Week Ending 28/10/2016

Year Four have developed their reading by continuing to study the text ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ by Michael Morpurggo. We have engaged with group reading sessions which have stretched their understanding of various characters and their motives. These conversations have demonstrated the classes’ ability to ask probing questions and show empathy in a range of situations.

In numeracy one of our recent areas of focus has been shape.  We have investigated shapes in the classroom and also around school. The children have learnt to recognise different aspects of 3D shapes and are able to count faces, edges and vertices of various objects.  Could you find something in or around your house to measure the number of faces, edges and vertices of? You are welcome to post pictures of your findings in the comments section. Who can find the most interesting shape to explore? 

Prior to the end of term, we spent lots of time and effort producing work related to Halloween. We learnt about building tension within writing through the use of dramatic short sentences. We did some more work on structuring our ideas into clear paragraphs which is now being done with much more accuracy. We discussed different ways of developing the plot, how to introduce the setting and characters and also including a surprising twist in our stories. By the end of the final week the children were able to write ghost stories set in our school or the surrounding area. The results were superb!

We hope that everybody has had an enjoyable and restful break, ready for the new term to begin.  The children should be proud of their achievements during the first part of the year and we are confident that as we move forwards they will continue to succeed.  

Week Ending 14/10/16

Welcome to the ENS Onegino blog for the Year Four class. Throughout the year you will be able to read all about the activities taking place both in the classroom and beyond.  We have had a fantastic start to the academic year, building on the strong foundations laid in previous years and also introducing new skills across the curriculum. We hope you find these posts to be informative regarding your child’s learning and also enjoyable to read.  

Although no two weeks in the classroom are the same, this week at ENS has been far from ordinary! We began the week on Monday by taking a trip to the Onegino lake, where we completed a maths lesson relating to the recently covered topic of coordinates. We also used the open space to do some maths games such as a times time practice version of musical statues. 

On Wednesday, we were all full of excitement as we took part in the school trip to the Experimentarium Museum. All of the class had a brilliant time stimulating a great deal of interest in science which will serve them well in lesson time in the coming weeks. We especially loved the mirror labyrinth... some of the children could even navigate their way through better than the teachers!

After returning to school, we wrote about our experience in the form of a recount. Children revised the conventions of non - fiction writing and we also introduced structuring writing into paragraphs. We look forward to sharing with you some of the work they have produced!