This week it has been so beautiful to have clear, expansive, blue skies, light shining down and not a breath of wind. A beginning of Spring filled with hope, after a very dark, wet winter. All Year groups are still learning about bird identification, playing games to help embed that knowledge but no
This week, year 4 launched their new English text ‘I Am Henry Finch’. This is a fantastic picture book about the power of thought. The children have explored the different presentational devices and how these compare to previous English texts. They have also explored the emotions of the main charact
This week, Year 4 students had the delightful opportunity to meet with Reception in the hall to share stories together. The Reception children expressed their pleasure in having their favourite books read to them by their Year 4 friends. This initiative not only fostered a sense of community but als
Rain doesn’t stop the children embracing their natural world, as you can see they have been very busy in their Forest School sessions. Making prey houses camouflaged from birds of prey. They also completed the RSPB Big School Birdwatch and were really surprised how many birds they saw despite the we
This week in DT our Year 4 children have been busy developing their sewing skills by creating their very own hand puppets! The project began with the children exploring different puppet designs. They sketched their ideas, selected suitable materials and planned how they would join their fabric piece
In maths this week, year 4 have been finding the perimeter of polygons. They have used the features of regular polygons to calculate perimeter by using their times tables knowledge. For irregular polygons, they have explored different addition strategies to find the most efficient method. Calculatin
The snow and ice certainly played its part in slowing down our planned work for the yard but could not stop it! With hard work, determination and reliance, Bill finally completed his work creating our newest play area. With the small apparatus removed, a large soft surface area has been developed
Year 4 have been busy combining creativity with science during STEM week as they designed and drew their own futuristic boats. The children explored what makes a boat float, discussing ideas such as buoyancy and balance, and thought carefully about how boats are made waterproof. They shared fantasti
Year 4 have enjoyed the start of their Geography topic this half term, all about mountains. To begin with, we have learned about how the structure of the Earth affects its features. Carefully, using pieces of paper, they demonstrated how the Earth’s tectonic plates can move in different ways to cr
As part of our All About the Birds topic, the children have been looking at the structures of different nests. They’ve watched videos of the nest building in action and looked at some real birds nests in class. They then took this information and applied it to their own nest building. Before the chi
