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  • Summer 1 - Week 2 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 02/05/25, by Jess Edgeley

    What a busy week and the start of a new month together! Please read below for our learning and achievements:

     

    Maths: This week we focused on consolidating our inverse operations, focusing on our presentation and the use of the written method to show carrying and borrowing. We also used our whiteboards to help us order and compare numbers beyond 1000. We focused on descenders starting with the largest number first and ascenders starting with the smallest number first.

     

    English: We started the week with an experience day. We were presented with different sources related to the Village of Eyam and spoke about what this tells us. We analysed a map, broadsheet, plague victim list and a box of cures and medicine. We then started our sentence-stacking lessons, focusing on negative similes, exaggeration similes, feelings and questions.

    Science: We continued our topic of Water Cycle by explaining how evaporation occurs when a liquid turns into a gas. We wrote the process and used a diagram to illustrate the process.

    Geography: We started our new topic of London and the South East. We recapped the different countries and capitals of the UK, the Union Jack and the seas/coastlines that surround the UK. We then learnt that a region is an area of a country. On a blank map, we labelled the different counties found in the South East and identified key geographical features.

    PSHE: We started our new topic of relationships. We spoke about jealousy and how this can be an unhelpful emotion to feel. We were given scenarios and, as a class, decided if they had more or less jealous feelings. We then spoke about strategies we can use to help us when we feel jealousy.

    History: We continued our learning of The Stuarts and focused on the Gunpowder Plot. We learnt all about the roles Robert Catesby and Guy Fawkes played in the plot, why the plot was undertaken and the result of the plot. We spoke about the importance of Bonfire Night to us now and why it is celebrated every year.

    Art: We started our new topic of the Byzantine Empire, and we learnt about mosaics. We focused on the mosaic of Constantine the Great, Mary with Jesus and Justinian I. In our books, we sketched a picture of Constantine using lines and shading.

     

    Music: We started our new topic of Expression and Innovation. We learnt and performed a new song, Train is a Comin'.

    PE: Dance with Miss Whyborn and an extra football session with Mr Watson!

    Gap Analysis: GPS Determiners.

    Guided Reading: Inference and predictions based on Adventures.

    Spellings: j ending.

    Handwriting: Irregular verbs.

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  • Summer 1 - Week 1 Learning & Achievements

    Published 25/04/25, by Jess Edgeley

    It was lovely to welcome the children back after Easter break! We've got straight back into the swing of things, so here are our learning and achievements these past few days:

     

    English: This half-term our focus is on a playscript and centres around the Plague of Eyam. We were introduced to the shape of our poem: scene, scene number, stage direction, speech - no inverted commas, character name and setting. We placed these shapes on our poetry map and then were given each scene and plotted the shapes where they appeared. On Friday, we had an experience day when we acted out the playscript and used different voices and actions to portray different feelings. Even Miss Edgeley and Miss Chapman gave it a go! The Bafta goes to...

    Maths: We continue to plug the gaps in our learning and this week have focused on the inverse operations, in particular addition and subtraction. We have also used the inverse to check if the answer is right.

     

    Science: We started our new topic of the Water Cycle. We recapped the three main states of matter: gas, liquid and solid, and conducted an experiment in which we measured the temperature of ice after a 5-minute interval. We predicted if the temperature would increase or decrease.

    History: We started our new topic of Stuarts. We learnt about King James VI of Scotland, who inherited the crown after Queen Elizabeth I died. He then became James I of England, which was known as the union of the crowns. We learnt that in 1606 he ordered the Union Jack to be made, and this flag was named after him! We also learnt that James I believed in the Divine Right of Kings, in which God chose James I to be King and he had absolute power and authority.

    RE: We started our last enquiry into Buddhism. We spoke about making good choices - what good means to us and making healthy food choices. As a class, we created 8 rules to make our class feel happy and safe. We then discussed how choices and consequences can both have a positive impact. We concluded that good choices help us lead a good life!

