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In English this week, we have started to look at the features of writing an informal letter. The children worked together to create a success criteria from the identified features, ready for their letters next week. Our text this term is 'Coming to England' by Floella Benjamin, which the children…

In history, we have been learning about the Roman Republic and the Punic Wars. Last week, we looked at Hannibal and how unstoppable he seemed to the Romans. This week, we learnt about a Roman leader called Scipio, who came up with a clever plan to defeat Hannibal and the…

These last few weeks, we have thought very carefully about how and when to keep safe when being online. We understand that if we see something online that makes us feel 'funny' or changes our emotions then we must speak to someone we trust. The children were fantastic and sharing who their…

Daffodils have been joining in with different activities to develop their fine motor skills. We have been using tweezers to collect pom poms and have been making pre-writing shapes on whiteboards and with chalk outside! We are developing the muscles in our hands ready for writing. Well done Team…

Recently in our Science unit, we have been learning about the months of the years, how our local area changes from season to season and daylight hours! The children were fascinated that there were longer hours in the day during the summer months than in the winter!

This half term, Rabbits have been diving into understanding all about place value, number bonds and addition within 10! We have explored skills practically and have applied our new learning when answering questions. The children have really loved using pictorial representations such as a part,…

This half term, our focus has been on the story of 'Lost and Found' by Oliver Jeffers. Rabbits have been showing off their amazing writing skills. The children have learnt about the importance of capital letters, full stops and finger spaces in their writing. They also became 'Animal Detectives!'…

The children have been thinking deeply in computing about staying safe online and cyberbullying. This week they have considered different online cyberbullying scenarios and have thought about how they might help a target, both publicly and privately, in a safe way.

This week in Science the children have wowed me when creating their own branching keys to classify different leaves. They have worked hard to identify the similarities and differences between them and come up with suitable questions to sort them. Well done everyone!

The children have been exploring the art nad design this week by creating self-portraits by using a variety of materials to create faces that look like there own. 
 

In PSHE in Year 4, we have been looking at rights and responsibilities.  We have looked at the UNICEF rights and responsibilities for children and why these are important, We have also learnt that not all children in the world are as lucky as we are and don't have the rights to things that we do. …

In English, we have been trying hard to use expanded noun phrases and conjunctions in our writing. This week, we explained why Timothy and Tabitha decided to swap back places.