In Maths today, we’ve begun our new topic – area. The children have learnt that area means the amount of space that something covers. We investigated the area of different shapes using counters and explained why it is important to use the same size counter when measuring the area.
Maple have been finding out all about the Celts this morning. We worked in groups to mind map information about their homes, the clothes they wore, the tribes they were part of, the religion they followed and the types of warrior they were. The children then presented their findings to Read more…
Year 4 had an exciting opportunity yesterday when a visitor came from Touchstones to inspire us with our learning this half term. We had the chance to learn about the Romans from an expert. The children asked lots of fantastic questions and were very knowledgeable by the end of the Read more…
Maple have been learning all about the water cycle. We have learnt new words such as evaporation, condensation and precipitation. The children have been busy setting up an experiment to see the water cycle in action. Look at our photos to see how we did it. We have made predictions Read more…
Maple have been busy designing and making their own mountain ranges. Excellent teamwork and a super effort to produce some amazing work. Ask the children at home if they know some of the mountain ranges of the world and which continents they are in!
This week it’s ‘Hour of Code’ week and Maple have been putting their coding skills into practice. We began by watching a video about coding – some children were surprised to learn that it isn’t just computers that have coded programmes but items such as washing machines, microwaves and cars Read more…
Maple enjoyed a lesson of discovering this afternoon. Working with a partner, they read the information on mountains and decided on the answers to the questions set for them. Excellent detective work everyone!
Maple enjoyed a very special lesson with their parents this morning. We began by finding out which continents of the world some famous mountain ranges were found in. The children and their parents then wrote some amazing descriptive sentences about mountains and their surroundings.
Today in Computing we’ve been discussing how much time we actually spend using screens, during a typical week – that includes watching television! We created a collaborative database and watched Mrs Grindrod’s whiteboard as all the results from each class member started to be collated. We were really surprised at Read more…
This morning the children have learnt all about perimeter. We used metre sticks, tape measures and trundle wheels to measure the distance around the shapes we had drawn on the playground.