We started a new unit in our Maths lessons today, learning about how to find the area of a shape. We talked about how the area of a shape is the name we give to the space it takes up. The larger the shape, the larger it’s area. We used Read more
This half term in Year 4, our DT topic is Structures: Pavilions. In our first lesson we have been exploring different frame structures to test which are the most stable, using toothpicks and sweets. We made basic geometric structures and then created larger structures considering strength and stability. We also Read more
Year 4 are making so much progress in their swimming lessons at Heywood Sports Village. More certificates have been awarded today with children achieving their Stage 2, Stage 3 and Stage 4. We are really impressed with how well they are doing. Keep it up!
As part of The Linking Project, Year 4 were invited to join a live poetry lesson with other schools from around the UK. It was led by a poet called Joseph Coelho and during the session, we thought about the questions, ‘Who am I?’ and ‘Who are we?’, with Joseph Read more
Year 4 Maple had a very exciting maths lesson this morning. As part of Financial Awareness week, we took part in some of the NatWest How Money Works activities. We discussed the term ‘budgeting’ and thought about how we earn and spend money. We all started with £7 in our Read more
Year 4 Maple have made a fantastic start to their swimming lessons at Heywood Sports Village. After only two lessons, everyone has already achieved their Award 1 certificate, with some children also achieving their Award 2 and Award 3. We are really impressed with the strong start they have all Read more
In our English lesson this morning, we used thesaurus’ to find alternative words to use in our writing for ‘dirty’ and ‘mystical’. We created word banks and then wrote sentences containing our chosen words.
In English this morning, we started our new unit which is the book The Whale by Ethan and Vita Murrow. We had an experience lesson where we watched videos and researched information about different types of whales. We were put into focus groups where we created a poster about a Read more
