This week we have been learning about Chinese New Year. The boys enjoyed retelling the Chinese New Year story using masks and music to re-enact the swimming race with the 12 Chinese animals. They also created their own dragon dances using a dragon costume. During Expressive Arts and Design, the boys made some wonderful Chinese lanterns.
The ‘swimming race’:
During Maths we have been learning about measuring. The boys enjoyed measuring using weighing scales. They compared the weight of trainers against objects, giving reasons for why they thought they were heavier or lighter.
Using non-standard measurements, the boys measured height and length. They used their hands to measure their friends:
For the maths homework this week, please measure different members of your family lying on the floor using your hands (predict how many hands long you think they will be before measuring). Make sure the base of your hand is at the person’s heel. Be careful not to overlap your hands or leave gaps. Make sure your fingers reach the top of their head at the end. Have fun!
The Starboys for next week are as follows:
Monday: Chrisjan
Tuesday: Daniel
Wednesday: Drake
Thursday: Ethan
Friday: Harvey
The weekly challenge for next week is: Use a knife and fork
Have a lovely weekend!
Mrs Starkey and Miss Barr
We asked Harvey to predict who would be the most hands and to guess how many hands we would be. He said 16 for daddy and 14 for mummy. He told us exactly how to lay down. Daddy was 17 hands and mummy was 13, very good estimates! We also used a tape measure to measure many, many items!!!
Excellent work, Harvey!
Mrs Starkey 🙂