Another great week was had by all in 4A! We have started to plan our own warning stories having learnt the model text. The children have come up with some amazing ideas and their stories already sound incredibly gripping. I am really looking forward to next week’s writing sessions and sharing some of the children’s writing. Every Friday, we have our library spot which allows us to enjoy our school’s fantastic library. We have also started a weekly book club in that time – which lets us talk about a book we enjoy and recommend it to our friends.

On Friday, we voted for our new school council representative. We first heard from all the prospective representatives and then asked them a series of questions to decide who we thought was the most suited to the role. Following on from this, we held a secret ballot to vote for our favourite candidate. I can now announce that Ismail was the successful candidate and I know he will be a fantastic representative for 4A!

We have had another fantastic week in 4A!

We began our new Music topic by learning all about Samba music. We found out that it is predominately heard in South America particularly Brazil and is played at big carnivals such as the one in Rio de Janeiro. We learnt about the four different instruments we will be using: ganzas, surdo drums, tambourims and agogo bells as well as the family of instruments they come from (percussion.) In Science, we worked with Miss Chadwick and looked at the different types of teeth and even had a chance to practice brushing teeth on a giant set. As you can see from the pictures, we had lots of fun doing this. 

We have had a fantastic first week in 4A!

I have really enjoyed getting to know everyone and getting ourselves back into our daily routines. 

The children have been working incredibly hard in many different subject areas. In our English sessions, we have been learning ‘The Book’ by Michael Rosen. I have been blown away by the children’s enthusiasm and ability to learn the poem so quickly.

We also did an art project called ‘all about myself’ -in which we learnt lots about our classmates and ourselves. As part of the project, we created some amazing self portraits.

P.E. will take place on Thursdays so the children will be able to come into school wearing their P.E. kits.

We ended our Viking and Anglo-Saxon topic by looking at the epic poem Beowulf. The story tells of a hero taking on not one but two monsters. We create some fantastic art work using different shading techniques such as: hatching, cross-hatching, random lines and stippling. We also created film posters to advertise a film version of the story.

This week, we have been putting the final touches to our Viking purses. We used the templates we had already cut out in felt. We used back stitching to put both parts together and even added a button to make sure it would seal. A special mention goes to all Year 4 support staff who supported the children amazingly.

The children were incredibly resilient this week as temperatures soared. In order to combat the warm weather, we started the day by taking part in some outdoor reading in the shade. We all really enjoyed our relaxing start to the day before we took on the heat.

On Wednesday, we took part in our Sports Day at Leeds Beckett Headingley Campus. Despite the weather, we still had a fantastic day. Staff were so proud of the children’s sportsmanship, teamwork and resilience throughout the different activities.

In Maths, we have been learning about lots of different types of angles such as acute, obtuse and right angles. We used a piece of artwork by Kandisky to help identify them in a real life context.

On Tuesday, we visited Harrogate Showground to take part in Countryside Days. We started the day by learning all about sheep and were even treated to an impromptu dance routine. We then took part in a variety of different activities such as learning about willow weaving to watching a sheep dog show.

This week, we have been learning all about things we can do to support our own mental health. On Wednesday, we took part in the Big Sing – which involved us singing as part of a school wide choir on the playground. We then came to school dressed in green to show our support for mental health week.