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  • Spring 2 - Week 6 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 04/04/25, by Jess Edgeley

    A very busy but fun-filled final week of Spring Term! Please see below all of our learning and amazing achievements in 4E!

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    English: This week we wrote, edited and rewrote our poem of strength and power based on Maya Angelou's poem I Rise. We focused on including similes, metaphors, repetition for effect, commas and verses alongside focusing on our presentation. Miss Edgeley is incredibly impressed with our handwriting and is proud of all the children for taking their time with their writing!

    RE: We finished our worldview of Christianity and answered our enquiry question of Is forgiveness always possible? We chose inspirational quotes of forgiveness and created our own symbols that show forgiveness.

    PSHE: We completed our topic of Healthy Me by completing our self-assessment and focused on our inner strength and assertiveness. We read a scenario and discussed ways in which the characters could show assertiveness.

    History: We continued our learning of Ancient Rome by focusing on life after Julius Caesar's assassination. We learnt that Octavian and Mark Anthony's alliance soon fell apart and Octavian became Caesar Augustus (the first Emperor of Rome) and that for 200 years Rome had peace (Pax Romana).

    Geography: We continued our learning of Northern Ireland by focusing on how Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are two separate countries. On a map we showed the border and spoke about nationalist and unionist views on the countries.

    Art: We consolidated our learning of Ancient Roman Monuments. Firstly, we learnt that Trajan's Column was built to remember Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars and the marble shows the events of the war. Finally, for each monument we studied (Pantheon, Colessuem and Trojan's Column) we wrote a fact next to the photo and explained what power it showed.

    Spanish: Los Animales.

    PE: OAA and football with Mr Watson.

     

    D.T: This week we created our own cushions! We learnt about the different types of stitches and appliquéing.  We then planned our cushion - who was it for, what colours and patterns we would use, what it would be used for and then sketched our design so we would have a rough idea! We then cut and chose our felt for our cushion, designed our own appliqué and used the running stitch to form our cushion. A huge thank you to Miss Chapman and Miss Read for working so hard on helping us sew and stuff our cushions. At times, we found this challenging, but it was so rewarding seeing the children happy with their creations! We then evaluated our designs and spoke about what we would do differently if we had to make them again.

    On Thursday we were very lucky to be visited by the Royal Institution for Science in Schools! We learnt all about bacteria and how easily viruses spread! We even got to see and handle fire!

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  • Spring 2 - Week 5 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 28/03/25, by Jess Edgeley

    What a busy and fun-filled week we have had in 4E. Please see below for our learning and achievements:

     

    Roman Day:

    On Thursday, we were visited by a Roman Soldier and were recruited as Roman soldiers ourselves. We took part in different phases. Our first phase was standing as a Roman soldier and practising our marching through the school. We then used a bow and arrow to target our enemies, such as the three-headed Hydra, barbarians and a cyclops. We then grabbed our swords and shields to charge at our enemies. We went into tortoise formation to defend ourselves against our enemies (Miss Edgeley and Miss Chapman squirting us with super soakers).

     

     

    Inside the classroom, we were able to look at 2000-year-old Roman coins and design our own coins. We then used our coins to buy different armour, such as the gladius or pileum. We were then given different Roman artefacts to handle and decide what they were used for. This treasure was from the Iceni tribe, and we had to give reasons for and against keeping the treasure or hiding the treasure!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    At the end of the day, we were able to hold Roman weapons and try on different Roman armour. A fun and historical day of learning was had by us all - HAIL CAESAR!

     

    Maths: We continued plugging the gaps in our learning by focusing on subtracting 2-digit and 3-digit numbers. We used counters, partitioning, part-whole models, numberlines, counting and then the column method to help us.

    English: We recapped the skills needed for our poem and, as a class, chose our success criteria. We then plotted our poetry maps with how the character would be feeling, and the skills needed for each verse. We then planned and wrote our poem.

