Autumn A
Week 5
This week we have been continuing to learn about place value. We have been comparing and ordering numbers using place value boards and manipulatives.
In History we have been continuing our topic about the Ancient Egyptians and have been learning why they built pyramids and what their beliefs were about the Afterlife.
Week 4
This week we have been continuing Out Social, Emotional and Mental health art program. We talked about the emotion of anger and fear then we produces our own individual piece of art selecting a range of different mediums.
Week 3
In Maths this week, we have been continuing to develop our knowledge and understanding of Place Value in 4 digit numbers. We have been learning how to represent 4 digit numbers in different ways using base ten, place value counters on a Gattegno chart remembering to use zero as a place holder where we needed to so that we still created 4 digit numbers.
In bush-craft, we went into the orchard and harvested the beautiful apples that had grown. This year there was quite the harvest and we all enjoyed a little taste and were surprised at how sweet and juicy they actually were!
Week 2
This week we started a new topic in history called What did the Egyptians believe and Why?
We began the topic by developing our understanding of time lines and the passage of time by placing different events that occurred before, during and after the time of the Ancient Egyptians. Some events were difficult to place as they happened at the same time but in different places so we worked out that we needed to work as a team to place events below the timeline if they were Egyptian history and above the time line if they were from different civilisations. We also had to make sure we worked well in our teams using our oracy skills to discuss the time line ensuring we listened to others and were open to their ideas in order to complete the time line correctly.
Week 1
Welcome back!
We had a super start to year 4 and are already working really hard to extend our learning and to be the best we can.
In Art we have begun a unit on Social Emotional and mental health to improve our own Well being and develop our skills to use art to express ourselves and our emotions. We have enjoyed having free choice, freedom and space to produce our own pieces of unique art.
We have also been working hard to develop our Oracy skills by discussing what we thought were the most important rules in school justifying our choices and ensuring we listened to others respectfully keeping and open mind. We had real fun and were even able to persuade others to change their minds!