KS2 - Performing Arts Club
We have worked hard to project our voices, and have mastered some difficult choreography. We have learned all about stage blocking, including about how acting and reacting in the background can be just as important as the person who is speaking.
We will spend the next few weeks perfecting it to…
Category: Year 4
Year 4 (Class 10) - Languages - French Poems
Members of class 10 visited class 1 this week to perform their French poems.
To prepare, we studied the original poem about two birds and learned all of the vocabulary needed. We then wrote our own version using our own animals and made our own puppets to help the audience understand what was…
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Year 4 (Class 12) - Science - Liquids and Teeth
Today we investigated the effects of the different liquids on the ‘teeth’.
We looked closely with magnifying glasses and drew labelled diagrams of what we saw. We though about high teeth in our mouths are most susceptible to rot and decay.
We also compared teeth of carnivores, omnivores and…
Category: Year 4
Year 4 (Class 12) - Science - Liquids and Teeth
Today we investigated the effects of the different liquids on the ‘teeth’.
We looked closely with magnifying glasses and drew labelled diagrams of what we saw. We though about high teeth in our mouths are most susceptible to rot and decay.
We also compared teeth of carnivores, omnivores and…
Category: Year 4
Year 4 (Class 10) - Design Technology - Making Feijoada
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…
Category: Year 4
Year 4 (Class 12) - Design Technology - Feijoada Project
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.
Category: Year 4
Year 4 (Class 12) - Maths - Perimeter
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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Year 4 (Class 10) - Art - Dreamcatchers
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.
Category: Year 4
Year 4 (Class 12) - Science - Dental Mirrors
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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Year 4 (Class 11) - English - Persuasion
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
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
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…
Category: Year 4