It's been another busy start to the half-term in seahorse class. Here is a few of the the things we have been learning about recently...
English/Topic
In English, we have been enjoying our topic on persuasive writing. We have been looking at all of the techniques used in different medias to persuade us to buy something. We used these techniques to perform adverts that we had created to sell some unusual objects.
Crossing over into our topic of the rainforest, we have been looking at the controversial subject of deforestation. It was sad to learn that many rainforest habitats are being destroyed through deforestation. At first, we could not understand why, but through our topic on persuasion and debate we have been thinking about other peoples way of life and point of view. We are using our ability to write in role and create sentences with persuasive sentence starts, conjunctions and clauses that explain others point of view in preparation for a debate next week.
Maths
In maths, we have been learning all about 3D shapes. We have been learning the names of 3D shapes and describing them by their properties such as: number and shape of their faces and number of edges and vertices. We enjoyed using our technical skills to make monster models of shapes by recognising their nets and making skeletons of their shapes using straws and pipe cleaners.
Geography
One of the highlights this week was our visit to Amazona zoo. It was great to see all of the animals we had been learning about and have the opportunity to talk with experts.
Finally, it is the Seahorse class assembly on Wednesday 13th June. The doors open at 2.35pm ready for a 2:40pm start. It would be lovely to see as many people as possible to come and share some of the subjects we had been learning about this term.
