Art & Design
Magical Mountains
This afternoon we have travelled to far and distant lands! Year 4 Maple have worked super hard to create a ‘misty mountain’ scene.
English
Maple’s Library Visit
This afternoon Maple visited Heywood library. All the children were really eager to get to the library and choose a book. Before our visit we discussed favourite authors and topics that we were interested in. Once at the library, everyone was busy selecting a book to bring back to school. Read more
Reading
Watch out for the Demon Dentist
Maple are currently reading ‘The Demon Dentist’ as our daily class read. The children can’t wait to hear, at the end of the day, what is going to happen next. They are particularly interested in finding out more about ‘Miss Root’ who they suspect is trying to rot the school Read more
Science
Digestion Time!
Maple have been investigating the digestive system this afternoon. Everyone was treated to a demonstration using bananas, biscuits, cola and a pair of tights, by Mrs Grindrod. There were many laughs and giggles but we are now all fully fledged experts in the digestive system!
Art & Design
So…you want to be a dentist when you grow up…
Maple have had an amazing time at the dentist today. We’ve learnt about different tooth types and their functions. The children came up with some fantastic actions to remember what each tooth type does. Then it was off to the dentist…making some brilliant moulds of teeth and labelling them!
Mathematics
Place Value Fun
Year 4 have been busy this morning representing 1000s, 100s, 10s and 1s using counters. There was some excellent discussion using mathematical words. We have even worked on challenges in groups to solve problems.
Design and Technology
Building fun
This morning Maple have been busy building! A lady from the school building project carried out a session with us all about ‘Structures’. We had to make tetrahedrons using the wooden sticks. We then got busy trying to make the biggest structure we could with them. The children all had Read more
Science
Teethbrushing Fun!
Year 4 Maple were busy today investigating how good we are at brushing our teeth properly. We’re pleased to report that everyone is doing a good job at brushing away plaque from their teeth!
Science
Birch’s school trip to Magna
What a fantastic day we have had at Magna! We have explored fire, air and water and completed a workshop on magnets and metals, which fit really well with the topic we have been studying this half-term. We have had so much fun!! So much so, that a few of Read more
Art & Design
French and Art week
This week has been French and Art week at St Luke’s. In art, we looked at the artist Monet. We worked on Art techniques such as mixing colours and creating texture using tissue, newspaper and different brush strokes before creating a background for our final piece. We then used charcoal Read more