The Hive were full of energy coming back after Christmas and couldn’t wait to get stuck in! 

We began by exploring our new Big Question which is ‘What journey does a raindrop go on?’ This led our Geography and Science lessons, but we made some links in English too where we have delved into the world of poetry! We began by watching a video clip called ‘Little Boat’ which had no spoken narrative but oh so much to describe! We used our senses to come up with as many words as we could and shared our ideas before being challenged with incorporating some alliteration and onomatopoeia. Over the weeks, we experimented with figurative language and built up our ideas to form a poem of our choice. The vocabulary chosen was incredibly effective and we were so proud of our work that we published it and made our very own Hive Poetry Book inspired by ‘Little Boat’.

In our maths lessons, we have continued to work on our multiplication and division skills making links to fractions. We are making so much progress and learning how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers and vice versa. We also know how to add and subtract fractions which has taken some practice – especially when it came to converting to equivalent fractions! Wow! 
In Geography, we have been learning all about rivers and what it is that makes up a river. We used key vocabulary to identify and describe key rivers in the UK, in the world and then those local to us. We used words such as ‘source’, ‘mouth’, ‘tributaries’ and many more! We are looking forward to continuing this topic after the half term break and learning more about the water cycle.

In Science lessons, we have been finding out about materials and the states of matter. We have explored varied particles and how they move around depending on the material that they are. We have also delved deeper into gases and investigated how a fizzy drink becomes fizzy! We found out that gas can actually be weighed!

In art, we have been experimenting with photomontage and used magazine cut-outs to create our own images. We even named them! We have also explored images taken with technology devices and learnt how to edit these with aim to design our own album cover. We did such a great job!

PE is always an enjoyable part of the week! We have been taking part in gymnastics lessons and practicing mirror and counterbalances. We have shown impressive focus and teamwork! Well done, Hive!