Practical Maths
Today we have reinforced our knowledge on place value using practical resources.
Year 4 Viking Workshop
In Year 4 we have been learning about about the Viking times. Last week we had a special visitor who told us all about how life was like for the Vikings, how they chose a chief for battle, what a battle would have looked like and how they rowed on their longboats. We look at many different…
4B Martin Mere
During our trip to Martin Mere we completed a pond dipping activity. We were given a net and a tray and we had to dip into the pond to collect living things. We were then able to classify the living things as vertebrates in invertebrates using the classification keys. We learnt the names of lots…
Our donations to The International Aid Trust
On Friday we visited a local charity that supports refugees in Ukraine and many other countries in need. We met a volunteer who gave us a tour of the distribution centre and talked us through how the donations are organised before they get transported overseas. As part of our Faith In Action…
4B Class Mass
This week 4B took a trip over to church and took part in mass with members of the congregation. During mass Father Haughton discussed a special event celebrated in Canada and discussed with the children what a martyr is. We then identified different ways the Holy Spirit lives in us and guides us…
Counter balances in Year 4
This week in PE we developed our skills when creating a counter balance. We worked in pairs to support one another’s body weight using different levels. We are going to continue to develop this by creating a sequence next week using a variety of individual and paired balances.
Year 4 basketball
This half term we are working on our skills within basketball on our new muga. Today we focused on dodging, dribbling and shooting. The children loved spending some time within our new area and using the new basketball hoops!
Moving Pictures
We kicked off our new DT unit by exploring and investigating with different materials to create a moving picture. We discussed the elements we would need to move a character in our picture and worked on our cutting and sticking skills.
Our Sunflower Growth
Six weeks ago we planted sunflower seeds and we have been monitoring their growth. The stems are now over 30cm! We have been keeping a diary and noting the changes that have happened during the term. This week we are going to take them home and repot them so they can grow into a full…
Sentence building
This week, to help our fairytale writing, we completed a sentence building activity. We were given a selection of words including past tense verbs, adjectives and adverbs and we had to build our own sentences which we are hoping to use in our stories when we come to write them. The children were…
Our Bug Hotels
This week is Science week!
We have looked at how to improve our school garden to support the wildlife and insects. We selected natural materials from around the garden to create bug hotels and we are hoping to come and visit every few weeks to see if any insects or animals have booked a…
Amazing art work
Year 1 loved visiting our in school art exhibition and thought all the art work was amazing.
