Blog Author: Miss Mancebo

It was a beautiful crisp cold, sunny morning at Ennerdale. Year 4 were set various challenges to complete within their group, including finding invertebrates living on land, then had to take photographic evidence of their success. Some of the challenges were very difficult to…

Year 4 have had a productive morning applying and reinforcing their knowledge about rivers. They have been learning about the rivers in our locality and about the importance of protecting it has a habitat. 
 

Year 4 commemorated Remembrance Day by reading some war poetry. They then composed their own poem to express their gratitude to all those who made and continue to make sacrifices in wars. They then made their own poppy display sheet on which to present their poem. 
 

Year 4 enjoyed handling Anglo-Saxon artefacts, making observations to enrich their learning. 
 

Exploring the Hill Fort Castle.

Yum yum! Ice cream and fun in the sun. We loved meeting all the animals and especially the ferret race! 

We had lots of fun climbing, sliding and running. 

Year 4 are really enjoying developing the skills needed for cricket. They particularly enjoyed using their news skills to gain points in the game. 
 

Year 4 are really enjoying learning how to play squash. Alongside developing racket and ball skills, they are learning the rules of the game and keeping fit and active. 
 

Year 4 are using Logo to learn how to use a text based coding language to control an onscreen turtle to create mathematical patterns. Today they have been learning the common instructions using the Logo programming language to create shapes. 
 

Year 4 have completed a course in Coding during their computing lessons. They have been learning new technical vocabulary associated with coding and learning how to put computational thinking into practice. 
 

Year 4 spent the afternoon outside enjoying developing a relationship with nature. Time was spent relaxing, connecting with others and the world around us, contemplating how we can feel close to nature, how feeling close to nature can help us feel happy, calm and relaxed. We carried out some…