    Science: We continued our topic of sound and focused on how the human voice makes different sounds. We placed our hands on our larynx and made sounds of different pitches. We spoke about how faster vibrations give a higher pitch and slower vibrations give a lower pitch.

    Geography: We continued our learning of Northern Ireland by focusing on tourism. We looked at the capital city of Belfast, home to the Titanic; Giant's Causeway, thousands of rock columns formed by a volcanic eruption; Carrick-a-Rede, a 30m bridge and Bushmills, home to whisky (just to name a few places to visit).

    History: Alongside our Roman Day, we learnt about the life and assassination of Julius Caesar. We learnt in his early life he was kidnapped by pirates, conquered Gaul and Britain and then travelled across the Rubicon to seize Rome and become dictator for life. Despite making reforms, he was assassinated by Brutus and Cassius as they feared his power. 

    PSHE: We continued our topic of Healthy Me and spoke about having healthy positive relationships. We then spoke about unhealthy relationships and the impact of peer pressure.

    RE: We continued our worldview of Christianity, and we spoke about how Christians view forgiveness by choosing Bible stories we have studied to explain Jesus' teaching of forgiveness and if forgiveness is always possible.

    Art: We continued our learning of Ancient Rome Monuments by discussing the importance of arches in the Colosseum. We learnt that the Colosseum had over 240 arches and the arch design meant that three tiers of walls could be made which were strong and large. Because of its easy and fast design, slaves were able to make the Colosseum from stone and concrete. 

    Spanish: Aprendo Espanol (Lesson 5). This week we focused on the different colours and what to say and ask about your favourite colours.

    PE: OAA with Mr Watson.

    Handwriting: Double d and verbs ending with e.

    Spellings: Rule 10 of -ing suffix.

    Guided Reading: Retrieval and vocabulary questions based on The Romans.

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  • Spring 2 - Week 4 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 21/03/25, by Jess Edgeley

    Please see below for our learning and achievements:

    Maths: This week we focused on addressing gaps in our learning and looked at interpreting charts and showing position using coordinates.

    English: This week we continued Maya Angelou's I Rise poem and finished our sentence stacking lessons. We focused on adverbials, precise verbs, synonyms, metaphors, repetition and rhyme.

    RE: We continued our worldview of Christianity and were given inspirational quotes about forgiveness. We discussed and decided which quotes are important to Christians to show forgiveness.

    PSHE: We continued our topic of Healthy Me and focused on alcohol. We spoke about the effects alcohol has on our bodies.

    Spanish: Aprendo Espanol (Lesson 4).  In this lesson we focused on counting from 1-10.

    Art: We continued our topic of Ancient Roman monuments by researching facts about the Pantheon.

    PE: Football with Mr Watson.

    Handwriting: Verbs ending with 'e'.

    Spellings: Spelling Rule 9 of -er and -est suffix.

    Guided Reading: Retrieval and vocabulary questions of Awesome Women: Marry Anning to commemorate International Women's Day.

    Reading Gap Analysis: How the format and presentation of a text impacts its reader.

    Well done to our Golden Pupil Edwin, who is incredibly kind and conscientious. He is demonstrating great ambition and taking every opportunity with his learning and is always learning with a smile on his face and impeccable manners. We are so proud!

    Well done to our Star of the Week for taking every opportunity to learn and showing more resilience towards her learning and behaviour - we are so proud of you!

    Huge well done to this pupil for achieving the double whammy on ReadTheory of most quizzes taken and most knowledge points earnt!

    Well done to the Yellow Sunflowers for being this week's winning Dojo Team!

    Finally, a huge number of children this week earned their 10, 20, 30, 40-point reading certificates with half the class earning their 50-point reading certificate and one step closer to their 60-points and a new book!

     

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  • Spring 2 - Week 3 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 14/03/25, by Jess Edgeley

    Please see below all our learning and achievements in 4E:

     

    Maths: We continued our topic of division by dividing a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number with remainders and dividing a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number. We used place value counters to help us with exchanging and finding the remainders. 

