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Hello! We have had another lovely day!
We started of by taking a chairlift down to the beach. It was a bit scary at first but we all loved it in the end.
Then we got onto a boat and had a cruise around the Needles.
After that, we travelled to Black Gang Chine.
We went to the beach for the final time and had so much fun!
Today was Nia’s birthday and we made sure that we made her feel special! There were balloons, presents, cards and a cake!!
Have a great half term!
Click on the link below to be transported to a world of interactive maths games. Try one, try all of them! Find your favourite 🙂
Use this template to record your memories of this year – I doubt any of us will ever forget it! Think back to September and draw the moments that made you laugh or smile 🙂
We are ‘tutting’ today. What is ‘tutting’ I hear you ask? The word “tutting” is a street dance style based on angular movements which are supposed to stylise the poses seen in art of ancient Egypt, and refers to “King Tut” 🙂
Begin by deciding which number you are going to be dividing by. This is your divisor.
Your challenge is going to be to come up with some rules for this divisor.
Now generate a three-digit number. This is your dividend.
Use the spinners here to generate the digits, you could use dice or could just use your imagination!
Now divide your dividend by your divisor. Record the answer.
Create other dividends and divide them by the same divisor.
Record the answers.
Look carefully at the answers and answer the following questions:
When is the answer a whole number? When is there a remainder of 1?
Can you spot any patterns?
Can you come up with any rules?
Time to try some arm waving today. Follow this step-by-step guide to impress your friends and family 🙂
You will need:
A bag of jelly beans or mini marshmallows.
A packet of cocktail sticks
Can you build a free standing tower than measures 10cm, 20cm, 30cm?
Can you create a structure that is strong enough to hold a book placed on top of it?
In the 2×2 multiplication square below, the boxes at the end of each row and the foot of each column give the result of multiplying the two numbers in that row or column e.g. 7 x 5 = 35 or 4 x 5 = 20.
The 3×3 multiplication square below works in the same way. The boxes at the end of each row and the foot of each column give the result of multiplying the three numbers in that row or column.
Can you find the missing numbers?
The numbers 1−9 may be used once and once only.
Challenge – Is there more than one possible set of answers for each row or column?
We are going to try some Line Dancing today. Line Dancing is a style of dancing where people dance in lines without touching each other – perfect for social distancing – yee haa! 🙂