As the weather goes up and down, and we finish writing our stories using the rollercoaster method, we can all agree it has been another busy week!
This week in topic we were learning once again about bones and muscles. We have learnt that the proper term for this is the human musculoskeletal system. We learnt what a joint is and why it is important. A joint is a connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system up as a whole. There are different types of joints in the human body. We have a hinge joint which can be found in the fingers and toes, ball and socket joints such as hip and shoulder joints and the pivot joint which allows rotational movement.
We also learnt about bone marrow. There are two types of marrow: yellow and red marrow. Yellow marrow is responsible for creating white blood cells. These cells are vital for fighting infections and germs. The red marrow is responsible for creating red blood cells. These cells are used for transporting oxygen around the body.
While learning this, we also found out about cavities. Bone marrow is found in cavities within bones. A cavity is a an unfilled space within a mass: it is a hollowed out space. As we knew already, the bone stores minerals for use within the body. This week we learnt about two minerals: calcium and phosphorus. Calcium is important to keep bones strong and healthy. Calcium can be found in dairy products such as milk, cheese and yogurt. Phosphorus is used within the body for filtering waste, and repairing tissues and cells. Phosphorus can be found in meat, poultry and seeds and nuts.
Food sources for calcium:
Finally this week, as part of our summer concert, we have been practicing our songs. If you would like to help us over the weekend (or, if you hear us singing!) here are the two songs we have been practicing (click on the titles of the song for the lyrics):
The Keeper Did A Hunting Go:
This week in topic we were learning once again about bones and muscles. We have learnt that the proper term for this is the human musculoskeletal system. We learnt what a joint is and why it is important. A joint is a connection made between bones in the body which link the skeletal system up as a whole. There are different types of joints in the human body. We have a hinge joint which can be found in the fingers and toes, ball and socket joints such as hip and shoulder joints and the pivot joint which allows rotational movement.
Food sources for calcium:
Food sources for phosphorus:
In Maths this week we have been finishing our surveys for our own bar chart. Taking our interests, we have been asking all the children of ENS Onegino to complete our surveys with accuracy and with a broad range of influences.
In English we have been finishing our stories about the journey of a water molecule. We have been careful to make sure that our story goes up and down, with moments of emotion and excitement. On the moments in our stories where there has been no action, where our rollercoaster has been running straight, this is where we are using descriptive writing to make our story strong. After we finished our stories we then explained, in our own words, why the rollercoaster method works and what else we needed to make our story as good as it could be.
The Keeper Did A Hunting Go:
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