Year 4: Partitioning 3 digit numbers
Children in Year 4 have been recalling and revising Year 3 Place Value knowledge and skills before heading into Year 4 Maths.
Y4: Predictions, Predictions, Predictions
Year 4 have been using illustrations from our new 'Pathways to Read' book to predict what type of text it could be.
Children were asked to discuss who the characters might be, where the story might be set and possible story plot ideas.
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'The Worshipful The Mayor of Ellesmere Port' visits Year 4
Yesterday, the children in Year 4 had a visit from The Mayor, Cllr Paul Donavan.
Independent Research
Children in Year 4 have been independently using websites to gain facts about stalactites and stalagmites. The children will use these facts next week to write explanations and fact files in Literacy.
Pavilions - Cladding
Children in Year 4 have been exploring different types of cladding to decorate, strengthen and/or improve the appearance of their frame structures.
Building Vocabulary
Children in Year 4 have been working hard to develop their knowledge and understanding of technical vocabulary.
The children used dictionaries to define the word, before placing the words into alphabetical order to create a glossary.
Angles & Triangles
Year 4 have been consolidating their angles and triangle knowledge with lollipops sticks.
Well Done Year 4!
Rainforest Inspired Art
Children have been inspired by the work of William Morris to design and create a rainforest print.
The children learnt how to batik fabric.
Building Structures
Children in Year 4 have been exploring different 3D structures as part of the design process.
We had lots of structures falling down!!
Haiku Poems
This week, children in Year 4 have been exploring and writing their own Haiku poems about Nature and the Seasons.
Haiku poems have a unique syllable structure (5-7-5) over 3 lines.
Humanism Speaker
This afternoon, Mr Brassington from Humanism UK came into class to build on the children's knowledge and understanding of Humanism. The children asked some great questions and gave some very detailed answers.
Well Done Year 4!
Classifying, Grouping & Sorting
As part of our new Science learning (Living Things and their Habitats) , children have been grouping and sorting buttons and play animals. The children then created Venn diagrams and Carroll Diagrams. A very Science and Maths afternoon!