3,4NV Class News
Well done!
Today, we successfully completed 100 minutes of WUSU – not all in one go! What an achievement! We all felt really proud to complete the Captain Tom challenge.
In addition to this, we have been carefully editing our writing to check that we are including the Must Dos.
Well done – a successful day!
Computing programmers
We’re loving our current topic: computing.
We’ve been learning about staying safe online and we’ve been taking on the role of programmers. After some ‘offline’ learning, where we recapped what algorithms are (ask you child what an algorithm is), we’ve been using Scratch Jr to practise our programming skills.
So far, we’ve programmed our Sprite (Wondering what a sprite is? Ask your child to explain this to you – they should know.) to kick a football into a net and we’ve used repetition to create an underwater animation with several sprites programmed to complete different tasks.
Ask your child how they’re finding this topic. What are they enjoying? When have they been challenged? Why is this learning relevant to them?
We’ll be getting more and more confident using some programming vocabulary over the next few weeks. Help at home by using these words with your child, or testing them, or simply asking them about what they mean…
Creative Coding in Year 3/4
Wow – what a start to our new Computing topic! We have been totally blown away by how AMAZING our Year 3/4 Computing programmers have been.
We’ve introduced Scratch Jr app which allows children to using code to program a character (Sprite) on a variety of backgrounds.
Today, we made an aquarium scene and programmed three sprites to move in sequence using repetition.
Here are some pictures from today’s lesson.
Captain Tom 100 Challenge
3,4O are very excited to announce what challenge we will be completing on Friday 30th April to raise money for our school charity. On that day, we will be completing an individual fitness ‘100’ challenge; this could be 100 skips, 100 press ups, 100 star jumps – maybe even 100 burpees! We’d really appreciate a donation of 100p (£1) to keep us motivated.
Thanks in advance.
3,4 NV class news
Well done for a fabulous week back! You have worked really hard.
This afternoon, we have enjoyed learning how to operate Scratch Junior. We are learning how to get our sprites moving and even talking to each other. Over the course of the half term , we will continue to design, write and debug our own games and challenges.
Next Friday (30th April), we will be working as class to celebrate and raise money for the Captain Tom 100 challenge. As a class, we have voted to participate in 100 minutes of WUSU! Please help us raise money – a suggested donation would be 100p. We can’t wait to get dancing!
Enjoy the sunshine.
Captain Tom 100 Challenge
Welcome back to Summer Term – we’ve had a cracking week! The weather is sunny and warm, and it’s making us feel inspired to leap into action.
We’re going to get started on some fundraising next week. Friday 30th April sees a campaign organised by the Captain Tom Foundation. This date marks a year from when Sir Captain Tom began the 100 laps around his garden. To mark this occasion, people are being encouraged to complete a challenge based on the number 100. We are definitely up for this challenge! Every class will be discussing and choosing their challenge.
In Year 3/4, we took a vote on many good ideas, and the vote with the most votes was …to shoot 100 basketball baskets in 100 minutes.
But that sounds easy? Oh no! We’re setting ourselves this challenge to do in pairs, or individually, over 100 minutes throughout the day.
We will be asking for voluntary donations to support the children in their challenges. This money will be ready to be donated to our new charity as soon as it’s selected.
Thank you in advance of your support and wish us luck with our challenges
Living and Learning: saying please and thank you
This week, we have been making an extra effort to use our manners.
We know that using simple words and phrases like please and thank you can make a big difference.
Being polite to everyone is very important and can really brighten someone’s day. This links very well to one of our school rules:
We respect everyone and everything.
Captain Tom 100 Challenge
Welcome back after the Easter break.
The brand new Junior Leadership Team are going to be very busy this half term and they’re ready for action! In the next few weeks, classes will be coming up with ideas for who our next school charity will be. The JLT will then make the final decision. Before we even do this though, we’re going to get cracking on some fundraising. Friday 30th April sees a campaign organised by the Captain Tom Foundation. This date marks a year from when Sir Captain Tom began the 100 laps around his garden. To mark this occasion, people are being encouraged to complete a challenge based on the number 100. We are definitely up for this challenge! Each class will be discussing and choosing their challenge. This could be based on a maths challenge, running 100 metres or even writing a 100-word poem. We will be asking for voluntary donations to support the children in their challenges. This money will be ready to be donated to our new charity as soon as it’s selected. Each class will be posting on the website their chosen challenge.
Thank you in advance of your support and good luck with all the challenges.
Science -flowers
Today, our Science learning involved exploring the part that flowers play in pollination, seed formation and seed dispersal.
We watched a wonderful video by artist Katy Scott of how flowers make new flowers. There were no words which made it all the more special.
The main points were:
- The bees visit the flowers to gather nectar and pollen which they need for food. Some of the pollen gets moved from flower to flower.
- Once the pollen has moved down the stigma into the ovary, the flower has been pollinated. Seed formation begins in the ovary.
We made the different parts from paper and put the structure together in groups.
Here are some pictures from the session.
The New Junior Leadership Team
I am pleased to announce that we have a new Junior Leadership Team. A massive thank you to everyone who wrote a speech, had the confidence to speak in front of their classmates and thought of creative ways to improve our school.
There was a flurry of activity this morning as all classes visited the hall to cast their votes. It was very tense!
Our new JLT is…
1/2 C – Michael and Nyla
1/2 K- Caleb and Hermione
1/2 V – Ava and Lorien
3/4 N – Aurora and Freya
3/4 O – Rowan and Jessica
3/4 E – Sam and Elisa
5/6 S – Paige and William W
5/6 M – Seth and Joseph
5/6 B – Nathan and Zoe
I can’t wait to meet with the new team after the Easter holiday and get started!
