Year 3/4

This week we were lucky enough to have a STEM workshop run by Millie's parents in year 3/4. The pupils enjoyed a workshop where they had to get a Lego car across a paper bridge. But the problem was that paper is not a strong material.... or is it?! The different ways we folded the paper increased its strength. We also investigated how circles and triangles are much stronger than squares and rectangles.  The pupils were all awarded an engineering certificate and had a wonderful time. Thank you to Waterman Aspen and Ramboll companies for coming in to inspire us.

It was wonderful to see the 3/4s show off their writing skills this week in the style of the Iron Man. They wrote in the style of the book, using prepositions, similes and dialogue. The setting descriptions were wonderful. Well done 3/4!

It was wonderful today to walk to the Little Common and identify British trees by their leaves. This was taught in previous years but it can be hard to remember, so we revisited our learning. It was so fun looking at the environment around us, discussing seasonal changes and showing respect for our local area.

Thank you Hemi for coming in and doing a wonderful workshop about the meaning of our school prayer.

We asked the pupils to do a simple pre assessment and show us what they can already do in art this week. Skye however blew us away with this stunning drawing of a plant in our classroom! We can wait to see what she can draw after we have taught her more techniques such as cross hatching, shading and light tough techniques. Well done Skye!

This week we began our literacy journey on The Great Kapok Tree.