Thanks to all the children in year 4 who have started the new school year so well. It has been great to see everyone dedicated to their learning already. 

We have started with some reviews of place value in Maths. In English, we have begun reading and writing stories with historical settings, mainly Tudor because this is our topic. We are excited about the trip to Hardwick Hall on Friday 14th September, where we will find out exactly why our topic is called 'More Glass than Wall'.

Because we will be away from school on Friday, we have a short spelling assessment on Thursday. The rule and words we will look at are below, and a file to download is even further below if you need it. We will practice these in school through the week, but extra learning at home definitely makes all the difference.

Despite term almost being at an end, the children have been so resilient and are all still trying hard with their learning. We've had a wonderful week as mathematicians, getting very practical and learning all about capacity. The children have completed a range of learning tasks, many of which involved getting slightly damp feet!

As mathematicians, we have been investigating the properties of 3d shapes by looking at existing 3d models and creating our own 3d models. The children were resilient and resourceful as they used spaghetti and playdough to investigate the edges and vertices of 3d shapes and fabulous teamwork was displayed by all. We've also been practising number fluency daily through a range of times table games.

As scientists, we have been beginning lots of investigations about plants as part of our "How does your garden grow?" topic. This week, the children have been carefully considering the variables that need to be kept consistent to ensure that a fair test is carried out. The children have planted cress seeds in a range of different liquids to see whether they can find a liquid that is more effective than water for cress to grow in. Check back in a few weeks to see what we have discovered...

Y3GW have been practising their violin skills over the last term and gave a brilliant performance to parents to showcase their musical skill development. The progress that the children have made with recognising musical notation, using the bow and playing as an orchestra has been exceptional. A special well done to all of the children who volunteered to also perform solos, duets and quartets at the performance, everyone did a fantastic job!

What an exciting week it's been!

The children have begun their new topic "How does your garden grow?" with lots of scientific thinking and planning. We have learned all about the different parts of a plant, and have set up our first experiment to see how the number of leaves on a plant affects its growth.

Spelling rule:

Prefix: super- means 'above'        sub- means 'under'

Today was the last day of our Veni, Vidi, Vici topic and we have enjoyed a fantastic Roman day.

The day began with making our Roman shields and it was brilliant to have so many parents and family members come along to give us a hand. Thank you for all of your help!

In maths, we looked at Roman numerals and completed a carousel of activities to develop our understanding of the different symbols.

This afternoon, the fun continued as we explored some real artefacts which we have loaned from a museum and we tried to guess what each of the objects were used for during the Roman times. Then, it was time to put our shields to use and try out some different army formations before noisily invading the rest of the school!

Take a look at the photographs below... Veni Vidi Vici!

Spelling rule: The prefix inter- means "between" or "among"