As part of our Jigsaw lessons we have had designed and made our own potato characters. The children thought carefully about what characteristics their characters would have.
Today the children took part in class debate. The children formed a debate team consisting of a ‘for’ and ‘against’ team. Some children also took on role of an adjudicator and made decisions regarding which team had the most compelling argument.
Today in Maths the children have been using their oracy skills to explain how to solve problems using their knowledge of multiplication.
This week we have been learning about ‘States of Matter’. The children explored how the molecules of solids, liquids and gases move.
Wow, what a week! We were lucky enough to have a special visitor this week in the form of a real-life ‘geologist’. The children thoroughly enjoyed explored ‘real’ fossils and learnt a lot about how to become ‘fossil hunters’ themselves. A fantastic afternoon had by all.
This week in year 4 we have been investigating the permeability of different rocks. The children discovered rocks such as slate and granite were less permeable than rocks such as limestone and sandstone.
As part of our new text, ‘Leon and The Place Between’ the children have enjoyed completing some drama based activities. As you can see, they fully embraced the challenge.
Year 4 have had a fantastic time at their Christmas party.
As part of our ‘Come Fly With Me: Africa!’ theme we have enjoyed learning how to play the djembe drums.
The children explored what life was like during the early days of the Benin Kingdom. They explored what it would be like to trade items with other members of the community. After realising that trading in small communities would be difficult, the children began to trade with other groups in the class. They understood that this was how small villages grew into large settlements like the Benin Kingdom did.
