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“I thought George Eliot was a catholic because in her work it says you shouldn’t be punished for doing what’s right for you and they were punished when Henry VIII said people had to be Christian” - Lakshmi

“I think George Eliot’s worldview changed because she was a woman and wanted to do well so she had to became braver and change her beliefs” - Aya

“I think Shakespeare had a tragic life because his plays are tragic and then they have a message that you shouldn’t get revenge so that’s what he thought” - Jaejun

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I think most of the religious places in Coventry were Christian because they have names like ‘Holy Trinity’ and I know that’s a Christian belief - Isaiah

I know Saint is a title that you get when you are devoted to God in Christianity so if a place is named ‘St. Michael’s’ then it’s Christian like our school is St Margaret’s - Theia

I think most of the religious places in Warwickshire are places that you go to worship - Lewis

I know Catholic has similar beliefs to Christian so they could be Catholic Churches too - Jesse

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“I have enjoyed working in a group and making a food chain. I also learnt about food webs. I didn’t know what they were before.” Sasha

“I learnt that the first thing in a food chain is a producer.” Lillie Rey

Something I have learnt about food chains today is that the food chain goes - producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer then tertiary consumer.” Elliott

“I have learnt that a food chain shows you what eats what.” Lilly May

Today we have spent time constructing food chains.

We even tried to create some food webs too!

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24.6.2025 - LI: To draw conclusions (from a controlled test set up the week before) 

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20/6/2025 - L.I. To identify the responsibilities of having a baby

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20/6/2025 - L.I. To identify the responsibilities of having a baby

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Year 4 discussed the influence parents have on their children and how important that influence is in children making the right decisions. We also spoke about the influence children have on parents and how much of a bit commitment it is.

"I know having a baby is hard because when I had my little brother, lots changed and I have lots of responsibly now to look after him" - Isaiah

"My mum and dad wanted to go on lots of holidays but then since we've had my little sister they can't because they have to prioritise different things" - Theia

"My mum has influenced me because she has taught me to be kind to everyone and never leave someone behind so now I stop and help people on the steer" - Raman

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16.6.2025 - To explore why prayer is important to Muslims 

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16.6.2025 - To explore why prayer is important to Muslims 

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Do all Muslim’s pray 5 times a day?

A nurse would struggle to pray 5 times a day because if they’re doing a night shift then praying at dawn would be difficult - Natalia

A UK school does not have a place where a Muslim child can pray in comparison to a Islam school - Lakshmi

A child who doesn’t pray 5 times a day is no less Muslim because they can’t just stop what they’re doing to pray if they’re at school but they still respect the religion - Isaiah

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We had a fantastic morning on Fri 13th June for the Year 3 & 4 Sports Morning!

ALL of the children demonstrated excellent behaviours and sportsmanship, encouraging their house team mates as well as other children.

The children demonstrated skill, determination and stamina ... and a positive attitude even if they were not 'placed' and awarded a place sticker.

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11.6.2025 - To identify lines of symmetry 

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11.6.2025 - To identify lines of symmetry 

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Children had an opportunity to show their understanding of symmetrical shapes through journaling. They were given the challenge of using only 8 squares to create a shape with 1 or more lines of symmetry.

A line of symmetry is normally down the middle of a shape - Raman

That shape does not have a line of symmetry because both sides are not symmetrical - Teddy

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Samba music is originally from Brazil - Tommy

It’s happy music because it celebrates slaves being free - Serena

A rhythmic break is like a pause in the music or not playing the full rhythm - Theia

Syncopated beats are where there are other beats playing in between the main one - Raman

Whilst 2 of the group were clapping, the others were having their break and then when the drums came in, the clapping stopped - Aya

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SM6 have celebrated our Courageous Advocacy Day today. We wore funky hats created in class and wore blue and white to raise awareness for our foundation. Many have complimented our interesting hats and we enjoyed sharing what they represent!

“Today was really fun to wear our hats and wear something else.”Luka

“ Some other classes asked me why we were wearing blue and I explained how important it is for us all to help others through the foundation we support. This foundation raises money to help children with illnesses, making their wishes come true!” Juliet

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As part of our Relationships PSHE lesson, SM6 thought about someone special and whom they appreciate. They create a small drawing to represent the person/animal and we put it together to create an appreciation mural.

