Mrs Emery - Class Teacher             Mrs Higgins - Teaching Assistant 

                                                                      Miss Dolly - 1:1

Week 6

 It's been Sports Week this week, have a look at some of the pictures from Sports Day. We  have managed to cram in some learning too. We have made a model of the digestive system, using sandwich bags and tights.

We have conducted another experiment this week, our aim was to investigate which liquids will 'digest' some crackers the most. Our choices were, no liquid, water, orange juice or vinegar.

It's Sports Week next week, so we have had a go at disc golf in PE. We have a Kinball workshop on Monday, disc-golf tournament on Tuesday and Sports Day on Friday, so make sure that your child has their PE kit in school all week. It is also the Year 6 fun day on Wednesday. Please bring in £1, it is non-school uniform and there will be the chance to have a go on the stalls and the inflatables.

In preparation for Sports Day, we have been reminding ourselves how to play dodgeball. In science, we are investigating which liquids cause the most damage to our teeth, using eggs to represent our teeth.

Sports Week update

This year's Sports Week is Monday 7th July to Friday 11th July, please could you make sure that your child has a P.E kit in school all week. Year 4 will be taking part in; a Kinball workshop on Monday 7th, a disc golf tournament on Tuesday 8th, Summer Fun-day Wednesday 9th and Sports Day on Friday 11th.

Parents are asked to arrive promptly at 9:30am on Friday 11th July. The Year 4 events are as follows:

9:30am - Disc golf

9:45am - Egg & Spoon

10:00am - Penalty shoot out

10:15am - Archery

10:30am - Races

10:45am Dodgeball

Have a lovely Easter break, have a look at some of our recent learning and our Easter bonnet winners. We have been working on counter balancing and netball in PE and we have been on a maths egg hunt.

Have a look through some of the pictures of our learning this term. Can you spot netball skills? Perimeter? Our author workshop for World Book Day?

Djembe Drums

We have started our drumming lesson this week, the children learned that our drums are called Djembe drums and they come from Guinea in Africa. We have started to learn our first rhythms and played some games to help us focus on the leader's instructions.

We have been out on the playground demonstrating the coastal processes of transportation and deposition. We successfully showed that eroded material is carried (transported) by the waves and dropped (deposited) when the waves lose their energy.

Term 3

Welcome back everyone. We have been busy this week, starting a new book in English. Mark of the Cyclops is set in Ancient Greece, we have already been able to put our prior learning to good use and we have learned a lot about the characters. We are concentrating on balance skills in PE at the moment. Our sessions will be on a Wednesday this term, but it a good idea to leave PE kit in school. We have also started a new topic in Science, this term we are exploring sound. Next week, we will start our drumming sessions, so we will hopefully be able to get some examples of our learning onto the class page soon.

Please remember that all children should have a coat in school, it is cold outside, but we will get out each day provided that it is dry.

This week we have inspected the damage to the trees up at the woods, following the weekend's storm. The children were interested to see the changes that had happened. The children were excited to try a handstand on the vaulting box in gymnastics, despite a few of them being nervous, they all had a go. In DT, we have practised our chopping skills ready to make our sandwiches next week. We have had a bit of time to conduct  some science experiments around evaporation. We have observed a liquid changing state to become a gas (evaporation) and a gas returning to a liquid (condensation). The children have all enjoyed their singing practice and are looking forward to performing for you all next week.

Sidcot Art Day

We have had a lovely afternoon viewing our completed artwork at Sidcot School. Have a look at the photos of us making, then admiring our work in their gallery. You also have an opportunity to view the children's art in Sidcot School on Friday 15th November between 4:30pm and 6:30pm. It would be lovely to see you, if you are able to come along.

We have been a little spoiled this week, we have had a visit from the RSPCA and we have had a yoga teacher come in to show us some beginner poses and relaxation techniques. The children all participated well and enjoyed the sessions. As we come to the end of the term, we have had the opportunity to demonstrate our knowledge in our Opening Worlds big tasks. Hopefully, you will get a change to have a look at these next week during the parent consultation meetings. Just a reminder, if you haven't signed up, the sheet will be available at drop off at pick up times. In Art, we have been experimenting with different cutting and folding techniques to create texture. This will help us to create our ancient Greek inspired costumes. In Science, we have been exploring different types of thermometer, using them to measure the temperature of tap water and chart the changes as we added increasing amounts of ice.

*****IMPORTANT***** Sign up sheet for parent consultation day is available****IMPORTANT****

                                                      Wednesday 23rd October 2024

Another busy week! We have been lucky enough to take part in photographic orienteering this week. The children had a great time trying to identify photo clues and find items around the school grounds. We were exhausted after an intense p.e session concentrating on footwork and balance. We set up a small obstacle course and had to travel around using different steps. In science this week, we have been 'biscuit bashing' to observe the difference between solids and liquids.

Next week, there will be a non-uniform day on Friday 27th September to raise money for the Macmillan Coffee Morning (9-11am). Also, doughnut Friday will be back up and running, if your child would like a doughnut, please send them in with 50p on Thursday.

Welcome back Year 4. It has been great getting to know everyone over the last few days and the children have all settled in wonderfully. We have a new member of staff joining us in Year 4, Miss Dolly is a 1:1 and our TA is Mrs Whybrow. The website photos and termly overview will be updated a.s.a.p. It has been a short week, but we have crammed in a lot. We have identified, and sorted different materials into their relevant states of matter and demonstrated their particle composition. We have been getting to grips with the Diennes models in maths and we have been working on our footwork in PE.

Have a look at the photos, but the children were so enthusiastic about beating their personal bests in PE, that most of then are just a blur!

REMEMBER - Year 4 have beach school on Tuesday, if you have not yet returned the permission slips, please do so. Beach school is a fantastic day out, run by Mrs Parker, I wouldn't want anyone to miss out.