This term Year 4 have enjoyed exploring a variety of new topics particularly those linked their new English book: Weslandia by Paul Fleischman. As part of this unit, they have designed their own civilisations in chalk, taken home a plant to grow and begun to write non-chronological reports about their Read more
The whole school has enjoyed a very fun World Book Day with lots of activities! We held a fantastic parade where everyone showed off their costumes to an audience of parents.
As part of our World Book Day activities all the children took in drama workshops run by West End in Schools. The children were asked to re-enact the story of Hansel and Gretel – can you tell what they’re portraying in the photos below? Some characters but also some objects!
At Sky Academy, our students stepped into the exciting world of film-making! We started with an introduction to the world of TV and film, learning about the different jobs that go into creating a production. The children were then split into teams and assigned key roles such as actor, director, cinematographer, special Read more
This half term, the children have begun their learning of Shakespeare. It has been fantastic to see their confidence in performing as a variety of characters as a class and within small groups. Soon, they will be writing as a character from the popular play so acting provided them with Read more
We had a wonderful day full of books! It was lovely to see the children wearing a costume of their favourite character!
Year 4 enjoyed taking book club outside this week and choosing their favourite books to explore. They created freeze frames in groups of particular chapters they enjoyed.
Over the last few weeks, Year 4 have been exploring different types of poetry. They have been developing their understanding of performing poetry and have been putting actions into their reading of them. They particularly enjoyed ‘The Slithermonchowchuck’.