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This term in Viking Class the PYP theme has been:
"How the World Works"
Explorers and Adventurers
Our Central Idea that we have been focusing on:
Explorers have opened up unknown environments of our World.
Lines of Inquiry:
People have developed ways to
navigate the globe.
Through new discoveries, people have more of an understanding of the world we live in.
Key Concepts
Function - How does it work? = The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or way of behaving that can be investigated.
Causation - Why is it like this?=The understanding that things do not just happen, that there are causal relationships at work, and that actions have consequences.
Responsibility - What is our responsibility? = The understanding that people make choices based on their understanding, and the actions they take as a result do make a difference.
Learner Profile attributes
Thinkers - We use our previous knowledge to help us to answer questions and overcome challenges.
Inquirers - We are curious learners and ask questions and we enjoy learning things about our world.
Knowledgeable
We learn a lot about ourselves and the world around us. With lots of practice and support we are developing our independent skills and methods to remember what we have learned.
Maths
In maths this term we have been working hard on our understanding of Fractions including; what is a fraction?, equivalent fractions, fractions greater than 1 and beginning to add fractions together.
English/ PYP
In our PYP work over term 4 we have focused on the continent of Antarctica, where we have dove into our lines of inquiry to explore the polar region including; where it is in the world, the landscape and how people are able to travel and navigate to this region.
For our English we have focus on non-fiction where we have researched and completed work about the people who have explored Antarctica and the south pole. We began this unit of work by discussing the different places we have visited around the world on holiday before picking somewhere we would like to visit using a globe. We then conducted research of our own about the country or place in order to find out key facts and information about the region. We then moved onto learning about the famous Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton who wanted to be the first ever human to reach the South Pole, where we had to locate the correct information to be able to write a fact file about his adventures and life.
Cooking
Making hot cross buns for Easter
Flipping a pancake for Lent
Action shot!!
Making Red Nose Day treats
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