Blog by Mr D Bamber

Top four moments in Year 4:

1. We have been learning some times-tables tricks and about ordering and comparing bigger numbers.

2. This week we have been researching the invasion of Britain by the Vikings. 

3. In Art and Design, we have been recreating the art work of William Morris.

4.…

World Book Day is a charity event held annually in the United Kingdom in March. On World Book Day, every child in full-time education in the UK and Ireland is provided with a voucher to be spent on books; the event was first celebrated in the United Kingdom in 1998. At Pool House, we all dressed…

We started to learn all about Robin Hood:

Here is some information about him: 

• He lived in Sherwood Forest as an outlaw. 
• He wore green, lincoln green, to blend into the forest.
• His biggest enemy was the Sheriff of Nottingham.
• Robin Hood was a famous archer.
• He stole from the rich…

Another busy week has gone by, and here is a short blog all about it. 

We have been doubling and halving decimal numbers in Mathematics. 

In Art and Design, we learnt more about specific colour blends. 

There was lots of fun in Science, as we experimented with liquids. 

In French, we…

This blog is all about the Spiderwick Chronicles. 

The characters are -

Mallory 

Jared 

Simon 

The Story -

Mallory, Jared and Simon move into their new home. 

Strange things start to happen. 

Jared gets the blame and finds a secret room.

The children find a field guide…

Welcome back to our (very wintery) spring term! We hope everyone had a relaxing and festive Christmas break.

This week we have begun our new story in English: The Spiderwick Chronicles. Using this text, we have discussed character features, asked questions about the text, inferred character…

We completed egg experiments pa rum pum pum pum

We made Christmas trees of card pa rum pum pum pum

We made wood ornaments pa rum pum pum pum

And felt gingerbread pa rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum.

So much fun, pa rum pum pum pum

When we come.

We sang…

HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT CURRY

1. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and very gently fry the garlic and ginger for about a minute, stirring constantly. Don’t allow them to brown.

2. Stir in the curry powder, chilli and tomato purée and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly…

The decorations have adorned the classroom and the carol singing is in full swing. 

These are the top five moments of the week - 

- Short division method (with remainders) in Mathematics

- We have conducted an experiment into teeth hygiene using eggs 

- We have been writing stories and…

This week in English we have continued with Christophe’s story, culminating in a wonderful lesson this Friday where we all gathered and told our own oral stories. We have also continued writing our creative writing pieces.

In Mathematics we have revised our short division method alongside our…

In Mathematics this week, we have looked at 2D and 3D shapes. We have specifically focused on prisms and their properties making a triangular based prism from a net – our own Toblerone shaped box.

In English, we have been reading Christoph’s Story and practicing our inference skills. Alongside…

Year 4 have had a lovely week, starting sombrely on Monday commemorate the fallen this Remembrance Day.

This week we have cemented our knowledge of Grid Method in Mathematics, as well partitioning for doubling and halving.

In English, we have continued looking at our creative writing,…