On Wednesday, we went on what turned out to be an incredibly successful trip to the Natural History Museum. For some children this was their first ever trip to London, and they loved it! Within groups, children saw: Mary Anning's ichthyosaur and plesiosaur; the statue of Charles Darwin; some of the actual finch specimens that Darwin studied and a room called 'Creepy Crawlies', which showed various ways that different insects and crustaceans live, eat, camouflage, stand out and fight. Many were also able to experience going on the escalator through the centre of the 'Earth' and seeing what it's like to be in a supermarket during an earthquake, in the earthquake simulator. 

In maths, the children have received feedback on their assessments from last week, looking at how to correctly answer some of the questions where many of them had become stuck. They have also practised multiplying 4 digit numbers, by 2 digit numbers. 

Through our inquiry, we have continued to research Mary Anning and learnt about fossils and the process of fossilisation. Continuing to improve our sketching skills in art, practising with Darwin's finches and Mary Anning's fossils.