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Online Safety 14.05 - LI: To compare the positives and negatives of using technology safely.

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Online Safety 14.05 - LI: To compare the positives and negatives of using technology safely.

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Sm6 learned about keep healthy while using technology. We looked at the different effects of using devices over a long period of time, and the best amount of time to spend using them. We looked at activities that can be done online and offline at the same time, and different strategies to reduce the amount of time spent online.

"If you use screens too long, it can make you dizzy and if your parents tell you to stop, the you might also get angry!" Royce

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SM6 loved spending Wednesday 21st May investigating bread and dips, then designing and making our own flat breads and dips. We investigated and evaluated the different types of breads available in supermarkets today such as white bread, baguette, naan, brioche etc. We compared them to each other and to Ancient Egyptian bread and discussed why bread is a staple food in our lives today and in the past.

"I really enjoyed the activities. I really liked the bit where we got to dip bread into different dips. My favourite dip was the aioli one made we garlic. I found it difficult to roll my dough and knead it into a flat bread. I would add more oil in the flat bread recipe next time to make it be softer." Reuben

"I liked how the flatbread tased. It wasn't overcooked and it wasn't undercooked. To improve my dip next time, I would add mayonnaise instead of yoghurt with jalapenos to make it spicy!" Safeeyah

"I really like making the flat bread and dip, but didn't like the taste! I found making the dough the right consistency and bit difficult. I would improve the flatbread by making it fluffier, maybe letting it rise, and add ghost pepper to make it extra spicy!" Joey

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13.5.2025 - LI: To tell the time to the nearest minute 

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13.5.2025 - LI: To tell the time to the nearest minute 

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If it’s 31 minutes past an hour that means it’s 29 minutes to the next hour - Eden

There are 60 minutes in an hour so we can add to 60 to help us know how many minutes to - Harveen

Each small line in between the numbers on a clock is worth 5 minutes - Isaiah

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VE Day history lesson - learning about the impact of WWII on Britain and our British Values 

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VE Day history lesson - learning about the impact of WWII on Britain and our British Values 

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Children made a timeline of country changing events during and after WWII. They highlighted events such as VE Day, VJ Day and the development of the NHS as being three key events that have affected how we live in England today.

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9.5.2025 - VE Day picnic, remembering those who fought in the war and celebrating Victory in Europe 

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9.5.2025 - VE Day picnic, remembering those who fought in the war and celebrating Victory in Europe 

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Today is a day to be respectful to everyone because we’re remembering those who fought - Raman

I am grateful I’m not in a country at war now thanks to those who fought and changed our lives forever - Natalia

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To improve and perform a piece of music based around ostinatos

The children worked in small groups to create a short piece of rhythmical music based around ostinatos.

“The tricky bits we’re keeping in time. My group found out that ostinatos work better with more people”. Hannah

“The thing that was difficult was keeping the beat. The easy thing was, we only had one ostinato to make each.” Lilly May

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2.5.2025 - Understanding loss and how we can keep memories 

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2.5.2025 - Understanding loss and how we can keep memories 

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Year 4 children have been so mindful during today’s PSHE lesson about loss. We have discussed emotions that we can feel when someone dies or when we lose something, we also discussed how loss is a part of life and then how to accept loss and move on positively.

People might feel angry when someone dies because the world feels unfair - Lewis

I know some people believe that death is just the start of a new life, just not on earth - Dhiarn

Death is sometimes a good thing if the person is old and in pain because then they’re not in pain anymore - Aya

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29.4.2025 LI: To recognise and identify the main features of Samba

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29.4.2025 LI: To recognise and identify the main features of Samba

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Children were introduced to the sound of ‘Samba’ and the sub-categories that music could fall into. They listened to a piece of Samba Batucada and identified which order they heard the key instruments. We then discussed the structure, texture and dynamics of that type of music.

I know Samba is a type of music from Brazil - Raghav

I heard some Samba on the radio yesterday, it sounded like African music and there were lots of drums - Lewis

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SM6 LI: To recall and apply times tables skills

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SM6 LI: To recall and apply times tables skills

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11.04.25

Today, SM6 were really excited to do this activity. They all worked very hard to apply their times tables and solve challenges. The especially loved gaining house points and competing against other house teams!

