Autumn 1 Week 6

In our Maths lessons, the children have been doing practical activities to do with the 6 x table.

In our Spanish lessons, we have been learning about ' Instructions' and singing a song with the key vocabulary included. See the videos of your amazing children below!

This week in Forest school, we have creating artistic masterpieces in the style of Andy Goldsworthy.The children made different patterns using the natural resources of the Forest.

Also, in Forest school, we have doing various challenges with Roman Numerals. The children had to make the numbers 1 -10 using natural resources on the forest floor.In addition , they had a private head to head battle with their partner to make a number chosen by the teacher.

Autumn 1 Week 5

In our Guided Reading, we have been planning a character description of Willy Wonka looking at personality, appearance and clothing.

In our history , we have been learning about all the buildings that would have been found in a Roman town. The children then used their knowledge of Roman times to decide where the buildings would go.

In our Spanish lessons, we have been practising our simple conversations for meeting someone for the first time.

Autumn 1 Week 4

In maths, we consolidated our understanding of place value by looking at four-digit numbers represented in different formats, ordered them descending and ascending, and sorted them into odds and evens.

In Guided Reading , we have been looking at the front cover and the blurb of Matilda by Roald Dahl. The children have  been Observing, Wondering and Predicting , using the information on the front and back cover.

The children are doing their Golden writing for their chocolate bar advert.What a delightful calm atmosphere from the best class in the universe!

In our Guided Reading, we are focusing on children practising their oracular, that is reading to an audience. The children are reading Matilda in pairs and focusing on expression and fluency.

In our History, we have been discussing why the Roman Empire was so successful. One reason is the army was so well trained. The children practised marching, creating a Roman shield wall called the tortoise formation and reenacting a battle.

In our Literacy lesson, the children have been unscrambling sentences, that is putting the words in the right order. See the video below.

In our Computer lessons, we have been creating vector drawings using the shape tool.Look at the wonderful examples below.

Autumn 1 Week 3

This week in Maths, we have been making 4 digit numbers with the dice . The children had to think about where they were putting the digits to make the largest number possible.

Also,we have been partitioning by the part , part whole model.

In our History lessons, the children have been learning about the Roman Empire and how it increased in size dramatically from its humble beginnings. Here is a colour coded map to illustrate the growth of the Roman world.

Autumn 1, Week2

Our first full week of Year four has been a busy one! Here are some of the highlights...

Our focus on David Hockney in Art continued this week as we practiced our stippling, hatching and cross-hatching skills.

Our new PE unit on Thursday afternoons is basketball. This week, we practiced our dribbling skills.

In Science, we have been sorting objects according to whether their state is as a solid, a liquid or a gas.

In maths, we have been making 3/4 digit numbers using the base 10. Look at the pictures below to prove it!

We have also been using place value counters to represent the digits in a 3  or 4 digit number.

In Literacy, we have been using our persuasive voice to advertise a mouthwatering chocolate bar. Look at the amazing videos below! Are you persuaded?

In History, we have been discussing the legacy of the Romans and the influence they have us on today eg central heating, straight roads and coins etc. Some of the children have been filmed talking about their importance.

Autumn 1, Week 1

Wow! What a great first three days of Year 4 in the Charlies!

We have had some fantastic discussions, begun to explore our class book, "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" by Roald Dahl (we're 10 chapters in already) and made a start on our Art, RE and Science learning journeys. We have some very confident, expressive readers who have been willing to share their reading out loud. We have also dipped our toes into a short piece of writing, CLIC and TTRS in maths, making book marks in D&T, spellings, PE...we've certainly hit the ground running!

There are some pictures below of children reflecting on some pieces of art by our featured artist for this half term, David Hockney.

Miss Michie, Miss Whitaker, Mr Rist and Mr Gamage are all very excited for what the year ahead is going to bring. Thank you, Charlies, for your willingness to "have a go" and for your patience whilst we become more reliable in matching faces to names!