4BP Autumn 1 - Week 2

This week seems to have gone by very quickly! We have been learning lots and have been working our socks off!

In English, we have been finishing our recount of the day we were turned into a mouse! This is based on a scene from 'The Witches' and we loved putting as much gory detail of our transition into our writing as possible! Ella is proudly holding her first draft in the picture above. 

  “I was impressed with my writing in English and so was Ms Blackledge” Ella 

  In Geography we found out about the structure of the Earth.  

  “I’ve loved Geography this week. I especially liked making the model of the Earth”- Mehar 

 “ I liked it when we cut the model and saw the layers of the Earth- the core, the mantle and the crust.” - Zain 

In our maths work, we have been continuing to learn all about place value and have been focusing on adding and subtracting multiples of 10/100/1000 to a given number. We have also started to learn about decimals!

We had great fun during outdoor P.E. this week.  

“ I had fun playing games in P.E. Mrs Parkinson had fun too!”- Laura 

In Art, we all drew our shoes to see how our observational drawing skills have improved. Take a look at some of our pieces below!

“I’m proud of my artwork.” - Kael 

Kael was also the very deserving winner of our achievement certificate this week for reaching every goal he has been set, particularly in maths and English - well done Kael!

We are looking forward to another fabulous week of learning next week - don't forget our 'Meet the Teacher' session on Wednesday, 18th September which will take place from 3:30pm - 4:30pm. This will be a chance for you to meet your child's class teachers and to find out about life in Year 4 for your child. We hope to see you there!

4BP Autumn Week 1 

In English this week we have been reading ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl. We have been writing our own character descriptions and a warning poster telling children to stay away from the Grand High Witch!

“I liked the voice of the Grand Witch when the teachers read the story to us” David

“I am reading another book by Roald Dahl; I think lots of us are.” Evan

In Maths we began by reviewing our times tables from Year 3 and using concrete materials to review and expand our understanding of place value.

We have also focused on our values and how to be a Meadowhead Hero. We discussed our understanding of Ambition, Kindness, Teamwork, Respect, Friendship. We loved drawing to record our ideas.

“We played a fun team building game on the playground.” Pippa

4S Autumn - Week2

In English this week, we have continued reading ‘The Witches’ and used drama to aid our descriptions. We used props and our imagination to create short shows about shrinking into mice.

We learned about the fear of turning into a mouse – Lily H

We shuffled, shrank and turned into mice – Eli

We used adverbs in our writing - Jenson

In Maths we have launched fully into our 3 times tables practise, with every child showing progress in just one week! We have also been rounding up and down to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000.

We learned about the 3 times tables using a funny dance – Olivia

I learned my 3 times tables, I  have got a better score every day. My highest score is 12- Leo

We have started our science for this half term by looking at our own teeth and learning all the names for them.

In science we learned about teeth! You have 32 teeth! – Jenson

We looked at our pre-molars, canines, incisors – Natalie

And our wisdom teeth and molars Natalie – Scarlett

In geography we looked at the layers of the Earth and make a model out of tinfoil and playdough to represent this. We found it hard to believe that anything can be hotter than our ovens at home!

The hottest part of the Earth is the liquid metal in the centre of the Earth. The very centre is solid because of gravity. – Olivia

The Earth is the only planet with liquid water on the surface – Olivia

I live on the crust - Corby

4S Autumn - Week 1

In English this week we have been reading ‘The Witches’ and writing our own character descriptions.

This week in English we have learned about witches (the bald headed, wig wearing kind) – Scarlett

We learned that the Grand High Witch is evil, moody and bossy – Braiden

In Maths we began by reviewing our times tables from Year 3 and using concrete materials to review and expand our understanding of place value.

We have also focused on our values and how to be a Meadowhead Hero. We discussed our understanding of Ambition, Kindness, Teamwork, Respect, Friendship by completing activities themed around a specific value.

We learned about respect and treating people the way we want to be treated. We learned about that so we knew how to be a Meadowhead Hero – Natalie

I learnt about teamwork and how to improve things – Leah

We drew 3D hands of friendship- Ella

 We made and filled in a kindness journal. I will keep it in my tray and use it – Niya

We learned about kindness and friendship – Corby

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