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…
Towards the end of last half term, the children developed their sewing skills and ability to tie knots when creating their own book sleeve. It was fantastic to see their resilience and determination to complete them with lovely designs and neat stitching.
This half term, the children have been working hard to make model cars. They have needed to understand the basics of aerodynamics to design the body of the car as well as create a launch mechanism and an axle to allow the car to move. Although many of the cars Read more…
Last Friday, Year 4 enjoyed immersing themselves in the Ancient Egyptian times and began to explore their history topic in a deeper level. They modelled canopic jars out of clay and learnt about the mummification process, they made Egyptian scrolls using hieroglyphic symbols, and they mummified pears. At the end Read more…
This week, Year 4 enjoyed having a visit from Berkshire Reptile Encounters. All of them bravely held or stroked a variety of creatures and asked brilliant geographical and scientific questions. They discussed the camouflaging and adaptations of different animals based on climates as well as considering the evolution of different Read more…
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’.
Over the past 4 weeks, Year 4 have been learning about the importance of mindfulness moments within a day. They have been evaluating and designing their own timers for this using microbits. This week the children have finished coding their microbits and were proud to see them work! We look Read more…