     

    English: We continued with Maya Angelou's I Rise Poem and focused on our sentence stacking. We focused on constant similes, metaphors and rhyme, direct questions and precise verbs to describe feelings.

    Science: We continued our topic of Sound by conducting an experiment to see the difference between pitch and volume. We learnt that pitch is how high or low a sound is, and that volume is how loud or quiet a sound is.

    RE: We continued our worldview of Christianity and focused on Jesus' crucifixion. We spoke about how the thief would be feeling before and after Jesus forgave him.

     

    PSHE: We continued our topic of Healthy Me by focusing on smoking. We took a quiz about smoking and spoke about why people start smoking. We then worked in groups to act out different scenarios for the class to guess.

     

    History: We started our new topic of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire. We learnt about the three Punic Wars and how these helped make Ancient Rome into a powerful empire.

    Geography: We started our new topic of Northern Ireland. On a map, we identified the 6 counties, the capital city of Belfast, Lake Neough and surrounding bays and seas.

    Art: We continued our learning of Ancient Roman Monuments by researching facts about the Pantheon.

    PE: Football with Mr Watson.

    Handwriting: Regular verbs and double c's

    Spellings: Spelling Rule 8 of -ed suffix.

    Guided Reading: Retrieval questions based on Science Week texts.

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  • Spring 2 - Week 2 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 07/03/25, by Jess Edgeley

    What a fun-filled and busy week we have had in Year 4 - so much learning, achievements and special occasions celebrated. There are lots this week, so please enjoy reading and having a look!

     

    Michael Rosen: Global Tales of Nature - How Things Came to Be:

    On Monday we were lucky enough to be invited to an event held by the British Library. We listened to poems and stories about nature and even created our own characters based on nature!

     

    Pancake Day:

    On Tuesday we each had a chance to flip and eat our own pancakes - lots of toppings were chosen and full bellies! Thank you to Mrs Fowler-Holden and Miss Read for baking our pancakes and to Mrs Link for organising all the ingredients. It was a yummy morning!

     

    World Book Day:

    On Thursday we celebrated a day filled with books! Thank you parents for some amazing costumes. We enjoyed Miss Edgeley's rendition of the Highway Rat and enjoyed reading our own books and taking our own reading quizzes in our outside fort area! A huge well done to Phoebe and Norah for being our two lucky Golden Ticket winners - one for making your own Sealife Terrarium and one for winning hot chocolate and biscuits with Mr Paull! A huge well done to this pupil for winning best dressed in the class!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Maths: We continued our topic of multiplication and division. We focused on dividing a two-digit number by a 1-digit number. We used concrete resources such as place value counters to help us with dividing and also partitioning using part-whole models.

    English: We had two more days of experience - one focusing on words which rhyme with rise and another creating posters based on bullying, a key theme in Maya Angelou's I Rise poem. We spoke about the effects bullying has, different types of bullying, ChildLine and what we can do if we are being bullied. We then started our first sentence stacking lesson, which focused on negative nouns and similes.

     

     

    Science: We continued our topic of Sound by conducting an experiment to see how sound waves travel through the air. We went onto the field and were 5m away from Miss Edgeley. Using our stopwatches on our iPads, we measured how long it took for us to hear Miss Edgeley's clap. Using our data, we measured the speed by dividing distance over time to find an average. 

    Art: We started our new topic of Ancient Roman Monuments. Over the next half-term we will be constructing our own models of the Pantheon. We spoke about why monuments are important and wrote about our steps in creating the Pantheon, focusing on key structures: portico, dome and column.

    PSHE: We continued our topic of Healthy Me by focusing on Group Dynamics. We were given different scenarios and discussed the different roles and characteristics children take on and how we can resolve these issues.

