It is always very exciting to begin a new term with a whole range of new topics to explore. In Class 4, we have begun our English unit based on the book The Explorers by Katherine Rundell which is set in the Amazon Rainforest. So far, we have made predictions and taken a closer look at the superb vocabulary used to create our own descriptive paragraphs.
In Maths, we have been learning how to multiply fractions by integers and other fractions. We have also learnt two strategies to divide fractions by whole numbers. We have been able to apply this questions in context and provide reasons for our answers.
Due to Young Voices being in the following week, we have also practiced our songs o we are prepared for the main event. This involved listening to the pitch and tempo to match the original.
In Science we learned about classification. To do this, we experimented with sorting a collection of living organisms into groups of our own choosing. Afterwards, each group explained how they decided to group their animals and we evaluated how effective they were. Sometimes we offered suggestions for how there groups could be more specific in order to help someone trying to use the classification key to identify their animal or similar animals.