Summer

We had lots of firsts in DT today as we taste-tested some Italian food - mozzarella, green and black olives, italian sausage and chargrilled peppers. The children were brave and we have a few new olive-converts. It was the first time lots of them had tried mozzarella that wasn't melted on top of a pizza and they seemed to really like it. They also practised the bridge and claw techniques of cutting using some cucumbers and had yet another snack! A great end to Friday!

Mosaic Coasters with Lennox's Mum

Such a fun session today as Lennox's mum offered her time and expertise to Year 3 and 4. The result was some amazing mosaic coasters which will be grouted and on sale for parents as part of our Worthing Artists Open House in September! 

w.c. 30th June we will be:

- Learning more about solids, liquids and gases and exploring heating and cooling

- Making hidden veg sauce for our pitta pizzas

- Learning about Roman Villas

- Taking our STAR tests in reading and maths

- Challenging ourselves with some maths reasoning questions

- Editing our writing slowly

- Meeting our new teachers

w.c. 23rd June we will be:

- Looking at symmetry in 2d shapes.

- Drafting our narrative writing based on the idea generation the week before. 

- Learning about the culture of Italy. 

- Making mosaic coasters in a special workshop led by Lennox's mum. 

- Observing that materials change state when they are heated or cooled.

- Modifying a game in Scratch.

w.c. 16th June we will be:

- Revising multiplication and learning the short multiplication method.

- Collecting vocabulary and ideas for our narrative writing about the Celts and Romans. 

- Learning about the human geography of Italy including the major cities and landmarks.

- Practising our lines for our Roman assembly. 

- Preparing for sports day and competing on Friday.

- Animating our names in Scratch in computing. 

w.c. 9th June we will be:

- learning about the physical geography of Italy

- dividing with remainders

- practising punctuating direct speech and using apostrophes in English

- using loops on Scratch

- identifying and exploring the properties of gases in science

- practising our forehand skills and rallies in tennis

w.c. 2nd June we will be:

- learning about who Boudicca was and why she revolted

- reading our new book 'Queen of Darkness' based on Boudicca's story

- practising working out the duration using a number line in maths

- starting our geography learning about modern Italy - including the regions, bordering countries, seas and some of the major cities

- exploring solids, liquids and non-newtonian fluids in science

w.c. 19th May we will be:

- reflecting on our pattern projects in art

- making a roman numeral booklet to help us to learn numbers to 99

- testing our knowledge of our living things and their habitats learning in science

- finishing our 'Volcano Adventure' book

- continuing to write our persuasive leaflet for Noviomagus Reginorum

w.c. 12th May we will be:

- Learning why and how the Romans built roads and towns/cities

- Learning how the Roman numeral system worked and using Roman numerals

- Creating our own pattern tiles and repeating them to create 'wallpaper-like' designs

- Beginning to write our persuasive leaflet about Novomagus Reginorum

- Continuing our cricket skills in PE

w.c. 6th May we will be:

- starting to learn about Roman Chichester (Noviomagnus Reginorum)

- adding mixed numbers in maths and revising our fractions learning

- continuing to practise our core times table facts

- exploring the work of more artists who use pattern in their work

- learning about the environment and its the human impact on habitats

- visiting a progressive Jewish synagogue in Hove

We kicked off our 'Exploring Pattern' unit by looking at the work of Gillian Adair Mcfarland. We took inspiration from her pictures created by making holes in paper. Using a needle, pin and a soft carpet tile we all made very individual pictures. The pictures were quite sensory (reminded us of Braille) and looked different depending on which side you looked at. Very calming and different!

w.c. 28th April we will be:

- continuing to look at improper fractions and mixed numbers

- having a visit from Anna (Worthing Museum) and getting hands-on with Roman artefacts

- looking at why the Romans invaded Britain and the timeline of events

- exploring pattern in art using puncture pictures

- evaluating our DT moving pictures

- starting our cricket PE lessons

- editing photos and talking about the ethics of this

- making our own stained glass window pictures in RE

w.c 22nd April we will be:

- introducing our new topic (the Romans) and learning about who they were and where they came from

- thinking about what we can contribute to a team (like the Romans)

- going on an invertebrate hunt around our grounds

- publishing our Pompeii writing on the computers 

- continuing to read 'Volcano Adventure'