Class Blog
12.7.21
Today was the start of our International art week and the children enjoyed playing African drums. They learnt some different rhythms and beats. We started looking at tie dye and learnt about the different techniques. We also got to complete our violin performance and they were absolutely amazing. I am sure you were proud when you were watching them. Here is the repeat performance for you to watch.
Violin Concert
Look at the fabulous work created by the children after completing their tie dye practise sheets and then creating amazing African art using the material and patterns they created. We looked at the art and created silhouettes to create the images. Here are the children's pictures with the inspiration art behind the children.
We sent the images of the children with their work to our partner school Arise in Tanzania. We asked them to critique our work and explain what they liked about them. They loved the images and had lots of positive things to say about them. Here are just a few. They asked a range of children to say how the drawings made them feel and what they liked about them. I think the younger children looked at the colours while the older children recognised the comparison between the actual art work and the children's work. I really liked the eagle eye of the mathematician who spotted the maths work in the back ground. Always learning from each other.
“I like the artwork and the drawings”
The Masai artwork in the background is great”
“The pictures are colorful”
"They have made their work look exactly like the African art"
“I love the pictures; we can have them on our school board too”
“Pretty pictures”
“I see some decimal math in the background”
“They look great”
“I like the students holding the pictures”
"They have really used the images from the African art well"
African drumming
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Week Beginning 5.7.21
What an amazing class I have. This week we have been completing our assessments and I could not be more proud of every child in my class. They have shown me again how amazing they are. Even watching them through a screen, they have worked so hard to show off all their hard work this year. They have shown determination and resilience. The children have continued to work hard in between the assessments to complete their history and science work this week.
In History we have been looking at Widnes and how it has changed over the years. We have created timelines to show when it developed at a booming holiday destination and then turned into a very industrious area.
In science, The children have blown me a way with their double page spreads about saving habitats from destruction and saving the plants and animals that live in them. They were eager to show me some of their work.
5.7.21
We have been practising very hard for our violin concert next Monday. We can't wait to show you our violin skills.
Year 4 violins
Week beginning 21.6.21
This week we have continued to learn about persuasive text in English. The children have now analysed what language is used and how it is set out. They tried to persuade a friend to watch their favourite film.
In maths, we have been looking at properties of shape and how we can use them to describe the different shapes. We have learned about parallel and perpendicular lines as well as the different types of angles and triangles. We even investigated using straws. It was great to see their curious minds trying to work it out.
In PSHE, the children showed their sensible attitude to learning when we looked at specific parts of the body. Well done everybody.
In RE, we had a visitor to help us understand about different religions. The children asked good questions and discussed the similarities and differences between a Hindu Temple and a Church. Mrs Soni discussed the building layout and how it was used and answered the children's questions.
In Science, We are looking at the "Destruction of Habitats". The children are really finding the topic interesting and already have knowledge from their work in year 2 on habitats and looking at the Environmental science about Bees in year 3. We looked at how the world has changed over the years through man made and environmental changes. Have a look at these sites to see the difference through the " time machine".
Week beginning 14.6.21
Another successful week in school. This week we have begun to analyse our persuasion text. In maths we started to look at statistics and data. The children were very good at extracting the information shown on the different charts.
On Tuesday, we had a special visit from Al Sylvester, who has been to Antarctica. He talked to the children about resilience and team work. It was a great learning opportunity for the children to discuss and ask questions about the expedition. The children were well behaved and asked some good questions.
Some of our children shared some of their work from home. We read a book called "The horse with no name" which is a true story to show resilience and how we can free ourselves from things that have happened in the past. Some other children had written a play after we did some work on playscripts. They performed it and they were fantastic.
In science, we have started our new topic on The Destruction of Habitats. We began by looking at what we know and what they would like to know from the topic.
Week beginning 7.6.21
After a two week half term, we are back in school and rearing to go with our work. The children have worked hard this week immersing ourselves in persuasive writing. We looked a t whether we should pay for bags and the children took a lot of persuading until they realised it was better for the environment. This will continue when we look at our new science topic - The destruction of habitats. In maths we have been consolidating time and I can see a massive improvement. We did a recovery lesson in history looking at Cronton and discussing the vocabulary urban and rural.
In PE we are starting to lean how to play rounders and some of the children had experience already over the holidays playing with family on the beach. How fantastic, We have some really good throwers and catchers.
we ended the week with a special ceremony to mark our 11th Children's University. All the Junior classes took part and received their certificates from Reverend Bob. We had John From Children's University present the ceremony and special video messages from some very special people. One of them was Frank Cottrell Boyce who wrote The Unforgotten Coat. The children remembered him straight away.
The ceremony was great and I am so proud of the children who received an award. We talked about how we can earn hours for next year and we hope to see even more taking part.
Children's University 2021
Week Beginning 17.5.21
What a busy last week we have had. We finished our playscripts by creating a drama in our computing titled - The day a dinosaur came to school. The children had lots of fun creating a script and acting it out in their groups using the knowledge they have learnt from our Dinosaur topic in computing. We still have a few to finish but we definitely have some budding actors.
The children also planted their sunflower seed to take home for the Knowsley Sunflower Challenge. I hope they are all doing well and beginning to grow. Remember to take your photographs and upload your photos and send them by email to carla.simkin@knowsley.gov.uk and use the hashtag #knowsleysunflowerchallenge on twitter.
