Year 3,4 Topic – Romans and Anglo – Saxons
Welcome back and Happy New Year!
Our History based topic this half term is ‘The Romans and Anglo- Saxons’. This week, the children have been locating these periods of history on a timeline and finding out about life in Britain before the Roman invasion.
We’re all looking forward to our school trip to the Yorkshire Museum later this month.
Help at home by looking at the BBC Bitesize website to find out more about the Romans.
Merry Christmas!
A massive thank you to all the Year 3 and Year 4 children and their families for an amazing autumn term.
What a fantastic final week we’ve had. On Thursday we saw some fantastic inflatables that Mrs Pennock brought in for us, enjoyed our delicious Christmas dinner and partied in the hall!
We’ve all enjoyed finishing out art sculptures and making some Christmas crafts to take home too.
Thank you so much for all of the lovely Christmas cards and gifts. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas break.
Merry Christmas
Mrs Lake, Mr Wain and Mrs Wadsworth
Living and Learning: Feeling Good and Being Me
In a recent L&L session, the children in Y3 and 4 learnt all about Feeling Good and Being Me.
We learnt how to give and receive compliments in a mature way and which things were more appropriate to compliment somebody on.
For example, complimenting somebody on their effort in a Maths lesson would be more appropriate and beneficial than complimenting them on their new hair cut.
We learnt that our characteristics and how we treat other people (e.g. being kind, thoughtful and empathetic) are more ‘compliment worthy’ traits.
Receiving compliments is also a tricky thing to do and sometimes can make us feel a little uneasy. We role played receiving compliments before anonymously writing compliments for other members of our class to receive based on their learning, attitude, kindness and other aspects of their personality.
Help at home: Have an open discussion with your child about how to compliment somebody, how to receive compliments and things that make us better people.
A Zoom from Antarctica!
On Friday, KS2 made history by joining the first ever Zoom webinar streamed live to thousands of schools… from Antarctica!
Hosted by Picture News, we were joined by Robert Swan, a conservationist who is the first person to walk on both the North and South Poles.
We learnt about the importance of Antarctica and how we are all owners of this beautiful, unique continent.
Help at home: Visit the 2041 website and ask your child what they learnt on Friday.
Design and Technology – Cooking
Over the last couple of weeks, the children have had a great time making and tasting leek and potato soup.
The children used knives safely to cut the onions, potatoes and leeks using the claw grip and bridge method. The children also discussed the importance of food hygiene.
At home, why not make this recipe?
Skipping School
Last week, Years 3 and 4, had a fantastic afternoon with Skipping School leader – Chris. Chris took the children through each step, such as how to hold your skipping rope in a smile shape and when to jump after the rope clicks the floor. They then worked up to doing complicated straddle jumps and crossing the skipping ropes! The children were great and were really resilient (as it can be quite tricky!) while working together and encouraging one another.
Some of Year 4 will be participating in the Skipping School Competition after Easter which is all about getting moving and having fun while doing so! We will be practicing the skipping skills we learnt today, up until that point.
Help at home by getting the children skipping.
Reading – Varjak Paw by S.F. Said
In recent Reading sessions, Year 3 and 4 enjoyed reading an extract from Varjak Paw by S.F. Said.
We practised key our retrieval and inference skills – two key aspects of reading.
Marshall came in on Monday and said, ‘I’ve bought Varjak Paw over the weekend so I continue reading the whole book!’
Help at home by reading every day with your child.
Living and Learning – Anti-bullying Day
Today, we’ve worn odd socks to mark the start of Anti-bullying Week. We’ve celebrated the similarities and differences between us all.
This year, the theme for Anti-Bullying Week is about ‘Power for Good’, which encourages individuals to use their power to challenge bullying by speaking out, standing up for others and promoting kindness and inclusivity.
In our learning today, we’ve discussed:
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- the anti-bullying policy
- what bullying is, the different types of bullying, the impact of bullying and what to do if someone is being bullied
- how friendships sometimes have ups and downs and how disagreements can be resolved
- the importance of being kind and respectful online and offline
We also enjoyed watching the BBC live assembly.
Help at home by talking to your child about their learning.
Key Stage 2 – Penny Trail
UPDATE!
A total of £76.48 was raised. Thank you!
Today, KS2 enjoyed creating a penny trail using the money that was kindly donated to support the Willow Foundation.
Thank you to everyone who contributed.
We will announce next week how much money was raised.
Living and Learning – Me and My Money Week
This week, we have enjoyed the ‘Me and My Money’ themed week.
We have completed activities and learned about:
- spending choices based on priorities, needs and wants
- why people use current accounts and savings accounts
- how people can pay for things using cash or electronically
- how sometimes people save money and the reasons why they may save
- how sometimes people borrow money
- the price of some everyday products
- different charities and that some people choose to donate to charities
- different countries using different currencies
The children were very surprised at how expensive everyday items can be!
Help at home by discussing the learning from this week. Why not add up the cost of items in a weekly shop or discuss the value of different coins?
