In year 4 we have been learning about ‘Why Christians believe that Jesus is the light of The World’. The children acted out the story of ‘The Blind Man’ and created stained glass windows showing ‘light’ as symbolism.
The children in year four have been learning all about ‘The Digestive System’. They have even created their own models using play doh.
This half term our children have completed some amazing homework, showing a real commitment to their own learning. Well done year 4!
As part of our ‘Come Fly With Me: Africa” theme we have been learning about different African dishes. This afternoon, we created a cous cous dish.
In Maths 4 Red have been using bar modelling and practical resources to solve missing number problems.
Today the children re-enacted what life was like in the early days of The Benin Kingdom. They each formed villages and then traded items with other villages in the class. By trading, the children realised that by pooling resources with other villagers, they were able to prosper. This is how the Benin Kingdom was formed.
Take a look at some of the homework created this half term linked to ‘Lightning Speed’. Well done year 4.
Today the children practiced their exchanging skills by competing against a partner to be the first to reach a given total. To reach their total they were required to exchange the following: ten ones for one ten, ten tens for one hundred and ten hundreds for one thousand.
This week in Learning Means The World, the children have been practising, adapting and improving their printing skills. The children used lino pads and carving tools to create multi-layered block printed pictures. Well done Year 4.
This week we’ve been learning how to round numbers to the nearest 10. After completing some tricky challenges in our books, we practiced our skills using some rounding games.
