News from Key Stage 2 Lower

W/B 6th February

Year 3

30th January  

This week, we shall be preparing lots of exciting activities for our 'Stay and Learn' event on Thursday.

We shall we using out coordinates skills to create a map of a Viking settlement, and creating posters to explain how to divide using repeating subtraction.

Our Viking buildings will also be finished off in order to create our own model of a Viking setttlement.

3S have their last swimming session this week, so we will look forward to a fun swim. We shall also bid Miss Cook and Mr Petrucco a very find farewell on Friday.

We'd like to invite all parents and carers to a 'Stay and Learn' event on Thursday 9th January at 2pm. We shall be showcasing some of our learning from this term.

Don't forget ukuleles every Monday.

Got iPhone/iPad/Mac? Check out the free '100 Viking Facts' book in the iBookstore.

Need to tune your ukulele? Check out:

http://www.get-tuned.com/online_ukulele_tuner.php

Year 4 Learning

Weeks beginning 16th and 23rd January

We are learning to write very persuasively in Literacy, using our devices to write letters and arguments on a number of themes. We also continue to hone our debating skills!

In Maths, we are tackling column addition and subtraction. Our previous topic, Data handling, ties in very neatly with our current ICT programme, in which we are using Excel Chart Wizard to create and interpret a series of graphs and charts.

Our Science topic, Keeping Warm, has taken us on to looking at Conductors and Insulators of heat.(Do encourage children to look for practical applications of these around the home.)

In Topic work, we will look at the voyages of the Polar Explorers, from Scott and Amundsen to Hillary and Fiennes. We are also attempting to create Arctic and Antarctic landscapes, using the work of JMW Turner to inspire us.

Enrichment Activity: Children might like to undertake some extra research about Polar Animals. We look forward to seeing what they do!