The children also took part in a quidditch tournament. Each colour team was placed in a Potter themed group decided by the sorting hat. We had a great starting assembly and then a great game of quidditch. Miss Unsworth became the Golden Snitch and did a great job. All the children did a fantastic job for their team and some were even chosen for their excellent team work and resilience and determination. Well done everyone.
Week beginning 10.5.21
In English this week. the children have started to be immersed and analysing play scrips. We are reading The Celebrity Chicken by Anne Fine. It as been quite fun as the children take on the characters of the chickens in the play.
In maths, we are continuing to use decimals with money by converting between pounds and pence, placing values in order and finding change.
In geography the children completed some research about Tundra's. They have really engaged in their learning about the different biomes.
In science we once again had our practical activities to complete circuits. The children had to use different materials to complete the circuit. This indicated what material were good conductors of electricity.
As we come to the end of another fun packed half term I want to say another thank you and well done to all the children as they continue to try their BEST and work hard. As we come to our last term together I look forward to seeing them learn and grow even more.
Wk beginning the 4.5.21
This week the children began to write their own story with a dilemma and we have lots of imagination in our class. I can't wait for them to be complete. We are editing and redrafting as we go along to make sure we add the right vocabulary, punctuation and sentence openers to make our stories interesting.
In science the children had been making predictions about circuits. They had to predict if it would work before making it ot test it They had lots of fun and good predictions.
In PE, The children practised their tennis using the net which helps with their precision. They are doing really well.
Congratulations to our star badge winners
Wk beginning 26.4.21
This week the children have once again had a great week with their learning. They have been working hard on stories with a dilemma and are analysing what is needed in them in preparation to write their own. In maths we have been looking at tenths and hundredths. The children are really grasping the link with the fractions and decimals.
In PE the children have continued to develop their tennis skills and are improving their aim.
In science we have started our topic on electricity and the children have explained the importance of being safe around it.
In geography, The children have been working hard writing about the different biomes. This week we looked closely at a Rainforest biome.
Week Beginning 19.4.21
What a great first week back. The children excelled in their music lessons and are really progressing well.
In English we are looking at the genre stories with a dilemma. We have immersed ourselves this week in lots of stories and annotated the different parts. In our Whole class Shared reading we have started a new book called " The Unforgotten Coat". The book takes place in Bootle, Liverpool. It is about two refugee brothers from Mongolia.
In maths, we are continuing to develop our understanding of fractions as tenths and hundredths as we move towards decimals. The children have really grasped the knowledge and doing well.
In Re the children have started to look at churches and their significance around the world.
In PE the children are learning about tennis and have taken to it well. In DT the children have started new topic called torches which is linked to our science topic of electricity.
Our new geography topic is about the different Biomes and the children were able to research about biomes, vegetation belts and climate zones.
Our red team celebrated St George's Day
Violin lesson
How amazing are the children. They are not only learning how to hold the violin correctly but also using the bow for the first time. They are picking it up so quickly with only three lessons under their belt. Mrs Cooke is very impressed. Well done Y 4.
Y4 Class Worship on Compassion
Our class worship is finally ready. The children worked so hard in very unusual times to bring to you a collection of readings, poems and songs to share their understanding of compassion. A big thank you to Miss Hamlin for her technical help. I hope you all enjoy the video.
Week ending 26.3.21
Our last week of the Spring term and it has been once again very busy. We continued with our fractions and I feel really confident that the children can now find fractions of amounts. Why don't you ask them how to do it. We have been reading our Class novel Percy Jackson and children are continuing to read it over the holiday. Well done.
We finished our history topic by looking at the legacy and how we know about the Anglo Saxons/ We looked at the findings at Sutton Hoo and the children found and wrote lots of information.
In science, we finished our topic on Vision and movement by understanding how muscles work and completing n investigation on the correlation between feet and hand size. it was a fun way to end the week.
A model showing how muscles work.
We had lots of fun this week with our Bunny run and getting eggs for Easter. It has been a fun but very busy week.
Last but not least, the children have spent part of the week preparing for our different but very important class worship. As we couldn't do our usual worship we discussed how we could video and record the class talking about Compassion and share it with parents, school and the community. They worked very hard and after a lot of retakes we were able to produce a lovely video worship that we will share with you very soon. Here are some photos to start with.
week ending 19.3.21
This week the children started their long awaited music lesson using their violins. They were really excited and did really well in learning to hold the violin properly and also beginning to understand the strings. A great start.
As it was St Patrick's day, the Green team celebrated by wearing their own clothes. Happy St Patrick's day.
This week we have continued to work hard on fractions in maths and looked at finding a fraction of a quantity. The children have used bar models to help them. The children have also shown me all what they have remembered and did some showing off work to help identify the areas we need to practise some more. Well done everyone. I know you all tried your best.
In history we looked at the legacy of the Anglo Saxons and created spreads explaining all the knowledge the children have found out. In science, we looked at the muscle system and how we use the skeleton to help us move using them.
Wk ending 12.2.21
This week has shown how amazing our children are. They have once again settled into school life with confidence and a smile. We settled back into routines and continued our learning. We have completed fractions in maths and the children have developed their understanding of adding and subtracting them. In English we have planned our explanation text and continued to read our class text. They completed an independent write about a mystery door.
