Autumn Term 1 - Week 6
This week has been allowed Class 4 to delve deeper into this terms topic of evolution and inheritance. Our English lessons have focused upon an adaptation of Charles Darwin’s ‘On the Origin of Species’. After researching his life, we created diary entries to replicate those he wrote on his famous…
Autumn Term 1 - Week 5
What a wonderful day to end the week! Class 4 thoroughly enjoyed a visit from the local library bus long with an active PE lesson focusing on health and fitness. In maths we have been recapping and developing our understanding of the four basic operations. Publishing their origin stories was a…
Autumn Term 1 - Week 4 - Class 4
Class 4 have had another wonderful week full of learning. A particular highlight was our orienteering lesson that involved using maps to find control points on the showfield. In science, we investigated Darwin’s theory of evolution by comparing the effectiveness of different beak-like utensils…
Autumn Term 1 - Week 3
Throughout the week, In English, we have been using our creativity to develop our descriptive writing. By building more specific expanded noun phrases and using advanced punctuation such as colons, we managed to create fantastic sentences. During our whole class reading sessions, we have had the…
Autumn Term 1 - Week 2
In Class 4, we have enjoyed our new English topic based on the book 'How the Whale Became' by Ted Hughes. So far, we have explored the text and made comparisons to different origin stories from the same book. In maths, both Year 5 and 6 have further deepened their understanding of place value in…
Autumn Term 1 - Week 1
What a wonderful first week of the new year in Class 4. I have been welcomed splendidly and really appreciate all the thoughtful comments and kindness shown to me. Throughout this week, we have bonded as a class and developed our confidence when speaking in front of others. We quickly grasped the…