Gymnastics
In gymnastics this week we having been performing a sequence of movements including rolls and balances.
Dabbing, Stippling, Pointillism
In art we have been using acrylics to mix primary and secondary colours adding white to make tints and black to shade. We also learn the techniques of dabbing, stippling and pointillism.
Life in the trenches in World War 1
We have been learning about life in the trenches in World War 1 and recreated our own trench with look out points and other special features. We then wriote about how we would feel if we were a soldier in the trench.
Effects of friction in materials
In science we have been investigating the effects of friction in materials. We used rough and smooth surfaces to test how far our materials travelled.
Learning staff notation
In music we have been learning about staff notation and today in our unit,S. African Music, we played a harmonic ostinato using the glockenspiels
Our reflection area
We have been spending time in our reflection area, thinking about things we are thankful for.
Partitioning, Adding and Subtracting
We have been learning how to partition ones, tens, hundreds and thousands this week. We have partitioned in different ways and Y4 have also been learning how to add and subtract 1,10,100 and 1000 to a four digit number.
New Science unit - Magnets and Forces
In science this week we started our new unit Magnets and Forces. We investigated the different forces-push, pull and twist. We used had a challenge to make our ball move without touching it and then we thought about whether it was a push, pull or twist.
Making 2 digit numbers
We having been using base 10 to find different ways to make 2 digit numbers in maths today.
Our first week back!
Our first week back has been super exciting as we had the author Caroline Wedd come in to share her book Flower Power. We used her book to write our own blurbs, which we shared with her. We looked at the themes of resilience and compassion and linked them to our values of grow and flourish.
