2019/20

This term we have continued our learning journey through the virtual platform ‘Seesaw’. This has provided us with some amazing and very out of the box learning experiences which are providing us with opportunities to become more independent thinkers and learners.

Let’s look back on the fantastic learning that has taken place!

Our topic this term was ‘Children of the Second World War’. We looked closely at the evacuation of children from the big cities to the countryside.

Literacy

First, we identified the features of a narrative.

Identifying 3 of the features of a narrative in the model text.

After identifying the features of the model text the challenge was then set to edit and re-write sections using the skills we had learnt in class.

Before we started to write we generated different descriptive words to support us with our writing. We created word banks and examples that we could later use.

Narratives

In Literacy, we wrote Narratives that had told the story of evacuated children. We explored the Narrative and broke it down into sections this helped us have a clear idea of what would happen to the characters and where they would go.

Making sure that we included exciting and descriptive language. To do this we read through our work and edited.

We looked at sentence structures and the development of the language that we use when we write a descriptive piece.

We used sections of the model text and adapted it. Doing this we work on our editing and drafting.

Cartoon strip Narrative
We drew out the story this helped us to think about what we wanted to write.

Virtual learning has helped us to present work in different ways. We have been able to present work using pictures, videos and voice notes.

Diary entries

Diary entries. We looked at planning and writing recounts in the role children that had been evacuated.

Using a planning template can help to keep our writing on track.

Recount -Diary entry
We discussed the different features of a diary entry and looked at what we needed to include. We were also given the choice of writing a diary entry as ourself or as a child in the Second World War.

Support for Spelling

To support our writing we worked on the basic writing skills. For example tenses and what type of sentence is the correct one to use.

Using columns we were able to identify what type of sentence we were looking at.

Then we were set the challenge of converting the tense of words taken from a sentence.

Mathematics

In Mathematics, we explored many topics, the virtual learning experience has helped us to become more creative with our maths work. This term we covered statistics and Geometry -properties of shape.

Exploring collecting information and presenting data collected in Statistics

Identifying properties of shape -lines of symmetry also finding shapes within a pattern.

Using different mediums to complete the work set.

Painting and constructing their own 3D shapes.

History

Throughout this term, we have looked at events of the Second World War. Using Seesaw and other media sources to conduct our own research about the events. We looked at the ‘Blitz’, ‘Evacuation’, ‘D-day Landings’ and ‘VE-day’.

Note-taking – information collected about the children of the Second World War.

Science

In science, we have looked at actions and reactions. Then we conducted our own investigations. Next, we designed and built our own modes of transport.