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L.I. To apply drawing skills in the style of an ancient civilisation

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The dove represents Jesus spreading his message at Pentecost, the cross shows that he died for everyone and the colours show that there was colour in the new kingdom - Raghav

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Children loved applying their times tables knowledge to tackle tricky problem solving challenges today. John said he wishes we could do this lesson every day!

I’m enjoying doing reasoning multiplication questions because we get to practise our times tables - Serena

I love it because solving these problems train your brain as well as being fun - Theia

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To use symbolism to describe the Holy Spirit

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To use symbolism to describe the Holy Spirit

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The children were asked to use symbolism and create a stain glass window. They took the symbols representative of the Holy Spirit : Water, Dove, Wind, Clouds, Light, Fire and Anointing oil and added them to a stained glass window design.

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L.I. To investigate Ancient Egyptian art

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L.I. To investigate Ancient Egyptian art

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This half term, Year 4’s art has been linked closely to our History unit about the Ancient Egyptians. The children have had opportunities to look at drawings on papyrus, temple wall and other historical artefacts and use their sketchbooks to explore creating their own images.

Come back to our Padlet page soon to see the children’s finished Egyptian inspired scrolls!

“First, we covered a page of the sketchbook with watery paint so it looked like Papyrus. That’s the sort of paper Ancient Egyptians had. I enjoyed having time to look at the Egyptian pictures and then keep trying to draw them in my sketchbook.” (Ila)

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L.I. To explore proportion and tone when drawing

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L.I. To explore proportion and tone when drawing

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In this art lesson, year 4 started by covering their sketchbook page with crumbled up charcoal and rubbing it over the entire page. Each table had a selection of still life objects which the children had to draw into the charcoal using rubbers!

“I thought this lesson was going to be hard, but it was actually fun and I’m pleased with how I did.” (Kaan)

“I had to look carefully at the size of each object on the table and compare it to the other things to draw them correctly. Getting this right is called proportion.(Elliot)

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Year 4 have been studying the work of several artists this term, from Sokari Douglas Camp to Barbara Hepworth. In this lesson, we used a variety of recycled materials such as tubes, fabric and bottle tops to create prints. Children were free to choose to create either an abstract or figurative artwork using their own choice of colour palate.

“My print is figurative, of a rattle snake with rose buds. It is not symmetrical.” (Barbara)

“My print is abstract and patterned using different shapes and fingerprints.” (Leo R)

“My print picture is abstract. The proportion is in all sizes and it’s not symmetrical. I used different colours: green, blue and red.” (Ava)

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L.I. To make comparisons between texts.

“The Egyptian Cinderella and the traditional tale are very similar.” Rosie

Both Rhodopis and Cinderella are treated meanly but Rhodopis was sold as a slave whereas Cinderella was bullied by her stepmother and step sisters.

I think the Egyptian Cinderella will get to the Pharaoh’s party on her friendly hippo or the hippo will pull her in a chariot.” Christiana

“I think Ra will help her and will take her to the party in his sun boat.” Alex

“In Egyptian Cinderella I think she will run away from the party because the servant girls get too close and could recognise her.” Hannah

“I think she will loose a rose gold tipped slipper and the Pharaoh will use it to find her.” Ila

We found lots of similarities and differences and used our inference skills to predict what might happen next in Shirley Climo’s tale set in ancient Egypt.

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31/3/2025 - Investigating which type of habitat our school grounds is!

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31/3/2025 - Investigating which type of habitat our school grounds is!

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"We found more plants than vertebrates in our school grounds, but I would say the most popular living thing we found were invertebrates, even though they weren't part of our hypothesis" - Theia

"I have taken a picture of a tree . I know a tree is a living thing because it moves, eats and grows" - Gurvir

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28.3.25 L.I. To identify jealousy and how root manage it

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28.3.25 L.I. To identify jealousy and how root manage it

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“If you feel jealous use a calming technique to cam down.” (Harvey)

‘You can use calming strategies if you feel jealous or think about all the things you are grateful for in your own life.” (Ava)

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What a fantastic day of outdoor learning!