In science, we looked at the skeleton and what it does. Ask what the three main reasons are.
Next week we will begin our violin lessons so please make sure you send your letters back.
Finally, this week the children have been busy making gifts for their mums for mothers day. I hope you have enjoyed your day and liked the gifts which were made for you.
8.3.21
This is our first day back as a full class since the 4th January. The children came in with smiles on their faces. We had our whole school worship to start the day. We soon settled in quickly and did some maths and continued to read our class novel. Just as important today, we got to spend some fun time with our friends and extra play and crafts were just what we needed.
Week beg 1.3.21
Our last week of home learning and the children have continued to make me proud with all their hard work. Whether they have been in school or at home, the children have always tried their BEST and been resilient and followed our school motto with pride. This week, we continue to develop our understanding of explanation texts by analysing them ready to write our own. In our WCSR we are up to Chapter 8 in our class novel - Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. I hope you are all ready for chapter 9 on Monday.
In history, we have continued to look at Anglo Saxon settlements and the children looked at the types of buildings they lived in and created a village explaining what was there. Look at the creativity of the work.
In DT, which is linked to our history, the children looked at Sutton Hoo and how archaeologist found the treasure that helped us learn more about the Anglo Saxons. The children chose some jewellery brooches and copied their patterns and labelled what they could see.
WORLD BOOK DAY 4.3.21
It was great to see the children get engaged in our World Book Day. We looked at African tales as part of our International Learning. We looked at the continent of Africa and found out about different aspects of the countries culture and life. We focused on African Tales form South Africa that explains about the Sun and the Moon giving the chance for children to explain the story and that they enjoyed. Quill soup was a story about supporting each other and helping during hard times which is so relevant at the moment. The children took part by dressing up or completing the work and even making fantastic homes for the main character. Even the animals got involved in the day.
We even had a special assembly with David Williams who told us all about how he became an author and read some of his new books to to us.
The children also sent in lots of drawings and photographs of their drawings in the windows for the special day. Well done everybody, you did an amazing job.
Finally I would just like to say I am really looking forward to having you back next week. I can't wait to have you back in class. Stay safe and I will see you soon.
Week beg 22.2.21
Another great week of learning from all the children. This week we have started new topics. In English we have looked at explanation text and used our science topics to help us. We have used the water cycle and even used the digestion system in our independent write. There were some fantastic writing and understanding of the features of explanation text. Our whole class text is Percy Jackson and the lightning thief. It seems to be a big hit so far and I am excited for the children to read it.
The children continued to work hard on their equivalent fractions and arithmetic. They are fantastic in their basic skills work and have continued to keep on top of these important skills through their maths meeting.
In history we started our new topic on the Anglo Saxons. The children researched who they were and found out were they came from and what the different tribes that came to England.
This week, we started some new topics. In History we are looking at the Anglo Saxons. We began by asking "Who were the Anglo Saxons". The children researched when they came to England and why they settled were they did. They looked at the different tribes and thought about what jobs they did.
As well as looking at them in history, we are looking at Anglo Saxon art. The children did fantastic jobs of describing the different types of art from their time.
In science, we began to look at vision and movement by looking at the parts of the eye and understanding their function. We began by thinking of the questions we would like to know from the topic. I think the children have lots of good questions.
Week beg 8.2.21
For the last week of term, the children completed their own advertisement. They planned, edited and wrote out their advertisement using the persuasive techniques. There are some very imaginative minds we have and they created some excellent new products as well as advertising some of their favourite toys and games.
In maths, we have looked at fractions and recapped on what fractions are and we will continue with fractions after half term.
In geography, we completed the topic by creating a double page spread explaining what we have learnt about the physical features of the UK and one specific part of it. We had some amazing research and creative work.
We finished our whole class novel and the children completed book reviews. They really enjoyed the story of the four children who went to Narnia and gave it a 5 star review. They also managed to quiz on it through Accelerated reading and did very well. Well done Everyone.
Spanish continued to be a favourite lesson and the children wowed us again with their Spanish skills. In PSHE the children completed the Dreams and goals by sharing what makes them happy now and what will make them happy in the future. There were lots of family and pets in there and hopes for the future.
Kung Hey Fat Choi
For the last day we had a fun day and linked activities to Chinese New Year. I hope you had a fun day at home and in school. Here are some of the activities you created. Have a lovely half term and I can't wait to see you back again on Monday 22nd February
Week beg 1.2.21
This week we began our new genre topic of advertisements. We immersed ourselves in lots of advertisements and began to look closely at the features. The children got to design a poster for an advert using some of the techniques
In maths we focused on area and how we measure it. We used counted squares and then looked at the how we can work out using the length and breadth to find the area of a rectangle. We have been working hard on time in our maths meetings.
In geography we continued to use digimaps to find the distance between main cities. In PSHE, the children came up with steps to help keep our dreams and how we can achieve them.
I really enjoy seeing all the work the children do at home and in school and how hard they are working. They really are adaptable and creative in the ways to continue their learning. I am so proud of them all.
Week beginning 25.1.21
I am so proud of all the children's effort during this strange time. It has been lovely talking to you through our teams and we are doing really well.
Our stories are finally finished and we have written them out and making sure that all our corrections are completed and our drafts have become final pieces. Well done everyone.
In maths, we have become confident in our division and can use a variety of strategies including the bus stop method.
