W/C 16th October 2017

Maths
Throughout our lessons this week we have looked at using the column subtraction method to solve written calculations. We started working on calculations that had the same amount of digits before looking at calculations that have a differing number of digits and then finally, we looked at calculations including decimals. Towards the end of the week, we have also completed our weekly mental arithmetic paper.

Literacy
In our literacy lessons we have focused on recount writing. Recounts are a way of retelling an important event or describing an experience that you have had to others, such as a school trip or a funny story. When writing our own recounts about our trip to Whitby, we have worked on making sure the following are included:

• First person
• Paragraphs that start with time openers (Just after breakfast, When we arrived on the beach, At about 10:30...  Sometime later...)
• Past tense
• Chronological order
• Interesting vocabulary (adjectives, powerful verbs and adverbs)
• Accurate use of capital letters (to start your sentences and for names)
• A good joining connective (conjunction). For example: although, however, even though
• Feelings about your experience