Homework and Times Tables Games!

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Homework has begun this week- hooray!

Each week, you will receive English and Maths homework on a Friday.

English homework will have two parts: grammar and reading comprehension. It is due back in on Tuesday.

Maths homework will be due back in on Wednesday.

If you need help with your homework, please come and talk to one of us as soon as possible- do not leave it until the day it is due back in!

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You also need to be reading every day and practising your times tables. When we did some times tables last week, it was clear that lots of you need to get working on them! You should be able to answer any times table question up to 12 x 12, without needing to work them out or count on your fingers. It will make all of your Maths lessons and homework, much easier!

Try these fun games to help you with becoming super speedy at times tables!

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

http://www.mad4maths.com/8_x_multiplication_table_math_game/

 http://www.arcademics.com/games/grand-prix/grand-prix.html

Remember to check with an adult before clicking on any links, or playing any other games.

Maths Homework- Improper Fractions

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This week, you are practising changing between improper fractions and mixed numbers.

An Improper Fraction has a top number larger than (or equal to) the bottom number.

It is "top-heavy"

Eg. 24/6 or 12/5

A Mixed Number has a whole number and a proper fraction together :

Eg. 1 1/2 or 4 3/4

This website has lots of help for changing from one to the other. Click the picture below to visit the helpful site:

Source: https://www.mathsisfun.com/improper-fractions.html

Maths Homework- Awesome Angles!

This week, your homework is all about angles! You need to calculate the size of the missing angle on a straight line.

You must remember that the sum (the total) of all of the angles on a straight line is 180 degrees.

Play this fun game to practise calculating the size of a missing angle on a straight line:

Source: https://www.studyladder.co.uk/games/activity/angles-on-a-straight-line-13131?lc_set=

Please remember the chat we have had about the presentation of your homework and the effort that you should be putting into your work. Make sure you tell us which type of angle each missing angle is (acute, right, obtuse), then show us your working out to demonstrate how you calculated the size of the angle.

Eg.
This is an obtuse angle.
180 - 25 = 155 degrees.

If you have a protractor at home, you can check that your calculations are correct.

Fantastic Homework!

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Special congratulations to these children who went above and beyond what was expected of them in their Maths homework this week. Each of these children presented their homework neatly and clearly, showing the care they had put into their work. They completed detailed calculations and showed their working out in each section of the Holiday Homework Challenge!

Very well done to:

Blessie

Jada

Justin

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Stephanie

Maria

Fantastic work! You will each get a bonus Class Dojo point this week for the effort you put into your homework! Well done!

Decimals Game!

This week we have been learning about decimals. We have ordered them, partitioned them, rounded them and even added and subtracted them.

Now you are ready to try this cool game- called Hotel Decimalfornia!

Let me know how you get on!

Source: http://mrnussbaum.com/hotel/

A Busy First Week!

Last week, we settled into our new classroom and new routines. We enjoyed our Minecraft Maths (Mathscraft!)

We also had great fun with a team building challenge called 'Tiny Glass Towers'. Here we are working hard to make the tallest possible tower with the tiny glasses. It was much harder than we expected- they were very wobbly indeed!

Stop the Clock 3!

Stop the Clock has become more difficult! Are you ready for the next level? Take on the challenge and try to 'STOP THE CLOCK'- it will now test you on 5 minute intervals (eg. 7:55 or 3:25), not just o'clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past. Good luck! Let me know how you get on!

Source: http://resources.oswego.org/games/stoptheclock/sthec3.html

Stop the Clock!

This week we have been learning to tell the time! Keep practising this weekend- tell your family what time it is, work out how long you have left until bedtime, or test yourself playing our new favourite game, 'STOP THE CLOCK!'

The fastest time we managed yesterday was 17 seconds (well done, Isaac!)- can you beat that time at home? Leave me a comment to let me know how quickly you managed to complete the game. Good luck!

Source: http://resources.oswego.org/games/stoptheclock/sthec2.html

Reading Scales Games

This week we will be learning about measures. On Friday we will be using weighing scales. Try out these fun games to practise your skill of reading scales carefully!

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The Blog is Back! Loom Bands...

Hello! I've been having some technical difficulties with the blog in the last couple of weeks, but (fingers crossed!) it seems to be back in action!

