Not everything on the internet is correct...Carroll diagrams

Yesterday we tried using the Carroll diagram generator.

As you can see, several of us found that it was incorrect sometimes!
You have to think carefully about what you read. This is called critical thinking.


What should we do?

Should we take the program from our blog?
Should we try and find the maker of the program and ask for advice?
Should we leave the program on the blog BUT put a large warning next to it?

Please vote on the poll on the sidebar.

This week's homework is to use a Carroll diagram program and become an expert.
See these extra links to other Carroll diagrams:
Crickweb polygon sort (2D shapes)
Number sort - from earlier this week...see warning here

Then make your own.
You could draw one using paper and pencil, you could make one using word or publisher, you could make several as a powerpoint!

Ideas for parents to help with making Carroll diagrams on paper or on a big floor:
Tape marked on floor
Printable worksheets and problems
Blank Carroll diagrams to print and use


Then hand in as homework. Due in on Monday after half term.
Sensible option: hand in on Friday before the Half term break

We made a movie!

Have a look at our class movie about our 3 day trip away.


Text and pictures: Melyssa
Transitions: Melyssa and 3W
Music: Melyssa
E-safety check: Melyssa
Director: Mr Ben

Do you like the pictures Melyssa chose?
Would you have chosen this music as a backing track? Why?

Panning out and zooming in - we used some great language when describing the transitions from one slide to the other, including many positional words (up/down/topleft/bottom right/diagonal)

Music - it is so easy to add music and it is rare that you can choose music to create mood. A great opportunity to integrate music and writing, photography and ICT.

Esafety? What's that? We made sure that all of the children's pictures in the photostory were not next to the name of the person. We talked about why we do this and the class agreed to let me know immediately if our blog is not esafe for any reason.

Tomorrow is safer internet day...see here for further details.

Carroll diagrams

See warning below!

Thanks to Warrington ICT for this link. Have a go at sorting the numbers correctly using the Carroll diagram.

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Follow this link to get to a larger copy of the game.

Warning: some children in the class found that this game has errors. Please comment on this post if you find any. I may need to remove the game if it is not helping you to learn.

Wow! Amazing underwater creatures!

What incredible creatures!

Reading

Reading is probably the most important homework your child should be doing at the moment.
20 minutes each night is the time I would recommend.

I will keep a closer look at what you are reading at home.  I will look at your reading records every Friday and give them back before the end of the day.

You will need to write about your reading.  Get your parents to sign your Reading Record entry.

The easiest way
You might want to simply record brief comments. 
I will then know that you are reading and your parents know about your reading.

At the end of your book

You might decide to write at the end of your book.

A daily record

You might decide to write a few sentences every day about your book.

Whatever you do:

1. Try to read every day for at least 20 minutes.
2. Write something down in your reading record book every week and give it to me on FRIDAYS.

Want to be an excellent reader?  Try to:

1. Make CONNECTIONS...to other books, to your life, to films/movies
2. Write original interesting comments about what you thought about the book...not just about what happened.
3. Illustrate your writing sometimes.

Use the google search bar at the top of the blog to look for more blog posts in 3w
 about READING.

Asking and answering our own questions in maths

Last week, when Mrs Anne took the class, we wrote down questions which we wanted to answer using a survey.  We knew that we would be asking our friends in 3W and we wrote doen 4 or 5 possible answers.

We made sure that we had an other category in case someone's favourite wasn't on the list of answers.

This week we have been busy researching and here are some pictures.

  

Here's a gallery of the ones which we have finished so far and us working hard!

Here is the form we are going to use to help make our own work.  Thanks to Guilli, Punn and her mum for thinking of these criteria and typing up.

To have a go at making a graph using the web try this site.

Demon Headmaster - episode 2

Here are some question (in blue) which we thought about while watching.  Our answers are in red.

What are the main events in episode 2?

Dinah wants to break a rule.  They have a snowball fight.  They shovel up all the snow (with no hats or coats or gloves!) and made a pile of snowballs as a punishment.

Do the main characters learn anything new?
Many children learn about the planets. The headmaster realises that Dinah has a soft spot for Harvey and he is going to use that in assembly.

What does Dinah feel at different parts of the episode? 

She feels a pain when she sees other children being hypnotised.

She feels confident when she tries to break the rules.

She felt surprised that she knew so much about the planets.

She was surprised that everyone knew the same things.