“I loved the baby goats” Poppy

“I wish I could come here every day!” Alex

“I didn't know the Tudors had no potatoes!” Jackson

“I liked watching the butter being made and seeing all the buttermilk squeezed out.” Ben

The sun shone for us and we had a great day of hands on learning, moulding sugar sculptures, making lavender bags, mixing daub to push onto a wattle wall, playing with some Tudor toys and learning a Tudor dance to end our day. We also had time to watch lots of the animals and the kid goats were very mischievous!

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SM6 enjoyed creating and using classification keys. We learned how hard it really is to make one but how important it is to use one to classify different species.

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As the day went on it got really fun, we got to see animals and do activities like making our own sugar sculptures and lavender pouches like The Tudors - Gurvir

I really liked seeing The Tudor houses and seeing the small doorways that they had to have - Eden

I really liked it when we went into the herb gardens because we could learn about their different cures they used for medicines - Serena

I liked making the lavender bags and found it really interested that the floor was tilted because the house was so old - Isabell

8 really enjoyed that we got to see Mary Arden’s real house, the materials they used and how they made the house clean. The history we learnt about about The Tudors and Shakespeare was amazing - Dhiarn

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Creating Classification Keys

We have listed characteristics of different types of living things and used our scientific knowledge to create classification keys.

“Listing characteristics for the stick bug thing was tricky! I enjoyed completing the woodland habitat classification sheet.” Lillie Rey

“I know a lot about animals and enjoy the lessons.” Leo. C

“We made identification keys separating animals from others - mammals, fish, birds, insects and amphibians. Done!” Barbara

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Voulez-Vous! An amazing, interactive theatre performance to celebrate languages

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Voulez-Vous! An amazing, interactive theatre performance to celebrate languages

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"I enjoyed that it made learning French fun" - Lakshmi

"I loved it. It was very funny and I bet it was very hard for them to speak a different language for half a hour" - Marta

"I really liked the assembly because it was funny, I learnt more French and I loved the interaction" ' Serena

"I enjoyed it and it was amazing how they spoke the different language the whole time and interacted with us" - Natalia

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Year 4 children were real historians in history today as they discovered and explored Tutankhamun’s ‘tomb’, and also identified the artefacts inside it! 🔍

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SM5 explored how personal information is used online.

We had lots of discussion about online advertising, in game advertising, product placement and algorithms! We then challenged ourselves to remember our computer lingo with a game of Bingo Lingo!

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There are over 800,000 types of insects. Insects are a group of invertebrates - Darcey

Insects are highly adaptable invertebrates so that means they can live anywhere  - Isaiah

Molluscs live on land or water - Raman

98 percent of animals are invertebrates - Tom

Some invertebrates like Protozoa are tiny and can only be seen with a microscope - John

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17.3.25 LI: To understand the term ‘Imago Dei’

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17.3.25 LI: To understand the term ‘Imago Dei’

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SM5 created their own pieces of art to represent ‘Imago Dei’. This means ‘in the image of God’. We used artist works such as God sculpting man out of clay, different vibrant colourful minds and representations of people around the world to inspire us.

‘We think that God created the world and everyone equal to Him.’ Lara and Arha

‘Our poster shows God creating all ethnicities and cultures.’ Jackson and Sasha

‘We wanted to show the whole world and vibrancy of different people.’ Lillie-Rey and Anne’s

‘My poster shows the colours of creation.’ Lucas

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17.3.2025 - LI: To understand the term ‘Imago Dei’ 

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Our image represents Imago Dei because it shows creation one side and imagination the other. These are qualities God gave us. - Marta and Natalia

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17.3.2025 - LI: To understand the term ‘Imago Dei’ 

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Science week - ‘parents in STEM’ visitor 🚙🛠️

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Science week - ‘parents in STEM’ visitor 🚙🛠️

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LI: To recognise how my information is used online 

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What is Pentecost?

We discussed the main events of Pentecost and why it is so important to Christians.

In groups we created short role-plays of the events of the Pentecost and presented them to the class.

“Pentecost is the time after Jesus went up to heaven.”