In geography, we looked more closely at the UK and specifically the main cities and rivers. The children had to label and research main cities and create a key to identify the main physical features.
Science was all about the sound waves and how we hear.
IN PSHE we focused on what we need to help us if we don't achieve our dreams. The children showed how well they can explain and showed resilience and a lot of understanding about how to move on and achieve other things.
It is great getting to see pictures of the children working hard and also keeping fit with our keeping active activities.
Week beg 18.1.21
Another fantastic week of home learning. In English we have continued to focus on our stories with a fantasy setting. We were all prepared and this week we began to plan and complete our story starting with the opening. This stage is really important and although I know you wanted to write the whole story it is important to edit and redraft to make sure we have the best possible story.
Story planning and opening sections.
In maths we have continued to develop our multiplication knowledge and you are all doing very well.
In geography we looked the United Nations and the European Union. You did some great double page spreads by researching these important groups.
The children are really enjoying the Whole class novel- The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe and we are getting to the exciting part of the story. I am seeing excellent understanding through out VIPER questions and vocabulary understanding, Well done.
We have continued to look at the structure of the ear in science and labelled all the parts and explained their function.
Spanish is still a hit with the children and Mrs Kimmins is very impressed with the work you are producing. We are really enjoying listening to your recordings. Keep it up
In Re, the children looked at Baptism and we got a special picture of the special day. What a lovely Photograph of a special memory. Thank you for sharing it.
Wk beginning 11.1.21
Another fantastic week of learning. I am so proud of the work you are doing both at home and in school. Here are some of the fantastic settings and fictional fantasy characters that you have created ready for your stories.
We started our science topic on hearing and again you have completed the tasks well. I hope you enjoyed using the string telephones.
Wk beginning 4.1.21
We had an unusual start to the new year. We had the first day back together and we were ready for the term ahead. For your safety we will now continue to learn in a different way. I can see from the work you have posted on Seesaw that you are all ready showing a commitment and resilience to the new routine.
We can do this Year 4!
It was lovely to see all your work you have completed and I will begin to post your work on here and share all what you have done at home and in school.
It was great to see some of your interactions from our First News Worship on Thursday. You have some lovely pets.
Remember to take some pics and send them to me on Seesaw and let me know what you have been up to in your work and reading.
Lastly, I want you to stay safe and try your best. That's all we can ever ask for .
It was very cold on Friday, so we had hot chocolate to warm us up. Thank you Mrs Myler.
Week Beginning 14.12.2020
The last week of our Autumn term has been very busy and full of fun as usual. The children finished our topics including science, history, computing and PSHE and the children continued to work hard and show me how good they can be in completing their work to a high standard, even with the excitement of a special visit from Santa. The week just got better and better as we got more excited with Christmas dinners, parties and celebrations.
Thank you Santa for our early treat.
In music, the children finished the term by using instruments to recreate the "Nutcracker" composition. In PSHE we completed our " Celebrating Differences" by creating a paper chain with all the strips containing sentences the children had written explaining why they are special and unique.
Through the magic of technology we still got to watch the Year 2 Nativity, which was lovely. Well done Year 2.
On Wednesday, the children had their Christmas party and lots of fun was had by all. The children played some games and musical statues and even go to take part in Y4 has talent. We have very talented children.
We still had lots of reading being completed and one of our children reached 15 100% quizzes on her Accelerated reading. We always like to reward this special achievement with a visit to Mrs Mooney special book store. All safely of course. Well done!
The children became very creative and completed their Christmas card and bauble. They worked really hard and I hope you liked them.
Our final day was our film day but it wouldn't be right without our traditional celebration assembly and sing a long. The Blue Team were the victors in our team points rewards so well done all the Blue Team. We were also discovered the wreath winners. It was such a hard decision. Well done to everyone who entered you all did an amazing job. We ended the morning with our 12 days of Christmas song led by Mrs Thomson.
We ended the day watching our chosen film. Thank you to Mrs McGinty for the popcorn. The children really enjoyed it. With treats and gifts galore the day ended with a few wet eyes as we said goodbye to Mrs Elwell. She has been amazing and the children have enjoyed having her in class. We wish her lots of luck in the next part of her teaching journey.
I would like like to end by saying a massive well done to the children for coming into school with a smile on their face through what has been a very unusual start to any year I have had. The children have shown great resilience to a new way of working and have never complained about all the new things that has come their way. I have said many times before how proud I am of the children and you should be too. They are a great group and I am really looking forward to starting the new year with them. Thank you for your kind and lovely gifts, I truly am overwhelmed by your kindness and generosity. I loved every present and thoughtful card and especially the homemade card all the children created so I wouldn't miss them over Christmas. You are all amazing and I hope you have the most amazing Christmas. Best wishes for Christmas and the New Year.
Miss Roberts
Finally, here is the long awaited Christmas wishes from the children. They have been eagerly waiting for them to be posted. Happy Christmas everyone.
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Week Beg 7.12.2020
A very busy and fun week has been had by all. I am very proud of all the children.
The week started with a very active music lesson. The children created a musical piece with instruments and then followed the moves to Rudolph using rhythm.
On Wednesday, the children had a very busy day. They first made their pizza and really enjoyed eating their final product. You can tell by their faces that they really enjoyed their pizza wrap.
