Class 4

What is junk modelling?

What is junk modelling?

Inspired by the works of Joan Miro, 4B have been junk modelling. We have created sculptures out of various waste products, bound with tape and wrapped in ModRoc. When they sculptures had set, we painted them and presented them to each other. Which is your favourite?

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Forest School

Forest School

Look at all the fun 4B have been having today! We've been playing games, cooking over the fire, creating textiles, building shelters and designing a school banner!

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What is a complete circuit?

What is a complete circuit?

As part of our electricity unit, we have been exploring what makes a complete circuit. Using a variety of components, we created working circuits and discovered what makes a circuit complete.

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Rowlands Gill Roar

Rowlands Gill Roar

Here is the first edition of our school newspaper, The Rowlands Gill Roar! Rowlands Gill Roar

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What is surrealism?

What is surrealism?

As part of our art unit about Joan Miro, 4B have been exploring the surrealist style of art. We practised Joan Miro's technique of free-drawing, where we simply draw without thinking or planning. Take a look at our efforts and see what you think.

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What can artefacts teach me about the Egyptians?

What can artefacts teach me about the Egyptians?

4B have been very fortunate to borrow a box of ancient Egyptian artefacts from the Oriental Museum in Durham, so we spent an afternoon exploring the artefacts and asking questions about their use. When we’d all had a good look, we decided to do some research to find...

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Forest School

Forest School

Today was our first Forest School session of the new year and 4B had a great time. Look at at the photos to see how the children explored the environment.

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What is area?

What is area?

We've been learning about area this week and decided to use post-it notes to explore how we can measure the space taken up by a shape.

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