Christmas Village

December 2021 This Christmas we decided to create a Christmas village as our Christmas project. In order to stick to our pods, we decided that the safest plan would be to create 5 different areas which could then be brought together at the end.  Linking in with our maths lesson looking at shapes that tessellate, we decided to use hexagons as they would fit nicely together.        The first job was to come up with an overall design that worke...
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Painting like Michelangelo

November 2021 As part of our history lesson on the Renaissance, we learned about Michelangelo. He was a very famous painter and sculptor who created some of the greatest artworks ever. One of his most famous paintings was the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. To complete this work, he had to lie on his back on scaffolding and paint directly over his face. This was very difficult and would have caused a lot of problems for Michelangelo. To try to imagine how tough Michelangelo had it, we decid...
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Maths Games

We really enjoy playing maths games to help our understanding of different concepts, especially with fractions and decimals. We have been learning about equivalent fractions using a fraction wall and we also explored tenths and hundredths and how to convert fractions and decimals using different games.  
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Science Week

We love science in 4th class and we enjoy finding out how things work. Have a look at some of the activities we got involved in for science week, including balloon rockets, building tinfoil boats, enjoying STEM activities and exploring the effects of sugary drinks on eggshells. We couldnt believe the results of that one!           
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