Year 4 have enjoyed a fantastic World Book Day and have created some lovely work! The whole day was focused around the book “Here We Are- Notes for Living on Planet Earth” by Oliver Jeffers.

Firstly, we thought about special people in our lives. We discussed why they were special to us and what we would like to say to them. Then the children wrote a letter to their chosen special person, put it into a card and decorated it with things their special would enjoy. Their ideas were lovely and we hope you enjoyed reading the finished cards!

Secondly, we completed an art activity thinking about features of animals and then combining them to create our own imaginary creature (or amalgamation of two creatures.) After creating a detailed sketch we used soft pastels to add colour and shading.

Finally, we worked together to create posters about our notes for planet Earth- what we thought was important and what we want future generations to learn.

Other bookish activities included a Parent and child read together at the start of the day and an opportunity to take part in a book swap- overall it was a great day and hopefully encouraged the children to read and explore books even more!

In Year 3 this week, the children have been working hard across the curriculum and have enjoyed a range of creative and challenging activities.

In English, we have begun an exciting new text, Escape from Pompeii. The children have been exploring the story and learning about the dramatic events surrounding the volcanic eruption. Using this as inspiration, they have started planning and writing their own narrative about escaping from a volcano, focusing on describing the action and building tension in their writing.

In PE, we have been developing our dance skills by learning and performing a fun robot dance. The children worked on controlling their movements, creating sharp robotic actions and linking movements together to form short sequences.

In Art, the class explored the work of Eduardo Paolozzi and used his style as inspiration to design decorative relief tiles. After creating their designs, the children brought them to life by making their tiles from clay, carefully shaping and pressing patterns into the surface. They showed great creativity and concentration during this process.

In Math's, we have been continuing to develop our mental strategies for addition and subtraction. The children practiced adding and subtracting 1s, 9s, 10s, and 100s, from three-digit numbers, helping them to build confidence with place value and mental calculation.

It has been a busy and productive week and the children should be very proud of their hard work.