Our blogs
Next week , by Miss Leigh
Date: 25th Mar 2017 @ 12:12pm
Hope you are all enjoying the sunshine and don't forget to give those special cards to that special person tomorrow.
Next week is going to be busy but lots of fun.
In Maths: We'll be learning about Capacity, Volume and converting units of weight and length.
In English we will continue to read "The Incredible Adventures of Professor Branestawm" and writing our own chapter about another wacky invention of his, which is bound to cause chaos.
In GPS: It will be Hypens, Brackets and Dashes, as well as a recap of prefixes and suffixes from this term.
Science: We will be exploring Air Resistance a little more and what happens if it is increased or decreased.
Art and ICT will focus on creating electronically pieces inspired by Islamic Art and the house of Wisdom.
PE: We will be working with Coach Dylan on ball skills
PHSE: Collaberation and working together.
Finally, we have something to prepare for our Easter assembly in Church on Friday afternoon and not forgetting the Easter bonnet and Egg show Thursday afternoon.
Homework for this week: English is due Tuesday, Maths- Wednesday.
Enjoy the sunshine. 
Mother's Day Teddy, by Miss Adamson
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 7:57pm
This afternoon we made a teddy bear hug for our mums.
Fun week we've had, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 6:32pm
As always we have been busy. We have been thinking about animals in the ocean. Then we had our first step on the sensory footpath. We have enjoyed our time in the Spring sunshine and we have had doors put on our outdoor classes. Very, very exciting. Ooh acrylic arrived for the mosaic bench so that it will be fit for purpose and safe to sit on.
Easter week, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 6:09pm
Hope you all have a lovely weekend and a lovely Mothers Day. Next week is a fun filled week with lots of lovely Easter themed things planned. The children have helped plan the week and want to learn and play outside all week!
We will be reading the story of Easter in RE, and then making palm crosses. We are having an Easter themed maths week and still thinking about our learn its, addition, subtraction and big maths.
we will be on our school trip to bring yer wellies on Tuesday and finding out about animal life cycles, using our senses, having a boat race with small cork boats,in the stream, den making and generally having good old fashioned fun! we have an Easter bunny egg hunt planned.
We need to make a bird hide that we have all designed
We want to bake and make cards and Easter baskets.
We are at church on Friday afternoon for the Easter assembly.
Wow what a fun filled week. Have a super weekend and come back ready to have fun next week. 😃
James And Isaac Blog No. 14, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 3:15pm
This Week in Year 4 Has been an eventful one! We have had a big play and we enjoyed it! The play was called Pirates Vs. Mermaids. In geography, we learnt about how Germany has lots of rivers,forests and mountains.We are doing research in where our football teams come from. We found out that the Black Forest is right next to Munich!
By James (The Writer) and Isaac (The Idea Genarator)
Busy Bongos, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 24th Mar 2017 @ 1:19pm
The Bongos are very busy preparing something special for their mums
3 week homework plan, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Mar 2017 @ 10:08pm
As I am not in school next week the children have brought home an outline of homework for this week and the Easter holidays. Over the next 3 weeks please could you spend time reading, going over the 2,5,10 and 3 times tables, telling the time and ofcourse adding a little something to the wonderful holiday passports.
Thank you.
Wonderful wolves, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 23rd Mar 2017 @ 10:05pm
The Bongos have been learning about wolves today. They have written some super non chronolgical reports using the knowledge they have learnt.
We have also been outside using commands such as forwards, turn clockwise and turn anti clockwise to follow directions.
Finger painting , by Miss Leigh
Date: 23rd Mar 2017 @ 1:57pm
Spending an hour painting with our fingers....I wonder what we are making?
Science - Forces, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 22nd Mar 2017 @ 10:06pm
We have been really enjoying our Science topic on forces so far. We have been exploring how a car travels on different surfaces and developing our skills in recording data in a table. We gathered all the data together in a spreadsheet and looked for any results we thought might not be accurate and discussed why thismight be. The children showed a really good understanding of how we could make the test as fair as possible. Great work Giraffes.
We will be developing our force knowledge and exploring magnets later this week so keep a look out for our findings.
Applethwaite Homes came to school, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 22nd Mar 2017 @ 8:19pm
Applethwaite Homes came to school and brought a kind donation of £500.00 to help with our step outside project.
Hothersall lodge photographs, by Miss Leigh
Date: 22nd Mar 2017 @ 2:45pm
Here are just a few of the photographs from our residential. We hope you enjoy looking at them.