We also had a very special Christingle service. Usually the children would meet up with year 2 in the hall and create a circle and sing the Christingle song and say a prayer. Although we could not get together in person we found a way to come together with the help of Zoom. With Reverend Bob to share it with us and year 2 the children created their Chrstingle and then we sang songs and prayed together. It was a lovely experience to share and the children were very respectful and sensible, especially when the candles were lit. They make me very proud.
We also did our Santa dash and the children did their daily mile in their festive hats.
There has also been a lot to celebrate this week. Congratulations to our star badge winners for super work all week. We also won back our reading trophy for winning the word count this week. Keep reading and quizzing so we can keep winning. Remember the children now have a password for MyOn reading online where they can continue to read at the weekends and take quizzes along side their reading book. We had lots of winners from the Christmas raffle and we also had a winner for our Stay Safe competition for their back pack design. The Christmas card winners received a selection box each for their wonderful designs. Well done everybody. The children also received their goodies from United Utilities. All in all a very good and productive week.
The Christmas wreaths have all been sent in and displayed in class and they will be judged on Tuesday. Thank you all for taking part they are all amazing and it is going to be hard to judge.
Have a great week end and we will see what the final week of this term brings.
Week Beginning 30.11.2020
A very busy week as usual. A different week in that the children have completed their end of autumn assessments. They have really tried their best and I am very proud of them.
The children also got to complete their stories with a historical setting and after editing they wrote them out for display. They are amazing and Miss Elwell and I are very proud of their hard work.
We also had a visit through zoom from United Utilities. They talked to the children about the water cycle and how to save our precious resource of water. Jane, the presenter, talked about how the water is cleaned to ensure we are able to drink it safely. The children had prepared questions to ask and Jane was very impressed with the standard of questioning from the children. Well done everyone.
The children completed an experiment about how toilet 
paper dissolves in the water and our volunteers did a great
job. We also talked about how much drinking water is
available in the world and we found out that out of all the
water in the world the picture shows how much we can
drink which is inside the circle. How amazing is that! That is why the water cycle is so important.
The children are getting excited as it turned 
December this week. They started seeing Christmas
trees everywhere and even created their own out of
their outdoor play toys. How creative are our children.
We put our class tree up to start Advent and that Christmas
feeling.
We had some children continue with our music tasters. They are really enjoying learning the keyboard.
A big well done to our chosen school councillors. The class voted for the children and I am sure they will do us proud.
Congratulations to our Star badge winners and reading word count winner.
This week in history, we looked at what the Ancient Greeks gave us and what their legacy was. We talked about lots of different items from Olympics to alarm clocks and then wrote about democracy.
Overall a very successful week. The children continue to work hard and show me their fun and resilient nature. Well done everyone.
Week Beginning 23.12.2020
Another fun filled week of learning. We have been very busy throughout the week. In English, the children are really enjoying the class novel and are really excited to find out what happens to the main character- Magnus - The Anglo Saxon Boy. We have been doing lots of reading and comprehension skills based around the book. In maths we have moved onto perimeter, which can be a tricky concept. The children have shown determination and resilience in their learning. We will continue with this next week before we complete our end of term assessments.
In DT, the children have been tasting lots of ingredients in preparation for making their own pizza's. They enjoyed tasting the different foods and deciding what they would like to add to their pizza. The approached it in a very sensible way.
In science the children have been looking closely at solids, liquids and gases. They have looked at condensation and how the gas returns to a liquid. In computing the children have continued to work on their presentations and have uploaded their work on Seesaw.
In history we looked at "What have the Ancient Greeks done for us" and looked closely at democracy. We then had an opportunity to put democracy in to place during our School Council elections. The children who wanted to be part of the election gave their speeches to the children. I am very proud of all the children for getting up in front of their peers. It can be very daunting, especially trying to answer the questions from the class but they all did an exceptional job. Well done to the two children who were chosen by the class through the democratic vote.
We are really focusing on reading and how important it is. We spent a solid 15 minutes reading to highlight the importance of reading for a purpose. The children were amazed that in the time they were able to read from between 15 to 30 pages depending on the amount of words on a page. Fantastic work. Keep it up and remember to time yourself at home too so you are really getting the benefit.
Congratulations to our star badge winners as well as our Ninja readers and word count winner. Kee up teh good work.
Here is a couple of our amazing Anti Bullying leaflets.
Week beginning 16.11.2020
Another busy and jam packed week full of learning. We started Monday with the start of our Anti- Bullying Week with the children wearing odd socks. We watched a video from Andy from the Odd Socks band to discuss why it was important. We are united against bullying.
We have continued writing our story with an historical setting and we are getting to the point of editing and rewriting for display. How exciting! In maths we have been looking at adding and subtracting different measurements and converting between the different measurement for length. We will be continuing with this and using this knowledge to find perimeter. In history we looked at The Ancient Olympics and what links they still have with our current Modern Olympics.
Tuesday was a day for crazy hairstyles and the children showed their differences. We had a special worship about Anti Bullying and watched the Anti- Bullying alliance video. We also looked at how it made people feel and what we can do to stop it from happening. The children were very sensible and discussed this really well.
Wednesday the children wore their different ties. We continued with our book The Anglo Saxon Boy and the story is getting very exciting as we build up to the Battle of Hastings. The children did some lovely work in RE and write an acrostic poem using the word LIGHT to describe how Jesus helps us as the light of the world. It was lovely to see this message left for the children by Mrs Allison. They makes me so proud. We completed our Humility display by telling everyone how we had been humble to others.