“The Holy Spirit came down and people had fire on their heads.”

“The people spoke in tongues.”

We talked about how the disciples were teachers and how their teachings spread the word of God.

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We enjoyed investigating how the type of surface of a cylindrical object affects how far it rolls.

We found out that the smoother the surface, the faster and further our bottle rolled. This was the measurement we took with no additional covering on our water bottle.

The rougher or thicker the surface of the bottle, the less the distance was that the bottle travelled. We think this is to do with the amount of friction between the surfaces.

It was a lot of fun to experiment and do practical science!

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11.3.2025 - Science Week online session and investigation 🧪🧬🧫🔭

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11.3.2025 - Science Week online session and investigation 🧪🧬🧫🔭

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The aim of the investigation is to see which materials make our bottle roll the furthest and the shortest distance. - Jesse

We can’t control every variable in school but we can control who pushes the bottle each time to make it a fair test - Eden

I think wrapping the bottle in the same material twice made it travel further because it made the bottle thick and stiffer so it couldn't travel as quickly - Raman

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Sharing and reading our favourite book with each other whilst dressed up as our favourite book character or in cosy reading clothes.

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Children loved experiencing the VR to see the Egyptian Pyramids and explore inside a pharaoh’s tomb.

“It felt so strange looking up and down, and being on top of a pyramid! I really liked it!” Susannah

“Even though it made me feel dizzy, it was really engaging to see what was inside a Pharaoh’s tomb and all the paintings on the walls up close” Mysha

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28.02.25 SM6 To understand the roles of leaders and followers in a group.

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28.02.25 SM6 To understand the roles of leaders and followers in a group.

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As a class, we looked at our different roles in our friendship groups and discussed the difference between positive leaders and negative leaders. We then looked at the choices that we have when facing a negative situation caused by a friend.

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07.03.25 SM6 LI: To understand how smoking affects our health.

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07.03.25 SM6 LI: To understand how smoking affects our health.

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SM6 learnt about smoking and its affect on our health. We put a puzzle together of all the facts and we were surprised to find out what passive smoking is and that it still harms our health.

“I was really shocked to find out that smoking makes your teeth yellow!” Joey

“I was really shocked to find out that through peer pressure you can begin smoking. That is not healthy at all, you shouldn’t do it even if someone else tells you too!” Harrison

“It was interesting to find out that e-vaping is also harmful” Penny

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The pressure is coming from wanting to be friends with someone. This is peer pressure. - Natalia

My advice would be not to make a promise and say you won’t tell someone something because sometimes if you see someone smoking you will need to tell an adult. - Dhiarn

I would tell Ricky that he needs to stop smoking because if his dad says that he shouldn’t be doing it then why is he in the first place. - Theia

I think he is still smoking even though it’s the wrong choice because he thinks he looks cool - Charlie

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How is Jesus related to The Holy Trinity?

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How is Jesus related to The Holy Trinity?

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“I think Christians choose to believe that Jesus was really a part of The Trinity because they saw him die on the cross so after that they knew he was real and that’s when their belief started” - Jas

“I think Christians believe Jesus is a part of The Trinity because they like the fact he’s a person like them” - Jaejun

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27/2/2025 - To place the Ancient Egyptian Era on a timeline

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27/2/2025 - To place the Ancient Egyptian Era on a timeline

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The skill in this lesson is chronology, that means putting things in order - Isaac

The Ancient Egyptians were one of the first civilizations which means we have probably learnt a lot from them - Charlie

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I loved that he was kind and he put actions and expressions in his story. Most people don’t do that but he did, which made it so fun. - Aya

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Year 4 were lucky enough to have Reverend Cook come into school to answer their ‘BIG’ question: What do most Christians believe about God? 

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Year 4 were lucky enough to have Reverend Cook come into school to answer their ‘BIG’ question: What do most Christians believe about God? 