Mother's Day Craft, by Miss Adamson
Date: 21st Mar 2017 @ 6:50am
We prepared little Mother's Day gifts using bottles, tissue paper and glue.
International happiness day, by Mrs Hothersall
Date: 20th Mar 2017 @ 3:00pm
today is the international happiness day. We made a whole school,paper chain of happiness!
The Week Ahead, by Miss Adamson
Date: 19th Mar 2017 @ 4:07pm
Hello
I hope that you've had a wonderful weekend and sheltered from the storm!
Here is an overview of what the Penguins will be doing this week.
| Maths |
We will finish learning about fractions and begin learning about time (o'clock and half past). |
| English |
We will read The New Royal Baby - a story about how Prince George feels when his new baby sister upstages him. |
| Phonics |
Miss Adamson's group learning about multisyllabic and compound words. Mrs Gray's group are practising consonant blends. |
| Handwriting |
This week we are practising writing numbers accurately. |
| Art |
We are preparing a little something for Mother's Day. |
| PE |
We are still dancing! |
| RE |
We are doing our final lesson about Buddhism. We will be learning about how to be a good friend. |
| Assembly |
This week we will be watching the Year 4 Production on Tuesday afternoon. |
| Music |
We are practising our special song for the Easter assembly in church. |
I look forward to seeing you tomorrow!
Warm regards,
Miss Adamson
Buddha and the Injured Swan, by Miss Adamson
Date: 18th Mar 2017 @ 12:36pm
In RE we learned about the story of Buddha and the Injured Swan. Buddhists try to treat animals with compassion as equals. We made origami swans and retold the story.
James Blog No. 13, by Mrs Pratten
Date: 17th Mar 2017 @ 3:08pm
This Week In Year 4 has been a busy one! In maths we have been estimating where numbers go on a number line. In English, we have been using talk for writing to produce amazing paragraphs for Mrs. Pratten to read! Today, we have Been researching what physical and human features we have in our German football teams.
By James (The Writer) and Samuel (The Idea Genius)
😀🐯🐅
Art in the afternoon , by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 17th Mar 2017 @ 1:37pm
This afternoon the Bongos are looking at art work from Kenya. They are experimenting with line and shape whilst Kenyan music is playing in the background. A few Bongos are making use of our snuggly blankets and working on the floor.
The Bongo classroom is a lovely, peaceful place this afternoon 😀
Time, by Mrs Fletcher
Date: 17th Mar 2017 @ 9:51am
This morning the Bongos are busy telling the time in 5 minute intervals. Today we have found that telling times past is easy but times to can be tricky. We have also found a way to help us be more confident telling the time to the hour. See the photo
Lettuce Plants, by Miss Adamson
Date: 16th Mar 2017 @ 7:59pm
We put our lettuce plants in a sunny spot and we are keeping them well hydrated. I don't think they'll get thirsty this evening!
The Three Little Pigs, by Miss Adamson
Date: 16th Mar 2017 @ 7:54pm
We have been choreographing our own dances to The Three Little Pigs. This afternoon we role played the story.
Iron Man - DT, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 16th Mar 2017 @ 6:33pm
Many of our Iron Men have been completed. The children have worked extremely hard to design and create these with very little input from myself. They have had to try things out, overcome difficulties through problem solving and there has been lots of collaborative working through supporting each other. They have developed a variety of skills through this unit of work. I am very proud of their final moving models as I'm sure you will be.
Swimming - Water Safety, by Mrs Catterall
Date: 16th Mar 2017 @ 6:28pm
Over the past few weeks we have been learning a variety of life saving skills during our swimming lessons. We have swum several lengths of the pool wearing our shorts and T. shirts, practised a reaching rescue and learnt the help position. The Sharks had their assessment today and the fishes will have theirs next week. All children will still require their clothes next week please.
Barton Grange, by Miss Adamson
Date: 14th Mar 2017 @ 5:27pm
Well done to the Penguins for a super day at Barton Grange. You worked really hard and made our school proud!
Vitruvian man , by Miss Leigh
Date: 13th Mar 2017 @ 3:03pm
With our topic being inventions and inventors we have started looking at famous inventors. In Science, we have looked at the work of Leonardo da Vinci, and have explored his work on the vitruvian man. We measured our height and then tested his ideas against ourselves. Most of the time we found he was correct, however, occasionally they didn't work. We discussed why this might be and think it is because we are still growing and not an adult yet.