So, the year has ended and we have all said goodbye to each other and headed out into the summer holidays! Before we finished term, we had a very busy and exciting few weeks.

In the last couple of weeks we have been Loom Band crazy in St. George's Class! We followed some video instructions to try to make some complicated new designs, did some Loom Band maths (to practise our addition and learn about ratio) and had a debate about whether or not Loom Bands should be banned.

Last week, we had a visit from Dan Shepherd of FarShoreline Productions, who came and recorded our debate. Dan recorded lots of us speaking, then edited our discussion to make a short documentary. The final recording will be on the blog soon. Can you hear yourself speaking? Which side do you think won? Should Loom Bands be banned?!

Loom Bands!

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If you are lucky enough to have a Loom Band kit at home, please bring it into school (with your name on it) on Wednesday... you will have to wait and see why!!

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Please do not buy anything especially- only bring in what you already have. I will provide everything we need if you do not have a loom or hooks etc. at home. DO NOT BUY ANYTHING NEW!

Brilliant Bridges!

Today, Mrs MacDonald set you a fantastic challenge! I am very jealous that I missed this exciting lesson- aren't you lucky?!

She gave you this brief and asked you to build a bridge, with a budget of only £100. Points were awarded by the judges for safety, balance, strength, being under budget and design.

3 of the 5 groups scored 5 points! Well done!

Here are the fantastic bridges:

They look marvellous- some look very sturdy indeed. Well done!

Factors and Multiples

This week we have been learning about factors and multiples. Try this fun (and very funny!) game to practise your new skills.

Remember:

Factors are numbers that divide exactly into another number.
The factors of 12, for example, are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12.

Multiples are really just extended times tables.

The multiples of 2 are all the numbers in the 2 times table:
2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and so on.

The multiples of 10 are all the numbers in the 10 times table:
10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and so on.

Captain Jack Sparrow's Compass!

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This week we have been learning about compass directions. We now know the directions marked on an eight-point compass.

We each made a pirate-worthy compass for Captain Jack Sparrow, then used our compass to answer some tricky quiz questions.

We had lots of fun and now we know our compass directions!

Try these fun games to practise using compass directions:


https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/VTC/20050301/Geography/Keystage2/direction/northsout/introduct/MainSession.htm

https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/VTC/20050301/Geography/Keystage2/direction/northsout/introduct/Plenary.htm

St. George's Shoe Shop!

Yesterday, we practised using and reading scales by weighing a selection of shoes! We made estimates, weighed them and compared them.

If you have scales at home, perhaps you could try weighing some different things around the house.

Can you find anything that weighs more than 1kg?
Can you find anything that weighs less than 10g?

Make sure you ask permission before using scales at home- perhaps you could play this game with an adult. Don't try to pick up anything too heavy!

Reading Scales Games!

This week we will be learning about measures. Tomorrow we will be using weighing scales and on Friday we will be using different units to measure length. Try out these fun games to practise your skill of reading scales carefully!

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A Request from Roderick!

Last week, Roderick very politely asked me to add a game he had found to our blog. Unfortunately, the game is too big for the blog and it wouldn't load. Sorry, Roderick!

However, I have found another very fun go kart game for you to play that will also test your times tables. Click on the picture below to play the game; let me know how you get on!

Enjoy!

Number Sequences

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We had great fun today playing with number sequences. We used these steps to help us work out the missing numbers in a sequence:

1. Are the numbers going up or down?

2. By how much each time?


For example,

3, 6, 9, 12, __, __

1. The numbers are going up.

2. The numbers are going up by 3 each time.

3. 12 + 3 = 15, so 15 is the next number.

4. 15 + 3 = 18, so 18 is the next number.


Try this fun game to practise number sequences. If you click on the picture it will take you to the website with the game. Remember to check with an adult before playing any other games.

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Can you think of any tricky sequences to challenge our readers? Add them as a comment below!

Symmetry and Reflection

As requested, here is the maths game we have played recently in class. We were learning about reflection and symmetry and this was a very popular game! Enjoy!

Anna- Our Roman Numerals EXPERT!

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A special mention today must go to ANNA who found she had a great talent for reading and writing Roman Numerals. She quickly became our class expert and we were all very impressed!

 

 *** Well done Anna! ***