Another busy and fun-filled week of learning and achievements in Year 4 with the sun making an appearance!
English: We started our new topic of fantasy based on the book Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. We spoke about what personality means and went round the classroom using personality traits to describe ourselves and classmates. We then discussed Aladdin's traits based on what we have read so far. We then started our first sentence stacking lessons, focusing on adverbials, adjectives and similes.
Maths: We continued our topic of fractions and focused on partitioning a mixed number by splitting the number into wholes and fractions alongside using number lines to order and count mixed numbers.
Spanish: We continued our learning of Se (I Know How To) and learnt 5 new verbs. We completed a range of listening, speaking, reading, writing and spelling activities based on these verbs and earned lots of Class Dojos!
Art: We started our new topic of Embroidery and Needlework. We learnt the technique of cross-stitching and planned the design of our bookmark ready to make next week! We also focused on the work of Margret McDonald.
History: We continued our learning of the Stuarts and focused on the restoration period led by King Charles II. We created a biography about his life which focused on his interests (horse racing, gambling and going to the theatre), his marriage (Catherine of Braganza) who bared him no children, but he had many illegitimate!, significant events in his life (Great Fire of London and the Great Plague) and his religious beliefs (Catholic).
RE: We started our final enquiry into Christianity, focusing on prayer and worship. We spoke about our own special places, the feelings we associate with them and why they are special to us.
PSHE: We started our final topic of Changing Me and spoke about our genes - how we inherit half from our birth father and half from our birth mother and how these can determine our characteristics.
PE: We continued practising our sprinting - getting ready for Sports Day!
Dance: We had our final rehearsal and then half of the class went to the Corn Exchange for the Dance Festival and showcased their amazing dance. We are so proud of each child for their bravery and dedication!
Handwriting: Roman Numerals 1-20 and double l.
Spellings: -ly suffix.
Guided Reading: Retrieval questions based on SF texts.
Gap Analysis: We purple penned our arithmetic paper and addressed any misconceptions, focusing primarily on our timetables and column method.
Some of us also enjoyed Lego Therapy with Miss Chapman!
We are so proud of our Golden Pupil, George, who has had a complete transformation this week with his behaviour - showing an ambition and resilience with completing his work and always actively participating in all our lessons!
Well done to our Star of the Week, who has shown a more mature approach to his learning and is being more resilient, especially towards his handwriting! We are very proud of you!
Well done to this pupil for being awarded the double whammy of taking the most quizzes and earning the most knowledge points on ReadTheory!
Well done to these pupils (and those not photographed) for earning their 40-point reading certificates and reading every day. We are so proud of the progress you have made in your reading this year!
Well done to Bluebells for being this week's winning Dojo Team. Not long to go until we find the ultimate Dojo team...
Well done to this pupil for earning a Special Award for always going above and beyond to support the adults in class with any jobs needed. We are incredibly proud of your selflessness!
Well done to this pupil for being this week's cake raffle winner out of the whole school!
On Wednesday, we sadly said goodbye to one of our pupils who is relocating to Lithuania with his family. He is a well-loved member of our class, and we will miss him very much! We wish his family and him all the best for the future!
