Welcome to Class 4 - Mrs Beattie and Mrs Cunliffe's Class
Class PE Day – Tuesday and Swimming on a Thursday
What is narrative poetry?
4B have been exploring The Adventures of Isabel by American poet Ogden Nash. We discussed the adventure she goes on, her absurd and hilarious encounters, the author’s brilliant use of rhyming couplets and the beautiful language in the poem. When we’d had our fill of...
Christmas Around the World.
During RE this term we have been learning about what Christmas means to Christians. We have looked in depth at the Christmas Story and compared different versions from the Bible and how these may contrast to the popular Nativity story . At the end of term we found...
What is area?
4B have been learning about area this week. We discovered that area is the amount of space that is taken up by a 2D shape. To help understand this, the children explored building shapes using non-standard measures (sticky notes, maths books, square cards) to build...
Getting to Grips with Handball
We have been learning to play handball in PE. It's a fast sport! We have been learning to catch and throw accurately and with correct technique. It's a real skill to move into spaces, to create opportunities for our team mates to catch the ball and score a goal.
How does sound travel?
We all know that sound travels through the air (a gas), but does it travel through liquids and solids? We investigated how sounds differ depending on the medium (solid, liquid or gas) through which it travels. We then looked at diagrams to explore how the structure of...
Online Safety Guides for Parents
If you find it hard to monitor what your kids are watching online and need a little help, here are a few 'What parents need to know about...' guides to help you out. If there is any topic that you are not sure of, please just send us an email and we will try to source...