: Blog items
Remembrance Sunday, by Miss Horvath
Date: 5th Nov 2018 @ 9:29am
Remembrance Sunday, which falls on 11 November in 2018, is a day for the nation to remember and honour those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our freedom. It marks the day World War One ended, at 11am on the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918.
Year 4 have been learning a lot about Remembrance Sunday and the importance of celebrating such an event. In a class discussion we decided that we would like to make our own poppies to either add to a display or to take home. To do this we are going to need plastic bottles bringing in. Thank you already to the children who have remembered to bring their plastic bottle in and to the children who have brought in an extra bottle for their friends. The idea is to recycle our plastic bottles and use the bottom of them to make beautiful poppies.
If you would like to know more about Remembrance Sunday then please take a look at the following links:
https://www.britishlegion.org.uk/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/15492752
Explanation text, by Miss Jones
Date: 1st Nov 2018 @ 5:34pm
In English, we are currently looking at Explanation texts, this week we have been focusing on learning about their different features. The children were given an Explanation text and had to pick out specific terminology from the text and then as a group create a large glossary, this helped us to understand the purpose of a glossary.
Half Term Homework, by Miss Jones
Date: 1st Nov 2018 @ 5:27pm
The Year 5 half term project was linked to our topic in Geography, ‘Our Country. Children were able to present their information in any way they liked. Here were their two options:
- CREATIVE – You can put your creative skills to work by creating a 3D model of a famous landmark in London. E.g. Big Ben, London Eye or Tower Bridge out of Lego/papier-mâché/boxes/clay.
- WRITING- Create an information leaflet (or a PowerPoint) about the history of The Olympic Games. Try to include information about the 2012 London Olympic Games. You could watch clips of the opening ceremony to help you.
Miss Jones and Mrs McEvoy were amazed with how much time and effort all of the children had put in to their projects, everyones project was unique and creative - Well done Year 5!!
Roman Board Games, by Mr Tarry
Date: 31st Oct 2018 @ 4:23pm
We researched different games and activities that the Romans liked to play to keep them entertained. We learned how to play 'ROTA' - a version of connect 4. The children really enjoyed the game, so much so, they wanted to stay in at play time to play it even more!
Diet and disease- quiz, quiz, trade!, by Miss Isbister
Date: 19th Oct 2018 @ 2:35pm
We love learning new facts using quiz, quiz, trade!
Birds of Prey, by Miss Currie
Date: 19th Oct 2018 @ 11:45am
Wow! This morning was an amazing experience for Years 3 and 4. We not only learnt all about some wonderful birds of prey, but some lucky children also had the chance to hold them. Thanks Mike.
Birds of Prey, by Miss Higson
Date: 19th Oct 2018 @ 11:14am
Sports knock out!, by Miss Horvath
Date: 15th Oct 2018 @ 5:42pm
4H have really enjoyed spending their Monday mornings in P.E with coach Mr Jordan from TeachingSport. This morning they had a class 'ultimate' battle where they showed off all of the skills they had learnt so far this half term.
Stonehenge Art, by Miss Currie
Date: 15th Oct 2018 @ 3:56pm
Today we completed the first step of our Stonehenge artwork. The children experimented with mixing the colours to make darker shades to fill the page.
Forgiveness, by Mrs McEvoy
Date: 12th Oct 2018 @ 4:40pm
Last week, as part of our RE topic, we learnt about 2 different parables which showed Jesus' teaching on forgiveness. We acted out the 2 parables; The Parable of the Two Debtors Luke 7: 36-50 and The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant Matthew 18:21-35. We then linked this back to our own lives and thought about why forgiveness is important.
Which situation did you feel would have been harder to forgive and why?
Harvest Assembly , by Miss Jones
Date: 12th Oct 2018 @ 4:26pm
A huge well done to all of Year 5 for all of the hard work that they put in to our Harvest assembly. You should all be very proud of yourselves!
Drama, by Miss Jones
Date: 12th Oct 2018 @ 4:23pm
In our English lesson, we had a special visit from Clunk, who joined us for a Drama lesson. We talked about the Myths and Legends which we have been learning about this half term. We used clapping patterns during our warm up to clap out the characters names. We then looked at hot seating and imitating Bilbo and Gandalf from The Hobbit, we had to guess the character who our friend was acting out, focusing on their feelings. We also discussed how to be respectful to our ‘character’ and why this was important.
Art Club Bookmarks, by Miss Currie
Date: 11th Oct 2018 @ 4:44pm
This week we made some emoji bookmarks.
Brain Break, by Miss Currie
Date: 8th Oct 2018 @ 3:07pm
3E enjoyed a 5 minute brain break this afternoon. It was well deserved due to all of the hard work that they had put in throughout the day.
STEM day at FGS/Wellacre, by Miss Isbister
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 3:16pm
What was your favourite part of the day?
Kahoot quiz, by Miss Isbister
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 3:13pm
Did you enjoy using Kahoot to test your knowledge on the dangers of smoking?
Times Table Rockstar Envy, by Miss Horvath
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 12:59pm
This year we have been trying really hard to master our times tables in year 4. It has been an easy task so far thanks to Times Table Rockstars!
Unfortunately, 4T have been consistently beating 4H in the online times table competitions, so 4H's Layth suggested a great technique for learning our 9x tables. He proudly showed the whole class and we practiced together. We then discussed other techniques that we can use to help us with our times tables.
Hopefully, this will help us all in our mission to beat 4T's class!
Remember to try to log on at home as much as possible:
https://ttrockstars.com/login
Powers of Persuasion , by Miss Horvath
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 12:53pm
Year 4 have been looking at persuasive techniques this week and have spent their morning trying out their persuasive powers! First, they were able to practice in the playground in their table groups and they then later performed in the classroom where we voted as a class who was the most persuasive!
Hadrian's Wall, by Mr Tarry
Date: 5th Oct 2018 @ 9:21am
In Year 4, we have been looking at where the Romans settled and what life was like in the Roman times. We have researched facts about Hadrian's wall and how it helped to protect the Romans in the north of England. Can you remember any of the facts we found?
Art Club, by Miss Currie
Date: 4th Oct 2018 @ 10:01pm
This week in LKS2 Art Club, the children were only given half of an image and they had to use their artistic drawing skills to create the missing half. The artwork turned out brilliantly as the children put so much effort in to ensuring that they were accurate.
Spanish Singing, by Miss Currie
Date: 3rd Oct 2018 @ 5:30pm
Since the beginning of term, we have been learning the Spanish alphabet with this catchy song. (I'm sure the adults at home have heard this one a couple of times.)
Black History Month, by Miss Currie
Date: 2nd Oct 2018 @ 2:39pm
Today, Year 3 researched into some famous black poets and singers as part of our Black History Month celebrations. We rehearsed a short song originally from the Krobo Tribe of Ghana called A Keelie.
Black Minority Ethnic inspirational people, by Miss Isbister
Date: 2nd Oct 2018 @ 12:58pm
Read over the Black History Month news item.
Use this space to add information on a Black Minority Ethnic person who YOU think is inspirational.
20 team points for every contribution AND Mrs Nunwick will be told of your post! :)
Hot Seating/ Drama in English , by Mr Tarry
Date: 1st Oct 2018 @ 1:54pm
We tried to get into the role of the witch from our book, 'The Lost Happy Endings'. The children wrote questions and then we acted out a hot seated interview!
Different rocks, by Miss Higson
Date: 1st Oct 2018 @ 11:56am
