Monthly Archives: March 2015

Perranporth Newsletter 6th March 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by perranporth132

Dear Parents and Carers,

This week
We have been investigating living things and looking at some of the characteristics of living things – they respire, reproduce, need nutrition and they grow. We looked around school and found living things, things which used to be alive and are now dead (eg leaves which have fallen off trees), and things that have never been alive, like tables and chairs.
In maths, we have starting subtraction using partitioning or using the column method, depending on which group they are in.
This week and next week we will be writing persuasive texts, they children have written some great adverts so far!
Well done to everyone for their fantastic World Book Day costumes!

St Piran’s Welcome
Please arrive between 5.45 and 6pm on the Inner Green near Perranporth Beach. The children need to be dressed warmly in black and white, black and gold or ‘olden days Cornish clothes’. Please note that Key Stage 1 children need to be accompanied by an adult at all times. We hope you can all make it.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to drop in to see me or contact me on sburns@perranporth.cornwall.sch.uk .

Thank you.

Mrs Burns

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World Book Day

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Around the World in 20 Days Homework Grid

Posted on March 4, 2015 by perranporth227

Hello and welcome to the second half of the spring term!

This term our topic is called “Around the World in 20 Days”. In this Unit, the children will be taken on a journey that begins in their own country, moves to France and ends in the USA. We will be comparing life and living in these countries and studying the culture and geographical features of each whilst comparing them.

 

As you know we are asked to send home one literacy and one numeracy homework each week as well as spellings, reading and times tables. This term we have decided to give you all 5 of the topic homework’s now and let you choose which order you wish to complete them. Please be creative with the homework outlines and although they may be based on a literacy of numeracy focus, these can be presented in any way you see fit to inspire!

TOPIC GRID

Literacy Numeracy
Traditional Dishes. There are many traditional dishes and cousins that are accustomed to individual countries around the word. As we are studying UK, France and the USA, we would like you to create special traditional dish or meal for your chosen country (you choose the number of courses) and present to recipe instructions for your feast. How Much? – Price up the ingredients for your dishes. What is the difference in price between pounds and euros or dollars? Or, how much would it cost to make this meal for 10 people? Or for your own family?
Postcards from a far! Where in the UK or wider world have you or your family visited? Can you create a postcard “from a far” that describes the place and local culture of your chosen destination ready to add to our map? Map it – How far is it to your chosen destinations? Where can you stop on the way to refuel and how far is it between stops? How much fuel will you need and how much will this cost in total? Use the AA route planner to help you plan your journey.
The Long Journey. Research and plan a trip to a town or village in one of our chosen countries. Your trip should detail how and why you are visiting each place and give a short description of people or places that you could visit along the way. Going on a summer holiday- How much will your holiday cost? Where can you stay? Will you choose a hotel or a campsite? How long will you stay? Is breakfast included? Create a price breakdown for your imaginary journey.
A Journey Story. In class we are reading James and the Giant Peach because James goes on a journey in his peach. Think of any other film or story with a journey and write synopsis of the story/book for others. Time Lines – create a timeline of famous events or happenings in your chosen country.  Research the time difference between countries and compare a daily schedule, eg when we are getting up in the Uk the USA are …
Creation – Research and/or create a traditional icon, mascot, item or thing from your chosen country. What is it used for? Where did it come from? Creation – Create a showcase of foreign currency or roman numerals.

 

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