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I enjoyed that he actually gave answers to our questions that were simple but then those questions lead to more questions! - Natalia

The question ‘how was the Christian faith started?’ , I didn’t know that it started with Jesus. I thought it it had always been around. - Raman

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Road safety day - Wednesday 29th January 2025

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Road safety day - Wednesday 29th January 2025

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Don’t run on the road because we won’t be able to stop as quick as if you are walking and if you fall you can fall in the road - Milen

If cars are going fast it takes them longer to stop - Raman

The carpet is rougher so the car will stop easier, like grass -Jas

Icy days are slippery so it is easy to lose track of speed-Harveen

A452 road is dangerous because it leads to a motorway-Raghav

Cars could be coming around the corner and you can’t see them-Serena

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Children were emerged into the world of virtual reality to explore Ancient Egypt! They got to walk around the pyramids and visit inside the tombs of s9me of the most famous Ancient Egyptian rulers.

“A lot of people think hearts go inside Canopic jar but they’re wrong. Hearts stay inside the bodies because that determines where they go in the afterlife” - Theia

Parent/child feedback:

"I thought i would drop a message to say Milen absolutely loved the VR experience today and said 'It was one of the best days of my life!'

Thank you for the school for arranging this for the children - it definitely filled Milen with excitement and fear all at the same time!"

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The children were asked to try and explain, through drama, how wind, ice and water each erode. The children then performed and explained the erosion process for each.

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Monday 20th January - LI: To reflect on the role of power in a worldview 

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Monday 20th January - LI: To reflect on the role of power in a worldview 

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SM6 children are enjoying their new Gymnastics topic. We began the topic by looking at how to create a point balance and understanding that strong body tension will help us balance with increased control.

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During our first back in Term 2, we Used our creativity and dramatic stances to create tableaux of the important scenes in The Tempest.

“The quotes were very hard to read and say. Shakespeare words are hard to say!” Mysha

“It was really hard to use my facial expression to better tell the story” Penny

“I think that scene 9 was really well expressed in the tableau because all the actors used their body language very well to express the moment” Reuben

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14.1.2025 - LI: To create musical rhythm using body percussion 

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14.1.2025 - LI: To create musical rhythm using body percussion 

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This group were creating a piece of music based on the ‘emergent’ layer of the rainforest.

“I liked how this group all started separately and then layered each part on top of each other to change to texture”

“This group could have changed the tempo of their music so that it went quieter and then louder”

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After children showed their first, ‘draft’ tableau, other children in the class gave feedback about how they could improve based on the steps to success we built. 

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9.1.2025 - LI: To create tableaux to re-tell The Tempest 

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9.1.2025 - LI: To create tableaux to re-tell The Tempest 

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“Doing drama at the start of a new book means that we understand it more because we are putting ourself in the story” - Marta

“My feedback was to show more expression so I am scrunching my face up hard now so it really looks like I’m pushing something heavy” - Isaiah

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Children considered Milan and what is happening there at the beginning of the play – Prospero, his brother, conflicts of interest and split loyalties. As well as the activities that would be taking place in a bustling wealthy Italian city in the 1600s. They utilised their Tudor knowledge from history work and used their imaginations to add details.

What makes an effective tableau?

"Strong shapes"

"being still"

"Silence"

"Good facial expressions"

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Year 4’s Autumn DT project : designing and making a puppet inspired by ‘The Truth Pixie’, using running stitch, back stitch and appliqué 🧵 

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L.I. To use summarising skills

Year 4 have been making posters in English, giving advice to other students to help them when they are having a bad day. These messages have been inspired by our work reading The Truth Pixie by Matt Haig, seeing how the Truth Pixie’s advice helped the character Aada feel better when she was stressed about moving house.

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16.12.2024 - LI: To explore the relation of distance and volume 

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16.12.2024 - LI: To explore the relation of distance and volume 

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Children measured the decibel measurement of symbols being hit at different distances away.

A decibel is how sound is measured. Like cm for length - Theia

To think that the further away we get from the symbols then the sound will get quieter - Lewis

Jackson is the only person that can hit the symbols because if I did it, it would be different and that would not be fair - Eden

That is called a fair test - Serena

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13.12.24 - To identify structure and texture in music 

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13.12.24 - To identify structure and texture in music 

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Year 4 appraised a piece of body percussion that sounded like rainfall. They then considered how they could structure a similar, arch-shaped piece of music with their body parts.

