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While learning portrait skills, pupils in Year 4 tried their best to capture the best sides of the staff. Thankfully they were successful in getting the lady's just right, how could they go wrong I hear you say! However, I still think Mr Hilton and Mr Allen need some serious work, but maybe cosmetic surgeons are the real answer!

Well done to all our artists, you really had to use all your artistic skills and imaginations to create those wonderful portraits.

Thanks from all the Year 4 staff, we are very proud of them all.

During the Autumn term the children of Year 4 learnt about the Inuit People of the Arctic Region. They have investigated how Inuits survive in the harsh Arctic Climate, (a little like Harlow Green when it snows!), the close relationship the Inuits have with the environment around them, but most of all, Year 4 explored the importance of story-telling to keeping Inuit traditions alive.

We created our own tales with mythical creatures and natural gods, we practiced being Shamen and guardians of tradition, but best of all we told stories to each other, creating exciting images to teach a message of community.

To show how good we are at sending messages, we even created our own TV show "Polar Perils'. Everyone was involved from the writing of the script, to presenting the show, to directing the guests and even to creating the props and power points to make the shows dynamic and give it the 'WOW' factor!

This term our topic of study is 'Around the World in 8o Days'. However, unlike the story by Jules Verne, our adventures wont be led by Mr Phileas Fogg, but a rather strange group of explorers and characters from the North East of England!

Our first port of call is Africa, where we learn all about the people and culture of this wild and exciting land. Mr Allen and Mr Hilton will even be learning to dance in their wellies, as the famous African Gum Boot Dancers visit Harlow Green. (Pictures to follow!)

From Africa we travel to the Caribbean and South America. Here we will investigate how the history of a region, can transformed it into one of the strangest and most wonderful places to visit in the world. We will also be meeting some famous historical characters, so watch out for land shipmates, as we travel into the unknown!

We realise that some of the methods that our children use may be different from those that you are familiar with so we thought a few handy hints for helping with homework might come in useful.

1.) Times Tables: There is no easy way to learn these its just practise, practise and more practise. Your children will know which are their target tables.

2.) Time: Get your children using timetables, TV mags, bus schedules etc to practise time.

3.) Money: Involve your children in shopping to practise their mental maths and become accustomed to real life money problems.

4.) Shapes: Shapes are all around us. Get your children to look at the world around them and describe facts about the shapes that they can see.

5.) Measuring: Get your childrn involved in cooking, decorating etc where they can use measuring equipment in real life situations.

Other methods your children should be able to explain to you but if you do have any problems feel free to contact us at any time.

We are going to cover lots of exciting and creative topics this year to allow us to learn, have fun and achieve our potential.

Heroes: We will investigate different superheroes, their logos and their special powers. Perhaps more importantly we will consider the heroes around us and the special qualities that everyday people have.

Polar: We will examine the environmental issues suroounding the polar regions and how they affect the world and the community we live in. We will also look at the animals that inhabit these regions.

Around the World in 80 Days: Phileus Fogg made his journey around the world on a hot air balloon, train and boat. We are going to follow his journey to discover amazing and exciting facts abut different peoples and cultures.

Ancient Egypt: We are going to plunge the depths of Ancient Egypt to explore their beliefs and customs. The children will be going on visits to look at Egyptian artefacts.

The Body: As we are becoming more health conscious we will look at how the body works, how to keep it healthy and how to look after it.

Mr Hilton: I have just arrived at Harlow Green and am having the time of my life.
Mr Allen: I have just moved into Year 4 from Year 2 and am enjoying my new class.
Mrs Blinkhorn: I am loving supporting children in Year 4 to make the most of their potential.
Mrs Scott: I am continuing to support the lovely children as I did in Year 3.
Mrs Lewis: I enjoy working with the children during PPA time.
Mr Nicholson: I work with the children on their music skills. I apologise to parents if they are practising the ocarina too much in home but believe it or not it sounds lovely in the classroom.

We have loved learning about other cultures in our topic work. We particularly enjoyed our educational visit to Greenwell Farm in Tow Law, where we studied habitats and built shelters out of woodland materials