Witton Park, Bishop Auckland, DL14 0EP
Ellie is our star this week for excellent effort with her writing.
We have been journalist in Literacy this week reporting on our fantastic science day.
In Maths, we have been dicing with decimals and calculating the areas of parallelograms and triangles.
We have been looking at refraction of light in Science.
We have been practising our throwing, catching and dodging skills in PE.
Our star of the week is Harrison for excellent effort in Maths.
In Literacy, we have been theatre directors. We have taken the story of the gruffalo and changed it into a playscript that can be performed on stage.
In Maths, we have been focusing on metric measures and solving problems with fractions.
We have had a fabulous science week.
On Wednesday, we focused on engineering and building structures that could support weight. We used cardboard tubes and straws to build the tallest towers we could. However, there was a catch! The tower had to be able to hold weight. We tested each tower under varying weights. Excellent teamwork was shown throughout- well done everyone!
On Thursday, we had three visitors who worked in the field of science. They brought along a range of objects linked to their job and we had to guess from them what they did! It was very interesting. We also skyped two scientists – one in New Zealand and one in Philadelphia. A huge thank you to all of our guests- you really inspired us!
On Friday, Class 4 led a beautiful Lenten mass.
Lydia is our star this week for fantastic effort with her writing.
In Literacy, we have been writing our own versions of ‘Love and Roast Chicken’ to ensure that the guinea pig learns his lesson.
We have been multiplying fractions and solving equations in Maths.
In History, we have been looking at how football changed over the 20th century and we have researched some of the famous players.
We have been focusing on our hand/eye coordination and ball skills in PE.
We have had a visit from the school nurse this week informing us about the effects of smoking.
On Thursday, we celebrated World Book Day. The range of costumes was fantastic! Well done Class 4!
Our star of the week is Yasmin for being a fantastic role model to her peers.
In Literacy, we have started looking at a South American trickster tale called ‘Love and Roast Chicken’. We have written dialogue between characters and recounts from different characters’ perspectives.
In Computing, we have been using our digital literacy skills to create our own film posters.
We have been solving equations and fraction word problems in Maths.
We have really enjoyed looking at how cinema and film posters have changed over the 20th century in History.
In Science, we have been looking at how we see things and how light travels in straight lines.
We have been designing towers made out of cardboard tubes in Design & Technology.
On Friday, half of our class took part in a cross country race at Bishop Auckland College. We are extremely proud of each one of them!
Our star of the week is Jessica for excellent behaviour and attitude.
On Tuesday, we led an assembly alongside Class 3 on how to stay safe online focusing closely on identity.
In Literacy, we have been writing booklets informing children about how stay safe on the internet.
We have been subtracting fractions and finding and using a rule in Maths.
In Computing, we have used Excel to plan a carnival party focusing on the use of formulae.
On Wednesday, we took part in a climate change workshop led by OASES. Then, in the afternoon, we planted trees in the meadow next door to school.
We have been looking carefully at the work of South American artist Beatriz Milhazes in Art and have created collages based on her work.
Our star this week is Thomas for excellent effort and behaviour.
It’s been carnival time in Class 4 this week as we have been writing newspaper articles as if we were in Rio de Janeiro watching the samba schools perform. We have also been reporters interviewing the dancers involved.
We have had fun adding fractions and working out equivalent fractions, decimals and percentages.
In Geography, we have been comparing the weather in County Durham with the state of Rio de Janeiro.
In RE, we have spent time thinking about leaders and followers through a building activity.
On Friday, we had a very interesting visit from Isha Shakir as part of our world faith week. She spoke to us about her religion and played a game with us which got us to think more about what we think/understand about muslims. Thank you Isha!
Our star of the week is Charlie for brilliant behaviour.
We have thoroughly enjoyed finding out about Charles Darwin’s life in Literacy this week. We have written biographies about him.
In Maths, we have been converting between mixed numbers and fractions and polishing our percentage skills.
We have been learning about the process of fossilisation in Science.
In Computing, we have had great fun learning how to use formulae.
We have compared the physical geography of County Durham and the state of Rio de Janeiro in Geography.
In PE, we have been perfecting our balancing skills. Keep a look out for a wobble!
Our star of the week is Jessica for excellent effort in all she does and for being an excellent helper.
We have been writing explanations of adaptation in Literacy this week concentrating on writing formally and using technical vocabulary.
In Maths, we have been having fun with fractions and persevering with percentages.
We have explored evolutionary ideas in Science and have compared the ideas of Darwin and Wallace.
We have been comparing the human geography of the state of Rio de Janeiro and County Durham in Geography.
In PE, we have been building on our gymnastic sequences thinking about performing in unison and perfecting our timing.
We have looked closely at dream catches in Art and have created our own.
Our star of the week is Lewis for fantastic effort with his writing.
We have had great fun creating our own hotels and writing adverts to persuade people to stay at them in Literacy this week.
In Maths, we have been solving division problems and converting fractions into decimals.
We have been comparing the physical and human geography of Brazil and UK in Geography.
In PE, we have been working hard on gymnastic sequences. We have been thinking carefully about the quality of our movements.
We have looked closely at the work of Joaquin Torres Garcia in Art and created our own pieces of artwork using symbols to represent ourselves.
Finally, it was bread bake off time! The smell of garlic and chocolate filled the air! Move over Paul Hollywood-Class 4 are the new bakers in town!
Our star this week is Lucy for fantastic presentation in her books.
We have been persuading people to choose Brazil for their holiday destination in Literacy this week.
In Maths, we have been multiplying and dividing whole numbers and decimals.
In Geography, we have used atlases to identify and name the countries in South America.
We have been looking at the work of Frida Kahlo in Art and have created our own monkey sculptures out of clay.
In RE, we have been thinking about books and have been looking closely at the Bible.