In science, the children have been looking at Solids, Liquids and gases and this week they focused on separating different materials.
On Thursday we watched the Y5 class worship on Humility and it was amazing. The children loved it so much they wanted to watch it again. We will be doing ours on Compassion in the new year so watch this space. A big act to follow but I am sure the children will give 100%.
We completed our independent write by creating an information leaflet about anti bullying. The children were very engaged and enjoyed adding some art work to their work. We all received our United Against Bullying bracelets today.
The children have been enjoying their computing lessons and are doing well. It has been a busy week as usual but they continue to do their best and that is all I could ask for.
Well done to our super star badge winners and word count winners. We continue to remain word count champions. Keep up the reading it all makes a difference.
On Friday, we all got a little bit of the Christmas spirit by wearing our Christmas jumpers. A big thank you to all the children who brought in the smartie sweets and even for the extra money given towards the our fundraising. We are truly grateful for all your support. Have a great week everyone.
More fabulous Christmas wreaths. remember you still have time to enter the competition,
Week beginning 9.11.2020
Another successful week with lots of learning. We have continued to read our Whole class book- Anglo Saxon Boy which the children are really enjoying. In history we continued to look at the Ancient Greeks and the difference between the two states of Athens and Sparta. The children discussed which one they preferred to live in and it was about 50/50. Some like the thought of no school and learning to fight in an army while others explained they would prefer Athens and be educated.
In maths, we have been looking at subtracting and we are moving on to measurements and perimeter. We are completing some recovery lessons on converting between measurements before we use them to find the perimeter of shapes. In our maths meetings we have been looking closely at fractions and direction as well as continuing on time. Keep asking those questions about what time it is.
We are always completing our times tables as they are important and we our all improving in our challenge and getting faster in our TTRS or maths factor challenge.
We had an exciting science lesson about solids, liquids and gases. The children completed a fair test looking at melting. They had to check the difference in times between dark, milk and white chocolate, Using thermometers to check the melting point.
The children are really engaging in the computer lessons.
On Wednesday the children showed their respect for all those that had lost their lives in all the wars. We had a Remembrance Worship and at 11am the children stood for two minutes silence. They were very respectful. We discussed that our poppy wreath had been placed on the Cronton Memorial.
We ended the week with PSHE and looking at Celebrating Differences. The children discussed about what first impressions we have of people and how we can be influenced from things outside like family and television. The children had a good discussion about being respectful and getting to know people before making judgements and we shouldn't assume things based on others opinions.
The children are also improving their catching and throwing skills in handball.
Our star badge winners and word count winner.
Week Beginning 2.11.2020
It was lovely to welcome the children back after half term. The children have started positively and ready for the high expectations and targets for this term. We have started reading our new book in English called the Anglo Saxon Boy and the children are really enjoying it. We have discussed the link with the work they did in Year 1 on the Battle of Hastings as the story is about Magnus the son of Harold Godwinson. We have made our predictions and are excited to read on.
In maths we are completing subtraction by looking at efficient methods and becoming secure in subtracting 4 digit numbers and crossing boundaries. We are doing great and just need a little but more practise before moving on to perimeter. In our maths meetings we have been recovering our learning in fractions and time. We have practised a lot with our new class clocks. You can help at home by asking your child about time in analogue and digital.
We started our new science topic on Solids, liquids and gases. The children had a lot of fun using themselves as matter and behaving like the different properties.
In music the children have been practising their notes and wrote some music. They also became conductors and conducted Mrs Cooke as she played her violin. The children are really enjoying their music lessons.
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We have started our new history topic on Ancient Greece. We have already learnt a lot about the geography of Greece and this will help as we learn about Greece from the past and how it affects us in the present. In PE we enjoyed our first lesson on handball. We practised finding space with a fun game of scarecrow tag and throwing skills.
The children are very excited to be creating their own pizzas in DT this term. They have had their first lesson and will be doing lots of tasting in future weeks. Please remember to check out the announcement page for permission.
A super week for celebrations. Well done to our star badge winners for excellent work this week.
Our Ninja readers - white belt = 25 times read at home from September
Our Yellow Reading Ninja - 50 times reading at home since September
Look at our word count winner. The more you read the more you quiz and you will achieve
the highest word count in the class. Well done !
Look at the super wreaths for our Christmas competition so far. How amazing are they! You still have time to buy a frame and enter the competition.
We have had a fantastic week. Have a great weekend everyone.
Week Beg 19.10.2020
The last week of our first term together and what a wonderful start to the year we have had. The children have continued to make me proud with their attitude to learning and engagement throughout the week.
It was lovely to speak to all the parents this week and talk about how well the children have settled back into school life as well as their hard work.
This week in English the children completed their poetry work by creating their own poems by creating images using poetic techniques such as similes, personification and metaphors. They created some wonderful imagery with their poems.
In maths, we continued with addition and looking at efficient methods to add when crossing boundaries.
In science, the children finished the topic by looking at the food chains of different animals. In geography we also finished the topic by looking closely at the Peloponnese Peninsula. The children used google Earth to search the area and identify and sketch the canal.
Another group of children have taken part in their taster session for keyboards. They really enjoyed the lesson.
