We are marvellous mathematicians!

13th June 2024Mrs Haycock

Well done and thank you to these superstars for being so kind as to help their friends understand how to compare decimal numbers using the < and > symbols! Your use of mathematical language was excellent. Talking your friends through the method of looking at each place value column in turn, and helping them to remember which symbol is which, enabled them to compare the decimal numbers accurately. Thank you and I hope you are proud of yourselves!

Let’s keep being kind to each other and working collaboratively so that together, we can make as much progress as possible before you become Year 5’s!

Mrs Haycock

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Super Celebration of Learning for LKS2

12th June 2024Mrs Graves

I was so proud on Friday, as the children in Year 3 and 4 presented their learning for the spring expedition, ‘There is no Planet B – How can we protect our wonderful world?’

The children presented their learning with real confidence and they sang the song beautifully.

At the end of the celebration, parents were able to buy the artwork canvasses created by the children for a donation towards the Polar Bears International Charity. Through this and the chocolate tombola we raised and an amazing £310.

Thank you all so much for all your support.

Mrs Graves and the LKS2 Crew

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Oobleck

11th June 2024Laura Brown

Inspired by the Dr Seuss story, we made our own Oobleck and investigated what state of matter it is. During these activities, we discovered that Oobleck is a unique type of liquid called a ‘Non-Newtonian fluid’ which behaves like a solid when pressure is applied. Well done for being super sensible scientists and having fun while doing so!

Miss Brown

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Solids, liquids and gases

11th June 2024Laura Brown

To kick start our new Science case study, we have been exploring what solids, liquids and gases are. We have found examples around the room, described their properties and explained why they are so different by how their particles are arranged. Super start to the new term! Well done 4B!

Miss Brown

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Kason is getting brave and Mrs H is dafter than we thought!

9th June 2024Mrs Haycock

Whilst investigating Oobleck, Kason asked a huge amount of questions to build his understanding of its, in Kason’s words, ‘weird properties’. One of his questions was, ‘What does it smell like?’ I told him I didn’t know and to smell it to find out.

’No,’ he said. ‘You smell it!’

Knowing what was coming, I took off my glasses to ‘smell’ the Oobleck. Here is what followed…

We learnt that the Oobleck splits over time to form a watery layer on the top which is what I mainly got all over my face. However, when this watery layer evaporated and my face was dry again, the Oobleck solution left behind a powdery layer which was very tricky to get off! My eyelashes were still white when I got home! Never mind – it was worth it to help your children remember their learning about this Non-Newtonian fluid. Kason had a great time too!

Oh, and to answer K’s question: It doesn’t have a smell!

Mrs Haycock

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We are Scientists!

9th June 2024Mrs Haycock

Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? No it’s a non-Newtonian fluid! Years 3 and 4 have been making and investigating Oobleck this week. They were asked to pay particular attention to its ‘state of matter’ properties and to record how it behaved in a variety of situations. As you can imagine, we had great fun whilst learning lots in 4H!

More investigation photos will be added next week…

Well done everyone: I heard great discussion about the properties of Oobleck – you did a great job of washing it all off of your hands and into your bowls too so we didn’t block the toilet drains! Miss Trindall will be pleased with us all!

Mrs Haycock

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We are so proud of our Year 4 pupils

6th June 2024Mrs Haycock

Well done to all of our Year 4 pupils who have worked really hard over the last few months to improve their recall of multiplication facts up to 12 x 12 in preparation for their official multiplication check this week. We couldn’t have asked more of you and really do appreciate that the pressure has been intense but you have all done your best; so thank you and well done. Please remember though: you may have completed your official checks, but it is still really important for you to continue to work on your multiplication recall. The quicker you can remember them, the more confident you will feel in maths next year and beyond!

Well done everyone!

Mrs Haycock

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TTRS Sound check champions

25th May 2024Laura Brown

Everyone in 4B has been working super hard to improve their times-tables for the upcoming multiplication check. A massive shoutout to these superstars who have all achieved 25/25 on at least one TTRS sound check. You should be super proud of your progress! I can’t wait for you all to smash the test when you get back from your well deserved week off!

Miss Brown

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