Structure is the parts that make up the piece of music - Jackson

The texture makes the music rough or soft. How we hear the layers. - Jaejun

It’s called an arch shaped piece of music because it stars off slow, light and quiet, then it reaches a high loud bit in the middle and then it’s quiet again at the end - Aya

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Jaslin: Because I was influenced by the examples, I put a crown on Jesus’ head to show he is the King of Kings. The dove represents the Holy Spirit.

Omar: Drawing the picture was easy for me. I am going to use lots of colours to make it bright.

Reuben: I sketched the Trinity and also a rainbow because this picture makes me happy.

Safeeyah: I selected stain glass art because my piece is not only about the Trinity but also various emotions. I am colouring it by multiple colours that represent multiple emotions.

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Understanding Christianity Day - What is the Trinity?

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Understanding Christianity Day - What is the Trinity?

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“I think the cross is God the Son because Jesus died on the cross” - Ethan

“I think the dove shows the Holy Spirit because doves can fly everywhere like the Holy Spirit” - Isabell

In which way was Jesus an ordinary person?

“In the flesh and he had no power but most importantly people trusted him” - Theia

In which way was Jesus ‘God on Earth’?

“Jesus has a human body for God to spread his message” - Raman

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Debating to compare the wives of Henry VIII

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Debating to compare the wives of Henry VIII

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Restoring or school meadow with The Wildlife Trust 🌷🌾🌹

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Restoring or school meadow with The Wildlife Trust 🌷🌾🌹

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Some of Year 4 loved raking our school meadow to help Olivia from The Wildlife a trust get it ready for its next bloom.

“Putting the grass into the copse makes a secondary habitat” - Olivia

“A secondary habitat is where a second habitat is made to attract more things to live here” - Stan

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More lovely feedback of Year 4's Christmas Carol Concert!

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More lovely feedback of Year 4's Christmas Carol Concert!

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It is very clear that the production was enjoyed by adults that came to watch and that the children should be very proud of themselves!

Thank you for your continued support.

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Practising joins, collaging and revising the seasons to create Christmas themed crafts!🎅🎄

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Practising joins, collaging and revising the seasons to create Christmas themed crafts!🎅🎄

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YEAR 4 CHRISTMAS CONCERT - DECK THE HALLS!!!! 🤶🎅🎄

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YEAR 4 CHRISTMAS CONCERT - DECK THE HALLS!!!! 🤶🎅🎄

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The video recording of DECK THE HALLS will be available to purchase by download link.

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Thank you for your support of Year 4's Christmas Carol Concert!

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Thank you for your support of Year 4's Christmas Carol Concert!

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Some lovely comments from the adults that came to watch and support Year 4 in their Christmas carol Concert!

We are so happy that the concert was enjoyed by all :)

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27.11.24 SM6 To find rewards that motivate me

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27.11.24 SM6 To find rewards that motivate me

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SM6 enjoyed talking about rewards and motivation. For a better understanding of the word 'motivate', as a class, we used the synonym 'persuade'. We looked at what motivates us and made a list of the rewards our class receives.

We looked at different scenarios in groups to see what consequences our actions could have. We then created freeze frames to show the most important parts of the scenarios and discussed if the actions in the scenario were rewarding or not, and the importance of thinking about our actions.

"My favourite reward in our class is a 'dip in the box' which we get when we read lots of times per week, or we have done really good work. I like this reward because we get toys!" Monty

"My favourite reward is the Good Egg which we get during Shine Worship. A Good Egg is a special reward because there is only one chosen child in the whole school to receive it, and I like that because it is really special!" Amelia

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SM5 have been planning a quiz they can create in Scratch. Today, they chose a Sprite and a backdrop. Then they used event, sensing and conditioning blocks to create a quiz. If the user typed in the correct answer to the question, the Sprite would say something, change colour or grow and if the answer was wrong, the Sprite would complete an alternative action. Some children duplicated their code for multiple questions.

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To explain why Muslims make spiritual journeys

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To explain why Muslims make spiritual journeys

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Miss Zaib is visiting Makkah next month so Year 4 were lucky enough to ask her some questions about her pilgrimage and why she is doing it!

