Howard Junior School

What a busy and fun-filled week we have had in 4E. Please see below for our learning and achievements:

 

Roman Day:

On Thursday, we were visited by a Roman Soldier and were recruited as Roman soldiers ourselves. We took part in different phases. Our first phase was standing as a Roman soldier and practising our marching through the school. We then used a bow and arrow to target our enemies, such as the three-headed Hydra, barbarians and a cyclops. We then grabbed our swords and shields to charge at our enemies. We went into tortoise formation to defend ourselves against our enemies (Miss Edgeley and Miss Chapman squirting us with super soakers).

 

 

Inside the classroom, we were able to look at 2000-year-old Roman coins and design our own coins. We then used our coins to buy different armour, such as the gladius or pileum. We were then given different Roman artefacts to handle and decide what they were used for. This treasure was from the Iceni tribe, and we had to give reasons for and against keeping the treasure or hiding the treasure!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the end of the day, we were able to hold Roman weapons and try on different Roman armour. A fun and historical day of learning was had by us all - HAIL CAESAR!

 

Maths: We continued plugging the gaps in our learning by focusing on subtracting 2-digit and 3-digit numbers. We used counters, partitioning, part-whole models, numberlines, counting and then the column method to help us.

English: We recapped the skills needed for our poem and, as a class, chose our success criteria. We then plotted our poetry maps with how the character would be feeling, and the skills needed for each verse. We then planned and wrote our poem.

Science: We continued our topic of sound and focused on how the human voice makes different sounds. We placed our hands on our larynx and made sounds of different pitches. We spoke about how faster vibrations give a higher pitch and slower vibrations give a lower pitch.

Geography: We continued our learning of Northern Ireland by focusing on tourism. We looked at the capital city of Belfast, home to the Titanic; Giant's Causeway, thousands of rock columns formed by a volcanic eruption; Carrick-a-Rede, a 30m bridge and Bushmills, home to whisky (just to name a few places to visit).

History: Alongside our Roman Day, we learnt about the life and assassination of Julius Caesar. We learnt in his early life he was kidnapped by pirates, conquered Gaul and Britain and then travelled across the Rubicon to seize Rome and become dictator for life. Despite making reforms, he was assassinated by Brutus and Cassius as they feared his power. 

PSHE: We continued our topic of Healthy Me and spoke about having healthy positive relationships. We then spoke about unhealthy relationships and the impact of peer pressure.

RE: We continued our worldview of Christianity, and we spoke about how Christians view forgiveness by choosing Bible stories we have studied to explain Jesus' teaching of forgiveness and if forgiveness is always possible.

Art: We continued our learning of Ancient Rome Monuments by discussing the importance of arches in the Colosseum. We learnt that the Colosseum had over 240 arches and the arch design meant that three tiers of walls could be made which were strong and large. Because of its easy and fast design, slaves were able to make the Colosseum from stone and concrete. 

Spanish: Aprendo Espanol (Lesson 5). This week we focused on the different colours and what to say and ask about your favourite colours.

PE: OAA with Mr Watson.

Handwriting: Double d and verbs ending with e.

Spellings: Rule 10 of -ing suffix.

Guided Reading: Retrieval and vocabulary questions based on The Romans.