English
Using thesaurus’
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.
Careers Related Learning
Careers related learning – World Book Day
For World Book Day in Year 4, we had a fantastic time celebrating books with a unique twist! We dressed up as different characters inspired by various careers and job roles. It was a fun way to explore the many possibilities of what we can become when we grow up. Read more…
Careers Related Learning
Science Show
This afternoon year 3&4 got a visit from a scientist. He spoke with us about all the exciting careers we could have in science and taught us more about our topic ‘light and sound’. We completed some fun experiments too!
English
The Whale
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…
Year 4 - Hawthorn
Random Act of Kindness Day
Year 4 have created bright and colourful pictures for the residents at Spring Bank Rest Home for our Random Act of Kindness. We hope the pictures brighten up their day and walls!
Physical Education
Fitness Fun
This half term we have been focusing on fitness in one of our PE sessions. We have been completing lots of fitness activities confidently and achieving a number of personal bests. We have been learning how to co-ordinate our bodies efficiently to perform a combination of movements when exercising!
Breakfast & After school club
Water Cycles
Our unit in English this half term is factual guided tours. The first tour we are going to write about is water around the world. For one of our experience days we learnt about the water cycle and created our own mini water cycles.
Art & Design
Soap Sculptures
During this weeks Art lesson we have been designing and carving soap sculptures. We used a variety of tools – some to carve off small pieces of soap and others to create the detailing on our sculpture. They look amazing!
Art & Design
Maple Shared Learning
Thank you to all the parents who attended shared learning. It was great see parents and children sharing the reading of our text -Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We had lots of fun playing Kahoot, children and parents did really well working together and answering the questions about the text Read more…
