Today we did some hot seating where we got into the role of our characters in Stone Age Boy to infer what they may say in the story. We had some great acting and super oracy skills were demonstrated through our speaking and listening whilst answering questions.

Head Girl and Head Boy met Ryder & Dutton today - to receive our Christmas Hamper. We are so grateful for all their donations and support! This will be in our raffle for the fair on 10th December. 

Yesterday, we found an envelope and lots of composer badges in our classroom. There was a letter from the English National Opera to tell us all about a project where they need our help composing to finish off a piece of music. We watched a video about the libretto 'Blue, Red, Yellow' and looked at how the composer was feeling and what he was thinking about when he thought of the different colours.

We enjoyed our first Science lesson this half term where we learnt that sound is caused by vibrations. We did some practical activities where we could see the vibrations including seeing rice dance on a drum and our class favourite, making the water jump up when we put the tuning forks into a bowl of water. We also went on a sound walk of the school to see what sounds we could hear and identify what was vibrating. We measured the volume of the sound using a data logger so that we could compare the volume across school in decibels. 

This week in Maths, we have been looking at measuring area. We started measuring area by using sticky notes and small squares. We discussed how they couldn't overlap, had to be the same size and have no gaps for it to be accurate. 

Here is the home learning menu for this half term linked to our topic 'Can you hear me all the way around the world?'.

Please complete your home learning in your homework book or upload to Seesaw. Star points will be earnt for all pieces of homework completed. 

Times tables homework will be sent out every Friday also. 

I cannot wait to see all the exciting things you do!

This half term, our topic in Year 4 is 'Can you hear me all the way around the world?' where we will be learning all about sound and different countries around the world. We will also be taking part in a project to compose some music about a colour with the English National Opera. 

Please see the attached topic web for more information about what your child will be learning this half term.

Year 2 enjoyed following instructions to make Diwali Lanterns.

The Jason Robinson Foundation treated our tag rugby finalists today with rugby boots and gear. How very lucky! Thank you for your generosity. 

Year 5's new topic in PE is OAA, which is designed to encourage children to explore the outdoors, as well as develop a range of physical and mental skills, like critical thinking and problem solvng.  Year 5 enjoyed their tasks of getting into correct places in lines (for example, alphabetically or in height order) using non-verbal comunication skills to solve the problems!  Fantastic work Year 5!  Mrs Blomeley