India (Year 4)
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Current Curriculum News
Black History Month
Black History Month celebrates the life and work of Black people from the past and present.
Year 4 learned about Nelson Mandela and the challenges he faced as an individual in South Africa. They also learned about the changes he brought to South African when he was elected as President in 1994.
The children spoke about what they had discovered during the session and had to reflect on the change they wanted to see in their world. See below for the end product.
The better world we would like to see:
Perfect Pastels!
As part of our ‘Shore to Shore’ topic we have been studying Haiti and comparing it with the United Kingdom. We looked carefully at a Haiti beach scene and then sketched it with drawing pencils. Then, the next day, we used pastels to add colour (carefully blending with our fingers for the best effect). The results were amazing! (Click on a picture to see a larger version).
The pictures have definitely brightened up our classroom:
Here are some useful links:
myON
You can keep reading the online books so you keep your reading skills up to scratch ready for a great start in September.
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Purple Mash
There are always lots of things to do here depending on your interests - from Maths...to English...to art... to computing!
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Duolingo
Visit the Duolingo site to continue developing your skills in French.
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Times Tables Rockstars
Even when the Battle of the Bands is over, you still need to be coming and playing TTR regularly during the summer break so you don't lost that important knowledge!
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Code.org
You can use your login to continue the course we started in school, or access any of the fun hour of code activities (you don't even need to log in).
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