Awesome Addition
This week in Maths we have been focussing on adding two four digit numbers together with one or more exchange. Year 4 have shown determination in their Maths lessons this week, as at the beginning of the week we found exchanging to be a very tricky method to master. However by the end of the week…
Wonderful writing!
This week Year 4 have started their new text 'Charlotte's Web'. We have had some insightful discussions when discussing the book, and have created role on the walls for our main characters to understand their thoughts, feelings and emotions. Towards the end of the week, we acted out some of our…
Zentangle Drawing!
Wow, for enrichment morning, we have created some incredible Zentangle patterns. We have enjoyed learning all about these patterns and having a go at drawing our own. I must say we have some very talented artists!
Detailed deserts
In our Geography lesson this week, we have been learning all about how deserts are formed. By the end of the lesson, we were able to confidently use key high level vocabulary to give detailed explanations to answer challenging questions. Some key words included: vegetation, dersertification,…
Wonderful Writing
This week in Writing we have been focussing on understanding how to punctuate dialogue correctly. This is something Stingrays at the beginning of the week really struggled with. We are very proud of how the children have shown such determination and resilience over the week; show casing just how…
Superb sports day!
On Thursday afternoon we held our Year 4 sports day! It was lovely to see the children really enjoying themselves and cheering one another on. We have definitely got some future athletes in Stingrays! We had a fantastic afternoon and when we got back to class we enjoyed looking back through all of…
Historical arguments
Today in History, we learnt all about how and why Arabia grew so far so fast. We had some very insightful discussions over different factors and produced some terrific justified reasons. Well done Year 4!
Place value consolidation
Today in Maths we have been consolidating our knowledge of subtracting and adding 1s, 10s, 100s and 1000s. Year 4 have really impressed us with how well they have showcased their understanding in this topic. Well done Year 4!
Remarkable writing
This week in writing we have written our independent write which was an alternative retell of the story 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'. Year 4 have thoroughly enjoyed this text and again, which is not a surprise, have impressed us with their writing especially their use of a range of punctuation…
Tricky Time
In Maths this week, we have started our new topic on time. Year 4 have found time rather tricky but have shown fantastic resilience in their maths lessons. At the beginning of the week, we focussed upon telling the time to the hour and to 5 minutes, this has now become a strength in year 4. Keep…
Marvellous maths
This week in Maths we have finished off our learning all about translating and describing coordinates on a grid. Year 4 found this difficult at first as this required a lot of focus to count each square. But then towards the end of the week year 4 have shown incredible resilience and have produced…
Sensational story telling
This week we have started to prepare for our independent write which will be a narrative retell of Lilia's quest to meet Razvani. We have focussed upon extending sentences in a variety of ways through using a range of conjunctions, fronted adverbials and expanded noun phrases. Year 4 have showed a…