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Year 4 (Class 10) - PSHE - Put Downs
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Class 10 have been learning about how to respond to put downs.
We learned that a put down is something that makes you feel bad and said to deliberately make you feel like you can’t do something.
We then talked about characters in stories who faced put downs and discussed strategies they…
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Year 4 (Class 12) - Computing - Green Screen Filming
Today we began our filming using our green screen app.
We found photos on the internet for our backgrounds and prepared the props we will need.
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Year 4 (Class 10) - Reading - Contrasting Characters
In reading, class 10 have been comparing and contrasting characters from the same story.
We worked in groups of 3 or 4 to explain what was similar and different about characters.
Miss Matley and Mr Wedge were very impressed with some of the debates that were happening, including how one of…
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Year 4 (Class 10) - PSHE - Opinions of Others
Class 10 have been learning about respecting the opinions of others in PSHE.
We listened to two different versions of the same story and decided whether we thought the villain was really a villain or not. We had the opportunity to ask the characters some questions to help us make our minds…
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Year 4 (Class 12) - Computing - Roman News Scripts
Today in computing we worked on our scripts for our Roman news programmes.
We finalised what we will be saying and what props and costumes we will need ready for filming against our green screen next week.
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Year 4 (Class 10) - Commando Joes - Roman Battle
Class 10 had a fantastic time doing Commando Joes!
We pretended to be a Roman legion marching into battle! We were led by Miss Matley (who turned out to be a tough general!) and practiced marching in sync with each other by copying the person in front.
We then split into smaller teams where…
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Year 4 (Class 11) - Computing - News Report
Class 11 have worked in groups to start writing a script for a news report.
They have allocated roles from anchor to sports presenter, reporting about the life and times of the Roman era.
They will turn this into a video report in future weeks, so keep your eye out for their final…
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Year 4 (Class 11) - Roman Day
Class 11 enjoyed their day as Romans. They got to make their own shield and use it in a re-enactment of a battle between the romans and Boudicca (see the video below).
They searched for Roman artefacts buried in sand and made their own mosaics.
It was lovely spending the day as a…
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Year 4 (Class 10) - Roman Day
Class 10 made fabulous Romans on our Roman Day!
We created our own shields using cardboard and red and metallic paint. We then learned about battle formations.
In the hall, we split ourselves in half and made a battle formation. We then tested our shields to see if they could withstand the…
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Year 4 (Class 12) - Science - Friction
Today we investigated friction by comparing how vehicles moved on different surfaces.
We changed the surface but kept our ramp and vehicles the same.
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Year 4 (Class 12) - Computing - Popplet
To day we used Popplet to research the Romans.
We thought of what we wanted to know and created questions.
Then we searched the internet and books to find out more.
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Year 4 (Class 10) - National Coal Mining Museum Trip
Class 10 had a fantastic time at the National coal mining museum.
We learned what life was like in the mines from a retired miner, investigated fossils in our workshop and even went down a real coal mine!
We finished off the day by going to see the ponies and horses in the stable, a real…
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