Year 4 (Class 10) - Design Technology - Making Feijoada

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In DT, we will be making feijoada which is the national dish of Brazil. 

We discovered that the only compulsory ingredient in feijoada is beans so we conducted market research to find out which other ingredients people would like. 

We will use this information next week when we are learning…

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Design Technology

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Year 4 (Class 12) - Design Technology - Feijoada Project

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This week class 12 have been conducting market research for their feijoada project finding out what ingredients our classmates like and dislike. 

We will use this information to decide what ingredients to include when we make our own feijoada. 

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Design Technology

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Year 4 (Class 12) - Maths - Perimeter

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This week in class 12 we have been looking at perimeter. 

Today we have been working together to find the perimeter of shapes.

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Maths

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Year 4 (Class 10) - Art - Dreamcatchers

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Class 10 worked really hard to create their dreamcatchers. We first researched the origin of dreamcatchers, and enjoyed learning about Amazonian tribes. We then practiced our weaving skills in preparation for making them.

We showed resilience when attaching beads and feathers.

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Art

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Year 4 (Class 12) - Science - Dental Mirrors

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Year 4 used dental mirrors to look at the different teeth in our mouths.

We learned their names and identified them in our mouths. 

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Science

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Year 4 (Class 11) - English - Persuasion

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Class 11 have been thinking about how we can be persuasive. 

We imagined we were trapped on a deserted island about to be rescued by a boat. The captain could only take 1 group of people who had a specific job. There were teachers, politicians, entertainers, judges, doctors and…

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Year 4 (Class 10) - English - Poetry

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Today we have been reading the poem I’m Walking with my Iguana by Brian Moses.

We listened to Brian Moses performing the poem and then had a go reading the poem ourselves. We talked about the rhythm, rhyme and repetition in the poem.  

Some of the class were brave enough to perform the poem…

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Pharmacist Visit

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Class 11 were lucky enough to have a visit from a local pharmacist who explained how important numbers are to her job. 

She has to make sure the correct number of tablets are distributed, weight or different amounts and work or how many tablets people, especially children will need in their…

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Captain Morgan Visit

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Year 4 loved the visit from Captain Morgan. 

They were all eager to help him get back to his shop by solving all the clues around the hall. 

They worked in groups of 4 were able to solve all the problems. 

Well done!

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Number Hunt

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Class 11 have enjoyed the number hunt around school.

Between all the groups they have managed to find all the numbers housing in different areas.

Well done. 

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Number Week

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Class 11 have enjoyed number starting number week. We kicked off by reading the story ’How Many Jelly Beans Is One Million’.

We then took a look at some sudokus and had a go at solving them for morning work throughout the week. 

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Maths

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Year 4 (Class 11) - Oracy - Stone Age Artefacts

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Class 11 have used their oracy skills to explore different real life Stone Age artefacts.

They thought about what they were, what it was used for and what it was made from. We discovered there was a spindle Whorl to help when twisting fibres together to make cloth, a flint hand axe from over a…

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History Oracy

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