In RE, the children investigated different ways to pray. They blew bubbles, releasing our thanks to God, then holding pebbles while praying releasing them into the water with anything they were worried about using our outside prayer area. Inside we prayed round some candles and began writing our own hands of prayers as well as jellybean prayers. We also looked at how other religions pray.
The children also created a great Harvest Service which you can find under News and Events. They talked about harvest around the world. A big thank you for all the donations received for the food bank and NHS.
On Thursday afternoon, we had a fun afternoon to finish our half term. The children came dressed in costumes and they looked amazing. We had fun activities and even made a pumpkin out of a net. The afternoon was finished off with some sporting fun.
A big thank you to Mrs Whitehouse who delivered a whole school worship talking about the love of God. Remember if you spot candles in the pumpkins to remember how Jesus is the light of the world.
Last but not least, I would like to say a big thank you for all your support this term in the most unusual start to a school year. The children have been amazing and I want to wish you all a great half term and look forward to seeing you all safely return on the 2nd November.
Week beg 12.10.2020
Another busy week once again and the children are working very hard.
We finished writing our newspaper reports and edited them. We began to look at poetry and what language features we could see. Our first one was personification. Ask your children what it means.
In maths we started looking at addition. We recapped on different strategies and the children remembered a lot from Year 3. We are moving on to adding 4 digit numbers crossing boundaries which can get a but tricky but I have faith that the children will try their best. We have been doing a lot of learning in our maths meetings and learned some new mathematical terms such as perpendicular, parallel, vertical and horizontal lines. We also looked at nets of shapes and lots, lots more.
In geography we looked at landmarks of Greece and we had a special visitor come and share with the lesson. Mrs Musil was very pleased with the children's knowledge and enthusiasm for the topic.
We also visited the whole school Geography display and placed information about the Mediterranean and Greece. We had looked at the Mediterranean as part of our geography topic and tok a closer look as part of European Day of Languages.
PE was a game of basketball. The children have developed their skills and played confidently. They passed and found space and worked well as a team. Well done!
With everything else to do, the children completed RE, Music and art.
We looked at Ruby Bridges as part of our Black History. The children discussed about segregation and were very informative and sensible with the subject. The children completed a non chronological report about Ruby.
In our first news worship, the children also showed maturity when talking about the climate and how we should all be looking after the planet.
Another fantastic week for everyone. Next week is the last week of term and we finish on Thursday. We still have a lot to do but we will be making time for fun on Thursday afternoon with our Treat Afternoon.
Stars of the week
Word count winner
White reading Ninja winners. Reading 25 times at home.
Week Beg 5.10.2020
What a busy week the children have had. They have continued to work hard with all aspects of their learning. We started the week by finishing off our class novel "The Iron Man" and we are beginning to write a newspaper report using the story as a stimulus. We are still working hard on our handwriting and making it a neat cursive join. We focused on fronted adverbials in or grammar and the children soon got the hang of them. Why don't you ask them to explain what they are to you.
In maths this week we have finished our Place Value and will be moving onto addition and subtraction next week. The children have worked hard on the 3 aims of maths which include fluency, reasoning and problem solving. We practised our 4 times table and will be moving on to our 6 x table. We will soon be confident in answering all our tables to the 12 x table. Here is a good website for a great site that has a times table check. https://www.themathsfactor.com/times-tables-check/#/
In PE the children began to compete in teams in basketball and I saw some children show lots of skills and sportsmanship.
The children have continued to practise their Spanish and have even looked at adverbs. They have been giving instructions and following them in Spanish. Well done everyone. Have a look at the work completed and watch them show their knowledge.
Music was once again fun and interesting as the children learnt some Italian words linked to their music. They listened to music and discussed and appraised it. They then had to use instruments to create an emotion and describe a movement in an animal. There were lots of good ideas from the children.
In PSHE, the children looked at two of the United Nations Children's Charter and looked at adults and children's responsibilities to have an education. There was lots of good discussion about how some children in some countries work and do not have free access to education. The charter says it is the right of every child.
We ended the week with our science topic and looked at all the different kingdoms including animals, plants, fungi, bacteria and protist. We looked closer at plants and used them to create our own classification key.
All in all a very busy week. I am so proud of all the children and their hard work.
Well done to our Star badge winners and word count winner.
Wk Beg 28.9.2020
Another great week with lots of fun and hard work. This week we got to complete some assessments and I am so proud of the children and how they approached them. They worked hard through the papers and showed determination and resilience.
We continued to look at our whole class shared reading book The Iron Man and we are nearly at the end of the exciting story. We will be using this to begin to write our own newspaper report now the children know all the features.
In maths we continued to compare 4 digit numbers and focus on arithmetic skills.
Basket ball was a lot of fun again and we continued to learn about skills needed in the competitive sport.
In music the children got a chance to use their music skills and play along with Mrs Cooke with an instrument to show dynamics.
In science the children became identifiers in our scientific enquiry by working on classification keys.
We have started looking at our online life in computing and created our front page to our book maker app.
In PSHE the children looked at Democracy and our school council. They looked at what the council does and how they are appointed. they then created a ideas they would like to do if they were chosen to be school council representatives.
All in all a very productive week. Well done everybody.
A very special day for last year's BEST award winners. Miss Hamlin chose them for BELIEVE, ENJOY, SUCCEED, TOGETHER. Well done everybody.
