The Two Assignments for our POI

This unit we are doing two assignments for our end of unit projects. the first one will focus on developing an advertising campaign for a product. The second is promote the Year 5 Exhibition.

 

How We Express Ourselves End of Unit Assessment by crdayment

For this project the students have to expand on what they have been doing in class and for homework over the last five weeks. Instead of just making one poster or TV ad they are to make a series (as set of about three or four) of ads for the one product. They could use a mix of media; a tv ad with a poster and flyer, or just use one; a set of posters about the product. They will need to do this at home.

For the second project (Scribd will not let me embed the outline of some reason at the moment) Students have been put into group and will help promote the Exhibition this year. This lets them to use their new knowledge and understandings and apply it in a group environment. It also gives them vital exposure to what they we be doing next year in Year 5. All work will be done in school.

Here is a great pdf from a website that we looked at that shows you how to make good posters

www.Artskills.com

Weekly letter Part B (Language)

Over the last few weeks in Language have been developing our abilities to write persuasively. Like I mentioned in a previous post, this genre has been constantly connected to our unit of Inquiry. Unlike other genres that we have studied where it has been a combination of both isolated and integrated learning during periods. This has resulted in us been able to literally double our language time and practice.

We started persuasive writing with what it means to persuade someone and the power that a good piece of persuasive writing can have. As an example we read the book The True story of the 3 Little Pigs  and looked at how one book can change the way we see the wolf after all the years of hearing the story told with the wolf as being bad. After our discussions we went away and changed some classical fairy tales around. As also mentioned we had 'face-off' product competitions, making TV ads for homework, and quick advertising posters.

This week and next week we will been moving our focus onto jingles and how to write rhyming jingles that we will add to music during music class. We started off our jingle writing today (Thursday, 28th) with a re-introduction (we looked at jingles during part of our computer time on Tuesday) to jingles. We had a look at some classic ads that are known and remembered for their good jingles. We then looked at why they are so catchy, and how we can do the same.

We did not look at all the commercials in the video, but it was enough to get our brains into gear. The class spend the next fifteen minutes pumping out line after line of jingle 'gold'. In music they will now but their jingles to music. I can't wait to hear Lyam's jingle, as he has already decided to put his lyrics to the music of The BeeGee's Stayin' Alive!        

Weekly letter Part B (maths)

As I wrote a few weeks ago we started our new unit on decimals, fractions and percentages. Before the break we focused on comparing the three and how to, for example, convert a fraction into a decimal and percentage (1/5 = 0.2 = 20%). The class developed a very good understanding of how this works so we moved onto simplifying and equivalent fractions after the sports break.
This is the part of the scope and sequence that we have been focusing on since the break:
When constructing meaning learners:

• model equivalent fractions

• use the language of fractions, for

example, numerator, denominator

When transferring meaning into

symbols learners:

• read, write, compare and order

fractions

• read and write equivalent fractions

The 'beauty and beast' of comparing and simplifying fractions is that when students start to work with two equivalent fractions some students 'see' how they can be different but the same value at the same time right away, where as others need more time getting their head around the idea that two different things are actually the same. So we have been splitting up into different groups of understanding, having small mini lessons during maths time and during the day, having the people who have developed a good understanding of the concept helping and guiding their friends for short periods, and expressing our understanding through diagrams, pictures and models.

This week we have moved forward with fractions and we are now starting to add and subtract like and unlike fractions and mixed numbers. This has been going well so far this week. Everyone is very positive with the work that they are doing and most are enjoying the challenge. Obviously some will need extra support developing their understanding of this and we will continue with the strategies that we have been doing. As well as the scope and sequence above we have been (and continue to) focusing on; 

When constructing meaning learners:

• model addition and subtraction of

decimals.

