I just wanted to say a big thank you to all the parents who were able to come in to see their children’s work. We are all really proud of what we were able to achieve in our Roman project. We hope you liked it.
A big congratulations to everyone who has achieved their open, grown and believe pin or achieve pin! Here are some photos of our class celebrating our achievements.
This half term, Year 4 have been investigating and beginning to understand what computing is all about.
We looked at how important giving accurate and precise instructions is, in order to create effective processes for a computer to follow. We made messy Jam Sandwiches and followed instructions to make our way through an obstacle course!
We had a go at Hour of Code, with many children enjoying the learning so much that they had a go at home! This was an excellent opportunity for the children to practice their teamwork skills, sharing the iPads in groups.
Over the past 2 weeks, Year 4 have been working on their Journey Project across all areas of the curriculum. In maths, we have been working on 2D shape and looking at some artwork by Karla Gerard, discussing how she uses shape to create her masterpieces. We had a go at creating our own artwork in her style with a Brooklands Farm twist.
In Literacy, we had a go at creating some poems in the style of Tony Mitton’s ‘I wanna be a star’. We thought about what we wanted to achieve in Year 4 and how much we have already achieved in our Journey at Brooklands Farm.
This Journey Project culminated in our Year 3 and 4 performance, which we very much hope you enjoyed.
You can find a copy of the Year 4 Home Learning and Spellings below. It relates to our next Project – Extreme Environments!!
The teachers very much hope you have a lovely break!
Miss Bliss, Miss Cooper, Miss Courtney, Miss Gilders and Mr Kerin
This week foundation enjoyed performing their Christmas ‘Singing around the Christmas Tree’. It was lovely to see all the parents and very many grandparents attend this. Siblings in the older year groups were invited to watch too and joined in with the singing beautifully!
Next term (Spring 1) foundation will be working on the project ‘Journeys’. Nursery at Countess Way campus will begin their learning with the book The Train Ride by June Crebbin. If you get a chance to ride on a train in the holidays, take a picture and keep your tickets for school.
Please remember to put one or two photos or mementos of your break in the ‘talking bags’ so your children can talk about what they did in the holidays when they return on the 4th January.
Have a fantastic Christmas break and we look forward to seeing your children rested and ready to continue their learning when they return.
Chris Kingsman
Congratulations to all of the children in year five who won their pin or ribbon this term! Here are the most recent recipients. You have all worked very hard this year, well done. Have a restful holiday – see you in 2017!
Our Year 5 children recently completed a series of Computing tasks including creating an algorithm and taking apart a lap top computer to review what makes it work! Click the following link for a sneak peak video!
