Maths Olympics

We have started training for our Maths Olympics.

We raced against the clock to fill in a multiplication grid to find our own personal best time. The 8 and 9 times tables caused the most problems!

Here are some games to play which can help us learn our times tables.

Here is an aliens game.

And here is a selection of great games you can play against other children - just create a username.

Have fun and learn those times tables!

P3/2 Goes to Library

Every week we choose a new English reading book from the library. There's lots to choose from but popular books are Geronimo Stilton and The Secrets of Droon series.

When we've read our books we then write our own book reviews and give them a star rating.

Using a compass to find our way!

As part of our theme subject - mapping - we learnt how to read a compass to find north, south, east and west. We then went out into the playgroud where there were five clues with questions to answer and directions to find the next clue.

We worked in different teams to find the clues, answer the questions and then find the next clues using the compass.

Here we can see group B looking at their compasses to find clue 1 which was in the west.

Making our own 3D shapes

We've been learning about 3D shapes and made some of our own using netts - flat outlines of shapes which can be cut out and glued to become 3D.

We made lots of different shapes and coloure din their faces. We then counted their edges and their verticies to find their properties.

Here we see Pang making a really good pyramid.

Mapping our own classroom

We've started a new theme subject - mapping and the local environment. For our first lesson we had to make a map of our classroom to show where everything was. We worked in groups and it was sometimes quite tricky to work out which way things should go. Teacher Paul (or as he's know in the UK, Mr Wilkinson) was delighted with the results and gave out lots of gems!

Here we see Firm, Prim, Ar-jiang and Pure Pure working out where where exactly to put one of the classroom tables.

Following instructions to make dinosaurs

We're been doing a lot of active learning in the last couple of weeks. In Language Arts we've been learning about instructions. First we had to make our own dinosaurs following a list of written instructions. Then we wrote our own instructions on how to get from the classroom to the library.

Here we see Saint and Pann following the dinosaur instructions.

3D Shapes

We're been learning about 3D shapes. There are lots of different 3D shapes such as cube, cuboid, prism, pyramid, cylinder and cone. You can recognise 3D shapes by looking at their properties such as the number of faces, edges and verticies.

Here is a good website where you can play around with 3D shapes.

Click here

Myths and Legends

We are studying myths and legends in language arts. Myths are very old stories told many hundreds or thousands of years ago. They helped people to understand the world around them.

So far we have heard about Rainbow myths from different countries, a Native American myth 'How Coyote Stole Fire,' and two Greek myths, 'Perseus and Medusa,' and 'Theseus and the Minotaur.'

There is a brilliant website with animated versions of myths from all over the world. It even has a version of 'Theseus and the Minotaur.' Why not watch it and see if it is the same as the myth we read in class.

To visit the website click here.

Let me know which myth was your favourite!

Our Roman Shields

Here is a video of our theme lessons on the Roman army. The Romans invaded other countries to create the Roman empire. They could do this because their army was well organised, well trained and had the best weapons. They won most of their battles. They invaded other countries to get land, slaves, treasure and metals.

In class we learnt that, when they came under attack, the Roman soldiers would make a 'turtle' formation to defend themselves.

Watch our video of Class P3/2 making Roman shields and practising being Romans on the playground. The video was taken by Sunny and Pann.

Aliens kidnap dog!

Can you find clues and think logically? Can you help Sam on a quest to rescue his dog from the aliens? This is a brilliant, award-winning game with great animation. When your cursor turns to a hand you know there's a clue - click and see what happens? Maybe you need to do things in a certain order to get to the next level? Enjoy and good luck! Let me know how you get on.

Click here for the game