     

    RE: We continued our worldview of Christianity and focused on forgiveness in the Bible. We read 5 different Bible stories: unforgiving servant, eye for eye, love your enemies, it is wrong to be angry and the Lord's Prayer. We discussed what Jesus says about forgiveness in the story, whether we thought this was a good example for a Christian to follow and if we would find it easy or difficult to forgive.

    Spanish: Aprendo Espanol (Lesson 3). In this lesson we were able to say hello and good morning, introduce our names, ask others for their names, ask others how they were feeling and identify our own feelings.

    PE: Outdoor Adventurous Activities with Mr Watson.

    Guided Reading: Vocabulary and retrieval based on Great Graphic Novels.

    Spellings: Oy and oi.

    Handwriting: Consolidation of double b's.

    Gap Analysis: In Maths we focused on multiplication and division facts of the 3x, 4x and 8x tables alongside soundcheck.

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  • Spring 2 - Week 1 Learning & Achievements

    Published 28/02/25, by Jess Edgeley

    It was so lovely to welcome the children back, and we had a fantastic, fun-filled week! Please see below for our learning and achievements:

     

    A great start to Spring 2 with a visit from RockKidz! We spoke about our confidence and self-esteem by YASBA - You're Awesome so Be Awesome! We learnt the Monkey and even dance battled with Miss Chapman and Miss Edgeley. We loved singing and rocking out!

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  • Spring 1 - Week 6 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 14/02/25, by Jess Edgeley

    What a busy and fun-filled final week of Spring 1! Please see below our learning and many achievements:

     

    Maths: We continued our topic of multiplication and are now focusing on formal method of multiplication. We multiplied a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number.

     

    English: We have written, edited and rewrote our narrative based on our book The Whale.  Some beautiful standards of work!

    History: We have consolidated our learning of life in Ancient Rome by studying their language of Latin. We became etymologists - translating the calendar months and common words.

    Geography: We have consolidated our learning of Eastern Europe by focusing on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia. On a map, we identified the different countries and the total number of refugees. 

    PSHE: We continued our topic of dreams and goals. We either wrote a verse or gave reasons for setting our own plans and goals.

    RE: We consolidated our learning of the Buddha's teaching by focusing on either The Buddha, Kisa and the Mustard Seed or Buddha and the Angry Elephant. We discussed how these teachings can still impact the lives of Buddhists today through the themes of suffering, compassion and grief.

    Art: Our Art Day focused on the topic of Design. We studied Mattise's The Fall of Icarus, which we enjoyed learning about as it is linked with our Ancient Greek Myths from last term! We spoke about the elements of art: form, line, colour, shape, space and texture in this painting. We then recreated Mattise's two famous trapeze artists by cutting, sticking and using different coloured cards to create different shapes. 

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  • Spring 1 - Week 5 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 07/02/25, by Jess Edgeley

    Another busy week in Year 4. Please read below for our learning and achievements:

     

    Maths: We continued our topic of multiplication and division by looking at related facts for multiplication and division alongside informal methods of written multiplication.

    English: We recapped the skills needed for our narrative and plotted our narrative map. We are now planning and writing our own narrative based on our book The Whale.

    Science: We have finished our topic of Ecology by discussing how humans have changed the environment in our local area. We spoke about both positive impacts and negative impacts. We focused on Florence Fields and how this would have positive impacts, such as more houses being affordable, more public transport and how they would build a nature reserve to protect the ecosystem.

    History: We continued our topic of Ancient Rome by focusing on leisure activities. These included the forum, Roman baths, gladiator fights held in amphitheatres, chariot racing in circuits and more peaceful interests such as poetry, feasts and theatre.

    Geography: We continued our learning of Eastern Europe by comparing and contrasting Lithuania to the UK. We focused on physical geographical factors such as location, size/population, rivers, mountains, cities, landmarks and climate.

    RE: We continued our worldview of Buddhism and focused on the theme of compassion. We read about Kisa and the Mustard Seed, a story in which Kisa's child had died, and the Buddha told her she could only get a mustard seed if a member of the house had not died. After visiting each house in her community, she did not have a mustard seed. We spoke about how grief is a part of our lives.

