Competition!

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John Boyne is a famous Irish author who has written several popular children's books. He has launched a short story competition. Follow the link above to find out more.

Out and about

Hi boys and girls,
I hope you are all well and working hard and playing lots. Remember to get outside and get some exercise while the weather improves!
I put a post on our bird blog about the woodpigeon. Have a read of it and look out for and listen out for this common bird. If you spot anything interesting for Maths Eyes, then either send a photo to drawing to me. Add a few questions!

#WeWillDraw initiative inspiring kids around the world

Hi boys and girls, I hope you are all well and keeping busy and active. Happy St. Patrick's day too!

If you're doing anything creative, send me a picture or video and I'll share it here so the class can see what you're doing. I've already heard of some children who are going to have a little parade at home today!

I know you all love art, so here's something to try out. Will is a comic artist and is giving online lessons in drawing starting today.

Pythagoras Theorem

                                                                     
                                                                Pythagoras Theorem

Pythagoras Theorem is used to know the length of the hypotenuse the longest side of the right angled triangle. And this is how you do it. We know that the vertical line equals four cm and the horizontal line is three cm. And know we want to know how long is the longest side the diagonal or oblique. If you know how to square numbers then you should be able to do this. If you don't know hot to square numbers then I will explain. So squaring numbers is like multiplying but you multiply the number by it self. You can square as much as you want 1,2,3 and so on but in Pythagoras's Theorem you square by two. We will square the four cm side first. So we do 4x4=16. See we squared 4 by 2 which means we multiply four two times. So now we square the three cm side. 3x3=9 now we know the length of the two sides. Then we add 16+9 which equals 25 then we do the opposite of squaring. We have to find a number that can be squared and add up to 25. If you got five then you are correct.
Adam.

Amina

Three years ago I went to Senegal because my dad is from Senegal and I went to see my dads family. And while we were there we went on a boat to Goree Island to see all the lovely stuff there and while we were there lots of people playing music with traditional instruments. They were playing the kora,the kashaka and the gjimbe. The kora is like a mini guitar you hold the bottom of it inward to your stomach  it also has six strings two on the top two on middle and two on the bottom it is made from      the shell of a fruit and skin of an animal. Then we have the kashaka which is a piece of string with two shells of a fruit  with beads inside of it and there at the ends of the string. Then we have the gjimbe which is like a drum. And it can be in all shapes and sizes.The gjimbe is made from the skin of an animal and wood and then it is decorated with ribbon or paint.           

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