Week 2

It's been an exciting week in Year 4! Monday kicked off with a session focussing on teamwork in sport, showcasing the different ways working together can improve problem solving skills and achievement by recognising everyone's talents and building communication strategies. World Book Day saw the children don their comfy clothes and head down to Reception, proving themselves to be excellent story-tellers and mentors to the younger children- definitely more than a few future teachers there! In PE, Year 4 went back to basics, practising those balance skills, hand-eye coordination drills and target games that benefit every sport in short drills to improve fitness and boost success. On Thursday, the children were delighted to rehearse their Ceilidh steps, running rings around each other and reeling at their new-found footwork. They rounded off the week by animating their split-pin art, using stop-motion animation to bring tropical islands and seascapes to life. Let's hope for the same weather!

Week 1

Year 4 have made a terrific start to the new half term! For DT Week, Year 4 have investigated the importance of seasonal eating; they were quite surprised to learn the distance some of their food has to travel, and the impact on the environment it has. Rolling up their sleeves, they learnt the rudiments of chopping and peeling, and put their newfound skills to the test: preparing puff pastry apple tartlets and making use of seasonal produce closer to home. As you can see, the proof of the pudding was in the eating! Always ready to put their best foot forward, they had great fun learning some of the basic steps of the Ceilidh in their PE dance lesson. Well done all!