Congratulations to all of you who took part in World Maths Day! What a great success it's been - I'm so glad everyone has enjoyed it so much. Can't wait until it comes around again next year!
I'm writing to you from freezing cold Prague, Czech Republic, where Miss D, Miss Goode, Mrs Balazs and myself are attending workshops for teachers. There are some beautiful buildings and structures in this city - wouldn't it be great if we could come here on a field trip for our unit?
For this week's unit of inquiry homework I would like you to choose 5 materials that are used in construction. I would like you to list the properties of each material and then write a sentence to explain why it is a construction material. For example: Why would we use lots of cement and bricks in construction but not cotton wool? Why is glass used in construction?
Don't forget that properties are words that describe materials (adjectives) that do not change. The adjectives "long", "short", "red" and "blue" are not properties because although they are adjecives, the colour and the size of a material can be changed.
This homework is due on Tueday 9 March.
Hope you're all having a lovely time and being well behaved for the supply teachers! : ) See you Tuesday.
Miss Lamb
ps. I wonder whether you can find out where Prague is on the map and show us when we get back into school!
pps. Here are some clues for your language homework
1. t _ _ c _ c _ _ (it has 3 wheels)
2. _ i c _ c l _ (it has 2 wheels)
3. t _ i _ n _ l _ (a 2D shape with 3 straight sides)
4. _ _ _ p _ d (something with 3 legs that holds up a camera)
6. b _ l _ n g _ a _ (being able to speak 2 different languages)
7. t _ _ p _ e _ s (3 children born from the same parents at the same time)
8. _ _ k _ n _ ( a 2 piece swimming costume)
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