    PE: Handball with ICS.

    Guided Reading: We answered retrieval questions on texts focused on Children's Mental Health Week.

    Gap Analysis: We consolidated our learning of place value of three and four-digit numbers.

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  • Spring 1 - Week 4 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 31/01/25, by Jess Edgeley

    Another busy week in Year 4! This week the children completed their Spring Assessments in GPS, Spelling, Arithmetic, Reasoning and Reading. We also completed our Spring Multiplication Check and checked our reading level in our Big Cat Scheme. Miss Chapman, Miss Read and I are so proud of the children's resilience and ambition shown this week!

     

    Please see below the rest of our learning and achievements:

     

    English: We continued our sentence stacking lessons based on our book The Whale.

    Science: We focused on how air pollution is a threat to the human environment. We identified factors such as acidic lakes, changes to the water cycle and the gas and fumes produced affecting our lungs.

    History: We continued our learning of Ancient Rome and focused on the town of Pompeii. We learnt that the nearby mountain Vesuvius had an ash cloud building pressure all day, and it released into a hot pyroclastic flow that perfectly buried and preserved the town for over 2000 years! When archaeologists excavated the town, they found thousands of artefacts, buildings and casts of people frozen. We know a lot about life in Ancient Rome because of the excavation. 

    Geography: We continued our learning of Eastern Europe by identifying physical features on a map, such as the most famous river (Danube), the longest river (Volga) and mountains (Ural).

     

    PSHE: We continued our topic of Dreams and Goals. We worked in groups to create drama pieces focused on different scenarios. We then discussed as a class how we can set different goals if our dreams don't come true.

    RE: We continued our worldview of Buddhism. We learnt about the story of Buddha and the Angry Elephant. We answered comprehension questions based on this text and the importance of compassion.

    PE: Handball with ICS coach.

    Guided Reading: Retrieval and vocabulary questions based on National Storytelling Week.

    Gap Analysis: In Maths we continued our learning of place values in 3-digit and 4-digit numbers by using place value charts and counters. 

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  • Spring 1 - Week 3

    Spring 1 - Week 2 - Learning & Achievements

    Published 28/01/25, by Jess Edgeley

    Another jam-packed week in Year 4! Please enjoy our learning and achievements from this week:

     

    Maths: This week we continued our learning of multiplication and division by multiplying a number by 1 and 0, dividing a number by 1 and itself and multiplying by three numbers.

     

    English: We started our sentence stacking lessons based on our book The Whale. We also completed an experience day on storms - we watched videos of different types of storms and used dictionaries and thesauruses to find adjectives, onomatopoeia and alliteration to describe a storm!

    Science: We continued our unit of Ecology by focusing on food chains. We identified different producers, consumers and decomposers. We then created our own food chain.

    History: We have started our new topic of Ancient Rome. We learnt that Ancient Rome was a powerful empire located in Italy. We located the empire on a map and spoke about geographical factors that helped Rome become so successful: mountains, rivers and seas to stop intruders, grow crops to feed armies and allow for exploration and trade.

     

    PSHE: We started our new unit of Dreams and Goals. We spoke about our dreams for the future.

     

    RE: Our worldview this half-term is Buddhism. We spoke about why the world can be wonderful for others, but why it may not be wonderful for some. We spoke about how the world could be wonderful by ensuring there are homes for everyone, everyone is listened to and loved, there were no more wars, and wildlife was protected.

    PE: We have continued gymnastics with Mr Watson.

    Reading: We answered inference and prediction questions based on the Chinese New Year.

    Handwriting: We focused on the hard letter formations of s, r and v.

    Spelling: We focused on the spelling rule of 'tch'.

    Gap Analysis: We focused on areas of improvement from our last set of assessments. In Maths, we read and identified Roman Numerals up to 100 and in reading we summarised the main points of a text.

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