Week beginning 13.10.25
Week 7
We had a wonderful start to the day today. We had a visit from Michael Churm, the well-known British Paralympic sprinter and even took part in a circuit training session with him . We found out that Michael has represented Great Britain in multiple major international competitions, including the Paralympic Games and has won many medals along the way.
The message he left us with was ' Always do your best'.
This week in Maths, we have been revising our understanding of division, focusing on both mental and written strategies. We have explored how division is linked to multiplication and practised using number facts to solve problems efficiently. A key part of our learning has been practising long division, where we carefully worked through step-by-step methods to divide larger numbers. The children have been learning how to record their working clearly and check their answers using multiplication. We then applied these skills to multi-step word problems, which required us to choose the correct operations and explain our reasoning.
In English, we have continued our study of biographical writing. We have focused on the key features of biographies, including writing in the past tense, using third person, organising events chronologically, and including important facts and achievements about the person. Our writing is currently focused on Raimi Gbadamosi, a Manchester-based artist. The children have been researching his life and work, and planning how to present this information clearly and engagingly in their own biographies.
I am very proud of the effort and progress the students have shown in both subjects this week!