Can you eat and drink or do you have to fast like in Ramadan ? - Eden

Is it a safe journey? - John

Do you go with anybody? - Tommy

How do you think you’ll feel when you’re there? - Isaiah

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18/11/2024 - Developing dribbling skills in PE

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18/11/2024 - Developing dribbling skills in PE

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When you're dribbling in football, your feet need to keep contact with the ball and it only needs to be kicked a little btit away from you - Lilly-May

We play team games in our football PE lessons because I think it teaches us to work together like if you were playing a game of football - Aha

When you dribble, you kick with the inside of your foot - Jackson

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A fantastic visit from Severn Trent Water to consolidate our learning about The Water Cycle!

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A fantastic visit from Severn Trent Water to consolidate our learning about The Water Cycle!

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We have the same amount of water now as we did in the dinosaur times because we can’t make new water - Jackson

All people in the UK use an average of 150 litres of water a day - Theia

This family are water wasters because they have used 400litres over the 600litres that they should only use in a day - Darcey

Using the water butt to clean the car helps save water because it uses rain water instead of tap water - Isaiah

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LI: To use complex tools to shape materials

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LI: To use complex tools to shape materials

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Why do some people make hard journeys for spiritual reasons?

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Why do some people make hard journeys for spiritual reasons?

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They do it to feel the pain that their ancestors felt or to trace their footsteps - Dhiarn

Christians make hard journeys for spiritual reasons because if they have an illness they are washed in holy water and then get blessed - Isabell

Christians make hard journeys because they want to get healed - Ethan

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Developing our sense of chronology (when events occurred and in what order) 

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Developing our sense of chronology (when events occurred and in what order) 

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Using twisting, bending and looping skills to make an intricate sculpture out of wire

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Using twisting, bending and looping skills to make an intricate sculpture out of wire

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I’m going to use my twisting method to join the pieces. That’s where you twist two pieces over and over again to connect them - Charlie

Found the loop hard because the wire is stiff so it was difficult to join it - Lakshmi

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Lewis and Austin - Zakat is linked to the five pillars of Islam. It means that Muslim people have to give their money to poor people.

Jesse - Zakat is not that different to my worldview because it doesn’t matter what religion you are, you can still give to charities and help those in need.

Dhiarn - I see Zakat as a massive aeroplane flying around the world, never stopping helping people because people will never stop giving so they can give people food and medical supplies.

Theia - Zakat is different to my worldview because I believe that we don’t just have to help people by giving money, we can give food and our time to help too whereas in Islam you have to give money.

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L.I. To develop comprehension skills with poetry

Year 4 have been enjoying a selection of poems about snakes this week. We practised our comprehension skills in a team poetry quiz, which was great fun!

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21.10.24 L.I - To find area by counting squares

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21.10.24 L.I - To find area by counting squares

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We began our area unit today, exploring rectilinear shapes using post it notes.

“A rectilinear shape is a shape where all the sides meet at a right angle.” Daniel (SM6)

We learnt that the “area is a the inside of a closed 2D shape measured by squares.” Royce (SM6)

In our learning, we discovered that the area of a shape could be calculated using smaller squares to fit inside. Circles, were not useful when calculating ads as gaps would be left between the circles.

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"Estimating in maths helps us get a taste of what the answer might be without taking a long time"

"It is useful if you don't know the answer to a question to estimate because your good guess might be close to the answer"

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Sculptures inspired by Sokari Douglas Camp

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Sculptures inspired by Sokari Douglas Camp

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Today, we have been making sculptures inspired by the artist Somali Douglas Camp. He uses recycled materials to create artwork that imitates shadows and within the shadows there are words of affirmations or positive phrases.

Children have made 3D letters, using their knowledge of joins. We will join each letter to eventually make a whole sculpture that can be hung up and create a shadow.

I should have folded instead on the inside because it’s very thin so can’t stand up very well on it’s own - Marta

There’s more structure to the inside if I do the zigzag which means it’s stronger - Serena

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Children discussed how they could conduct an experiment investigating how temperature affects The Water Cycle using just: water, a plastic bag and a marker pen.

They came up with a method and predicted what would happen next.

Year 4 look forward to carrying out their experiment next week and concluding if our predictions were correct or not.