Project – Rainforests
We hope you have had great fun and found out lots of interesting facts about the rainforests. This was a two-week project as we sent you so many different activities, however, we have added another comprehension and an exciting art activity to complete the investigation.
Please watch the following clip: Project video
Comprehension Task
Rainforests are made up of four layers. The forest floor is on the ground and is a dark, damp place. Creatures such as insects, snakes and anteaters live here. The understory is the second layer and many big cats such as jaguars live here. The canopy is next. It acts as a huge umbrella as it is made up of tree branches. Monkeys love to live here as they can swing from the trees. The emergent layer is made up of very tall trees that rise above the others. They get the most sunlight so this is an ideal place for birds, butterflies and other flying creatures to inhabit.
The animals that live in the rainforests move between the layers.
There are so many beautiful, colourful creatures in the rainforests. The birds are particularly colourful. The toucan has an enormous yellow beak and the macaws are bright blue and yellow.
The trees and plants in the rainforests give out oxygen which humans and animals need to breathe.
We also get many foods from the rainforests, such as bananas, chocolate, nuts and coffee.
Many medicines come from plants in the rainforests.
It sounds like an amazing place and so useful in so many ways.
I hope you have enjoyed this topic at home as much as we have at school.
Spellings
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Maths
Multiplication and division. Watch this tutorial before attempting the tasks: https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cY1vDj5FNG
Lesson One
To recall the 3x table using skip counting.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-recall-the-3x-table-using-skip-counting
Lesson Two
To recall the 4x table using skip counting.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-recall-the-4x-table-using-skip-counting
Lesson Three
To use arrays for the 3x table and 4x tables.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-use-arrays-for-the-3x-and-4x-tables
Lesson Four
To know division facts for the 3x table.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-know-division-facts-for-the-3x-table-mm-l4
Lesson five
To know division facts for the 4x table.
https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-know-division-facts-for-the-4x-table-mm-l5
If there is anything you need help with or if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me.
Mrs Beadle
Music/Singing Assemblies
Please see this week's message from our music teacher, Mrs Lawrence:
Hi everyone,
I hope you're all well and happy!
This week I have some dancing for you to do. When singers perform, whether that is in pop music or musical theatre (or many other genres of music), they very often have to dance too. Here are three short dance tutorials from Disney. Each section of choreography* is taken from one of their Broadway musicals and taught by cast members. I'd like you to choose one to learn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avf5QyUY1Bo Lion King
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSEUR2gZUFc Seize the Day (Newsies)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PA_t0pSYJc Arabian Nights (Aladdin)
*Do you remember the word 'choreography'? its just a fancy word for dance moves. Someone who makes up dance moves is called a 'choreographer'.
I’d also like to introduce you to Oti Mabuse’s dance classes. She and her husband are both professional dancers and her specialism is ballroom dancing. However, she has made lots of videos for kids, teaching routines to pop and musical theatre songs. Here is a fun and simple routine to a song called ‘Believe’, by Cher. If you like it, do check out her other dance classes. Perhaps that might be a fun thing to do over the summer holidays.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWD_l2k4ZFA Oti Mabuse (Believe - Cher)
If you enjoy dancing, maybe you could take another song you like and make up some dance moves to go with it. Perhaps you would like to watch one of the musicals the songs are from. I watched the new version of 'Aladdin' recently, with my children. I love Princess Jasmine's new song 'Speechless'.
I hope you all have a fun week!
Best wishes,
Mrs Lawrence
Here are the previous attached letters about our singing assemblies and ideas:
Please click on the links below for previous work:
Week 10, week commencing 15th June