We stepped into the shoes of Ernest Shackleton following the treacherous journey he endured with his crew in Antarctica. The children wrote letters of application and then, after learning the events of the expedition, they wrote diary entries about what the crew did during the months their ship was stuck. The children were amazed by the actions of Shackleton and his crew. The final written piece of the half term was an adventure story based on a choice of given openings. Linked to out explorers topic, was the DT unit on designing and making energy bars, which the children really enjoyed.
In maths, we have been perfecting our percentages, diving into decimals and marvelling at measures for both area and perimeter.
In PE the children had the benefit of Dan, an experienced cricket coach, with whom they did a series of cricket drills and games on the playground. We look forward to continuing to develop the skills learnt on the field in the summer term.