Welcome to the Red Admirals
The Wizarding world of Harry Potter
Term 6:
An overview of term 6 is here.
Week 1: Welcome back everyone. We hope you enjoyed the half term holidays. This week we had a visit from the Hedgehog Rescue Centre and met a couple of real life hedgehogs. They were so cute! In Maths and Computing we started to explore how spreadsheets can be used to automate calculations. We looked at a World Cup football spreadsheet, then made our own one. In French we talked about pets and hobbies. In English we watched a couple of Harry Potter films clips, without the sound, then wrote a script to go with them. In science we heard about the experiments that pupils had done over the holiday and then we looked at how carbon dioxide can be made from bicarbonate of soda and vinegar and how this mixture can inflate a balloon, but also put out a flame.
Week 2: This week we assembled some Lego WeDo models and programmed them to see how they would move. In science we designed a classification tree for materials. In English we wrote a letter of complaint to the Hogwarts headteacher and a job application letter to work at Hogwarts. In French we practised saying what hobbies we liked and disliked and learnt how to say places around town. In Maths we learnt some more formulae to create a spreadsheet. In PE we began our athletics training!
Week 3: We did lots of problem solving using spreadsheets. In science we explored some simulations on states of matter. In French we looked at famous monuments in Paris and did role plays based on asking the way. In English we wrote a poem linked to Harry Potter.
Week 4: This week we used budget modelling spreadsheets, including a range of formulae and functions to automate our spreadsheets. In French we learnt how to say the names of French-speaking countries around the world and say which countries we would like to visit. In science we learnt about micro-organisms and did a yeast raising experiment. In computing we programmed the Lego WeDo models. In English we started to write our own story based on Hogwarts. We also practised for our end of year school play.
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Term 5:
An overview of term 5 is here.
Weeks 1/2: We explored how howlers are used to communicate in Harry Potter. You can see some of the howlers we made ourselves for home learning.
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In maths we compared imperial and metric measurements. In French we learnt how to say basic greetings and count to 20. In science we linked up with a scientist working in the Arctic! On Tuesday we carried out some science investigations and forest skills in SMILE meadow.
Week 3: In French we can say the days of the week and months of the year. In English we read the first chapter of The Philosopher's Stone and found examples of imagery. In maths we practised converting between imperial and metric measurements. In science we found out how materials can change state between: solids, liquids and gases. In computing we practised our touch typing skills, finished our poster on how to stay safe online and created a spreadsheet of information about the world of Harry Potter.
Week 4: This week we did some more on converting measures and revised the time with a variety of activities. Try these quizzes: one, two, three. In computing we used filters to find out info about spells and potions and then we made a spreadsheet to store the info. We then looked at places around the world mentioned in Harry Potter books and found definitions for Hogwarts' words. In science we explored liquids, solids and gases.
Week 5: In French we learnt how to describe ourselves and our families. In science we found out the life cycle of plastics. In English we wrote instructions for a new student starting at Hogwarts. In computing we developed our programming skills using Blockly.
Week 6: As part of the Jubilee we researched key events during Queen Elizabeth's reigh and put them onto a display timeline. In maths we solved some time problems using My Maths. In English we wrote a fictitious biography of a character in Harry Potter books. We talked about our pets in French. In science we looked at the density of liquids (see experiment result below) and in computing we created a spreadsheet of the different places mentioned in Harry Potter books, learnt how to stay safe online with Internet Legends and tested our typing speed.