Star badge winners
These are the word count winners from our Accelerated reading quizzes for the last three weeks. They have the highest word count out of the class. Well done. Keep reading.
Week Beg 21.9.2020
What a great week the children have had.
We started the week looking at newspapers and reading Iron Man in English. We are on Chapter 4 which is getting very exciting.
We have started to look at quotes in report writing and how to use inverted commas and punctuation correctly. We are practising our handwriting to ensure we are forming our letters correctly and resting the words on the line. Keep practising!
In maths we have been looking more closely at 4 digit numbers and comparing and ordering them. we have looked at strategies for our arithmetic and of course practising our times tables.
In geography the children completed a double page spread with facts all about Greece. They did a fantastic job and some children continued to do more work at home. Well done. During our European day we continued to look at Greece. We tasted some of their popular food and learnt more about the language, culture and land.
In art the children painted their portraits. They were very focused and did a great job.
In PSHE, we looked at eh people in our school community and how they help us.
Music lesson looked at timbre and the children got to use percussion instruments to show this.
All in all lots of fun while learning. Well done everyone. I am so proud of all your hard work and effort.
In PE the children continued to develop their basket ball skills with more small game activities.
European Day Of Languages
The children celebrated by wearing clothes in the colour of the Greek flag. We looked at modern Greece and tasted some of the food including: olives, pitta bread, humous, taramasalata, tzatziki dip and feta cheese. Most children had a go and tasted some of it or everything. Well done!
They created a fact file and also looked at some of the language. Here are some to try.
Hello/goodbye
Yiassou (Yah-sue)
Good morning
Kalimera (Kah-lee-meh-rah)
How are you?
Ti kanis (Tee kah-nees)?
Some children got their first taster session for keyboards this week. All children in the class will get a chance to try keyboards out his term.
Stars of the week
Week Beg 14.9.2020
This week we have continues to look at newspapers and all their features. We looked more closely at the language features such as time connectives, third person and quotes.
We have continued to read the story of the Iron Man and learning new vocabulary and using VIPERS to answer. questions. We have focused on word classes in grammar and practised our cursive join handwriting to make it rest on the line and be the correct size. Why don't you practise a bit more at home by copying a passage from your book?
In maths we have continued to look at place value and how we can round to the nearest 100 and then counting in thousands. By the end of the week we had got all the way to 10,000 and were partitioning them. Well done everyone.
In RE the children the children continued looking at prayer and how other faiths pray.
In art they began to do a self portrait ready for their Picasso drawing.
We had another great PE lesson around basketball and the children completed a tricky routine as a class.
In science the children looked more closely at classification and at vertebrates and invertebrates.
In geography the children used atlases to find out the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.
We had our first music lesson with were the children looked at dynamics and Mrs Cooke shared her violin playing to help.
In MFL the children continued to learn new words in Spanish.
IN PSHE we look at "Me in My World" and What we did that made us happy. Lots of fun activities and sport were mentioned.
A very busy week. Well done everyone.
Stars of the week
Music
Week beginning 7.9.2020
We have had a great first full week back in Year 4 and I am very proud of all the children and how they are coping with the new routines. They have been working very hard on their work.
English
We have been looking at the features of a newspaper report. We have identified the main features like the headline, opening paragraph, pictures, captions and the main body of the article. Why don't you look at some newspapers together and discuss what articles you like to read and why.
Whole Class Shared Reading.
We are reading The Iron Man as a class. We have been answering comprehension questions using our VIPERS. Follow the link below which will help you use them at home when you hear your child read.
https://www.crontonce.co.uk/reading-10/
Home reading
Reading books were given out on Friday. We enclosed some information explaining how you can help your child at home with journaling. Please keep these at home for your information as they do not need to be returned to school.
Maths
We have been looking at place value in maths and recognising the value of a number based on its position in the number. We have also been rounding numbers to 10 and 100. this can be tricky to start with so we need a little bit more practise.
RE
The children have been looking at prayers and even wrote their own class prayer together. Have a read on our RE blog. https://www.crontonce.co.uk/re-blog/
Geography
We are looking at the geography of the Mediterranean. We have found all the countries surrounding the Sea. Have you been to any of the Mediterranean countries? Can you discuss what the weather is like and some of the different foods you can find there?
Science
We have been looking at the classification of animals.
Art
The children are studying the artist Picasso. They have started by learning about the artist and his style.
PE
This wee we started our basketball lessons. They did a fantastic job as it is quite tricky to run forward and backwards while controlling a ball. Well done everybody.
Can I remind you that the correct PE kit must be worn for PE.
PE
Stars of the Week for Friday 4th September and Friday 11th September
Wk Beg 2.9.2020
We have had a great start to our school year. We have settled in quickly and the children are starting to remember all the rules and expectations of school. It was lovely to hear all about what they had been doing during their time away. We did a class display called "Reach For the Stars" where the children wrote what they wanted to achieve by the end of the year. They also completed some lovely art work on our Christian Value "Service". They drew a picture and wrote a sentence on how they had helped someone.
We did our Time Table Challenge and the children are ready to improve on their scores. The children also completed their reading star test which will indicate what ZPD they are on for their home reading accelerated reading books. Please be patient while we sort these out next week for the children so we can send them home to start their journaling.