: Blog items
Martin Luther King Day and World Religion Day, by Miss Horvath
Date: 25th Jan 2019 @ 9:26am
Last week, Year 4 spent some time looking at Martin Luther King as it was then that America celebrated Martin Luther King day. Martin Luther King day is held to celebrate his birthday and to remind us of all of his great accomplishments.
We also spent some time writing acrostic poems for World Religion Day which took place on Sunday 20th January. World Religion Day was recognised in 1950 in the United States and is now celebrated worldwide on the third Sunday in January each year. We discussed the importance of tolerance and respect for all religions and how we can show tolerance and respect to someone with a different religion to us.
Shadow Puppet Theatre, by Miss Currie
Date: 22nd Jan 2019 @ 1:54pm
This is the first session on creating our shadow puppets to retell the story that we are working on in English.
South America , by Mr Tarry
Date: 14th Jan 2019 @ 11:08am
This week in Year 4, we are looking at South America.
Test youself on the quiz below - how well do you know the location of the South American countries?
https://lizardpoint.com/geography/samerica-quiz.php
Mixing colours - Art, by Miss Currie
Date: 11th Jan 2019 @ 2:35pm
Holocaust survivor visit , by Miss Isbister
Date: 11th Jan 2019 @ 1:43pm
We were fortunate enough to receive a visit from Lady Baines, who experienced life during WW2.
Lady Baines provided us with some important messages:
- to not be a bystander
- to know that life goes on after difficult times
Were you inspired by Lady Baines' stories?
Myths and Legends Drama lesson, by Miss Jones
Date: 11th Jan 2019 @ 8:34am
Our new English topic 'Myths and Legends' got off to a great start in our Drama lesson. We looked at how we would represent different characters and made tableaux of different scenes from Theseus and the Minotaur.
Art, by Miss Horvath
Date: 10th Jan 2019 @ 2:07pm
This half term Year 4 will be diving into the world of Victorian Art, specifically focusing on renowned artist, William Morris.
To kick start the topic, the children observed the art of potato printing! The children noticed that in order to get a clear print you need to take care and ensure that you focus on the details for the best results.
Once the potatoes were put away, we decided to have a go at sketching natural objects to improve our ability to add depth and texture to our drawings.
Area and Perimeter, by Miss Jones
Date: 13th Dec 2018 @ 4:58pm
Year 5 have been working really hard on area and perimeter in Maths over the last few weeks. Today, we decided to apply our skills to real life and measure the area and perimeter of different sections of the playground.
Biscuits!, by Miss Jones
Date: 7th Dec 2018 @ 4:13pm
In DT, we have been working hard this half term learning all about biscuits. Today, after researching, designing and learning about the history of biscuits we finally got to create some of our own! We made sure that we accurately weighed out all of the ingredients and we followed the recipe and our design step by step. We also discussed why it was important to wash our hands and why food hygiene is so important.
Debating judgement, by Miss Isbister
Date: 7th Dec 2018 @ 3:55pm
This week in R.E, Year 6 discussed the concept of judgement, heaven and hell. They had to work as a team to discuss several scenarios and order them from heaven to hell.
What did you do to come to a decision?
Children in need , by Miss Jones
Date: 22nd Nov 2018 @ 5:43pm
Last Friday was Children in need, we participated in lots of activities to help raise money for charity. In DT, our current topic is Biscuits. Last week we were investigating and researching different types of biscuits and their properties, this will help us when it comes to designing and making our own. We linked our biscuit tasting and designing lesson to our current Geography topic 'Our Country', not only did we get to taste and design biscuits but we also decorated them by creating the UK's flag on the biscuit! We had a very fun afternoon.
Foamy Fun investigation, by Miss Jones
Date: 22nd Nov 2018 @ 5:38pm
The topic we are currently looking at in Science is Materials, toaday we investigated the properties of different materials, we thought carefully about our independent and dependent variable and then used our results to create a line graph.
Art Club Dragons, by Miss Currie
Date: 22nd Nov 2018 @ 4:23pm
Art club drew their own dragons tonight.
Fruit testing - Geography, by Miss Isbister
Date: 21st Nov 2018 @ 4:16pm
Which was your favourite fruit?
Can you name all of the continents and all of the biomes in the world?
3H Warbutons Visit, by Miss Higson
Date: 15th Nov 2018 @ 4:16pm
What a fantastic afternoon!
We learnt all about the history of Warbutons, bread production, health and safety and food hygiene. Children tried many new foods for the first time ever, such as hummus, peppers, dairy-free cheese and spinach. Have a look at our wonderful pictures!
Warburtons Visit, by Miss Currie
Date: 15th Nov 2018 @ 12:10pm
Year 3 have had an amazing morning with a special visitor from Warburtons. They learnt all about food safety, hygiene and nutrition. It linked in perfectly with our Science topic (animals and humans), PSHE (healthy eating) and DT (making sandwiches).
The children all agreed that eating their own sandwiches was their favourite part of the session.
Thank you again Warburtons!
Year 4 love to read!, by Miss Horvath
Date: 13th Nov 2018 @ 5:09pm
Year 4 have recieved some fantastic feedback about how well we keep our reading records up to date and how much we all read at home!
Remember - an adult can write in anything you read at home! Don't forget to try to read as much as possible, it's a great way to wind down before bed time.
Have a look at some of us enjoying our classroom reading corner...
DT - The history of Biscuits, by Miss Jones
Date: 13th Nov 2018 @ 4:06pm
Our topic this half term in DT is Biscuits. Last lesson, we researched the history of biscuits. To start our lesson we all wrote down everything we knew so far about biscuits, we then rotated around all of the tables in the classroom, reading other groups facts and adding our own in a different colour. We then used QR codes to research the history of biscuits, we made a timeline to display our findings. We also found out lots of fun facts during our research!
Materials Investigation, by Miss Jones
Date: 13th Nov 2018 @ 4:02pm
Today, we investigated different materials and their properties. Each group investigated a different property and then reported their findings back to the class. Some of the properties we looked at were:
- Elasticity
- Whether it was waterproof
- How tough, stretchy or hard the material was.
We thought carefully about our independent and dependent variable and how we were going to ensure that it was a fair test. We also made a prediction and then displayed our results in a graph.
Hadrian's Wall, by Mr Tarry
Date: 13th Nov 2018 @ 2:57pm
We are going to be researching Hadrian's wall for our hot write in English. We are going to be creating concept maps and fact files to help us with our writing. Here are some useful links to help us:
https://hadrianswallcountry.co.uk/hadrians-wall/hadrian%E2%80%99s-wall-facts
http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/romans/hadrianswall.htm
https://www.bbc.com/bitesize/clips/zhq76sg (Video)
Diwali Celbrations - Making divas, by Miss Currie
Date: 9th Nov 2018 @ 12:23pm
This week Year 3 have been making divas to help celebrate Diwali. Not only did they create them, but they also wrote a set of instructions too.
Concept Maps , by Miss Isbister
Date: 7th Nov 2018 @ 1:47pm
Did you enjoy revising the Circulatory System by creating a Concept Map?
Stretford Library Visit, by Miss Currie
Date: 7th Nov 2018 @ 12:59pm
Today Year 3 enjoyed walking to Stretford Library where they listened to a story and a poem. The children (and staff) also got the chance to choose their own book to read.
Rangoli Patterns , by Mr Tarry
Date: 7th Nov 2018 @ 11:52am
We are celebrating Diwali in Year 4 by designing our own rangoli patterns. We have used our symmetry skills from Maths, creative ideas from Art and knowledge on the patterns from RE to complete our designs.
