Spetses week ending 17.01.25

This week…

In English, we explored the impact of words on the reader through descriptive writing. We worked in small groups to generate ideas to describe the Amazon rainforest using all our senses. We also used various comprehension skills to understand more about the Amazon rainforest. We ended the week with some work around personification in a similar style to Katherine Rundell, the author of the class text.

In Maths …

Year 4, started a new unit on multiplication and division; they looked into identifying factor pairs, using factor pairs, multiplying by 10 and multiplying by 100.

Year 3, continued the unit on multiplication and division; making connections in multiplication, problem solving and multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1-digit numbers without exchange.

In Geography, the children learnt about the lives of indigenous peoples living in the Amazon rainforest, why tropical rainforests are important and the threats to the Amazon. They used the knowledge to create fact files and to write a letter to the President of Brazil about preserving the rainforest.

Please click on this link for this week’s homework Spetses Home Learning – 17.01.25

Have a wonderful weekend,

Mrs. Richards