When transferring meaning into

symbols learners:

• read, write, compare and order

fractions

• read and write equivalent fractions

When applying with understanding

learners:

• add and subtract fractions with

related denominators in real-life

situations

BAMBA menu weeks 9 and 10

Week 9                             25^th Feb-1^st March                                                  

Monday               Fish balls in dill sauce and potatoes   

                 Veg:   Cooked creamy root vegetables and potatoes 

Tuesday              Mincemeat lasagne

                 Veg:   Soya mincemeat lasagne    

Wednesday         Potato Moussaka

                 Veg:   Same as above

           At Guldheden school there is served a vegetarian buffet   

Thursday            Hot dogs (sausages) and mashed potato   

                 Veg:   Soya sausage and mashed potato   

Friday                  “Goa” chicken stew and basmati rice 

                 Veg:   Quorn stew with basmati rice

Week 10                                    4th-8th March                                  

Monday               Fried fish with cold sauce and potatoes   

                 Veg:   Broccoli “beef” with cold sauce and potatoes

Tuesday              Tomato soup with pasta, bread and cheese

                 Veg:   Same as above

Wednesday                      EARTH HOUR

                           Beef burger with bread and mashed potato       

                 Veg:   Falafel burgers with bread and mashed potato

Thursday            Winter stew with rice

                 Veg:   Quorn winter stew with rice

Friday                 Potato balls/black pudding with lingon jam

                 Veg:   Potato balls with lingon jam

                            

    Every day we serve milk, water, salad, hard bread and margarine.                                                                 

Homework week 8

Homework this week.

Due Thursday

• Finish Fraction card game
• 11 pairs of equivalent fractions = 22 cards in total
• use multiplication or division to make  equivalent fractions (we will be working on this this week)
• use a Pokemon card for the size of each card (you can make a copy of one at school, thanks Marco)
• the fraction on one side of the card and drawn model of it on the other side
•  If your fraction was one third you would write 1/3 on one side and this on the other

• Make a TV ad for a product. You can do this by yourself or in a group (no more than 3 people)
• You can make film it at home and play it at school or you can perform you ad in front of the class
• Take you time think of a product (made up or real) write a script, think of props, film it or practice at home
• Think about what makes a good ad (humor, songs, jingles, etc)
• Spelling sheet unit 11

Due Friday

• Reading Diary and raz kids

I will be doing some major updating the blog this week to catch you all up on what we have been doing and what we are going to be doing in the coming weeks. 

BAMBA menu

School Menu Week 8 18th-22nd February

 Monday Spaghetti Bolognese Veg: Soya Spaghetti Bolognese

Tuesday “Annika’s” curry sausage with rice Veg: Soya curried sausage with rice

Wednesday Macaroni pudding Veg: Same as above At Guldheden school then there is served a vegetarian buffet

Thursday Fish burger with bread and mashed potato Veg: Green burger with bread and mashed potato

Friday “Marianne’s” soup with bread and cheese Veg: “Marianne’s” Soya soup with bread and cheese 


Every day we serve milk, water, salad, hard bread and margarine.

PYP newsletter Feb, 2013 by crdayment

homework week 6 + Karl Chilcott

Here is the homework for this week

Due Thursday

• Maths Practice Book pages 139 - 140
• Spelling (just the first sheet)
• mood board for your product, collect photos, colours, words, etc to develop a mood board at home and in school

Due Friday

• Raz kids
• Reading diary
• fairy tale story

Karl Chilcott

An artist will be coming in on  Tuesdays after sports break for five weeks to make an artistic sculpture(s) with us. He will start the day in 4D and then move over to 4E for the second half of the day. We will be working with Karl from 12.30-14.30 each Tuesday. Each year he spends weeks working with classes making different types of sculptures. Here is his website, take your time and check out some of the great things that he has made by himself and with school children. 

BAMBA menu week 6

                               School Menu  

Week 5                             4-8 February                                                      

                 

Monday               Potato gratin with shredded sausage   

                 Veg:   Potato gratin with shredded soya sausage   

Tuesday              Mincemeat cake with potatoes and brown sauce 

                 Veg:   Cabbage pudding with potatoes and brown sauce   

Wednesday         Thai stew with basmati rice

                 Veg:   Same as above

Thursday            Italian fish with a basil covering and potatoes

                 Veg:   Ratatouille with a basil covering and potatoes

Friday                 Curry chicken stew and pasta

                 Veg:   Curry quorn pieces with pasta

                            

    Every day we serve milk, water, salad, hard bread and margarine.