Spring Week 13

This week Year 4 had an exciting time creating the explorer energy bars that they designed. They then estimated how many calories would be in them and considered both flavour and texture. In Maths this week we have applied our measuring skills of mass and capacity to solve contextualised word problems. We have written the resolution and ending sections of our wishing tale stories which were very thought provoking and inspiring. We used watercolour paint creatively to design beautiful Easter cards and looked amazing at the whole school Easter parade.

Spring Week 12 2025

Year 4 have worked with focus and persistence this week, writing, editing and improving their Wishing Tale stories. They have found aspects of the writing challenging but have shown skill in being able to edit and redraft their work in order to improve it. In Maths, we have explored volume of shapes and engaged in outdoor learning to consolidate our understanding of parallel and perpendicular lines. The class showed excellent teamwork while playing netball and enjoyed their immersion day creating videos that retell stories from the Inuit culture. Finally, we began designing a healthy snack for an explorer considering ingredients needed and what an explorer would need to eat on their adventures!

Spring Week 11 2025

Our week started with a wonderfully wild visit to Noah's Ark Zoo, where the children got to meet some of the animals we have been learning about during our Pole to Pole topic, as well as, take part in a 'Save our Species' workshop where we met a tortoise, snake and African land snail first hand. The visit was a great experience and the children have been able to use the trip to inspire their main character animal choices for their Wishing tales. In Maths, we have been exploring capacity through practical activities and our netball session enabled us to implement our footwork and shooting skills. Finally, we have used drama to retell stories from both the Welsh and Inuit cultures, thinking about how storytelling has changed through the generations. 

Spring 2025 Week 10 

An exciting and busy week for the children in Blwyddyn Pedwar this week. We have begun planning our own Wishing Tales, inspired by the story behind 'And Tango Makes Three', while also considering challenges we may face in achieving our dreams and wishes. We were lucky enough to experience an engaging and personal poetry workshop from local poet Conor Allan on Tuesday, which inspired the class in their own creative writing. In maths, we have been rehearsing our skills connected to measuring mass and we have also been getting outside in the sunshine as much as possible, developing our attacking skills in netball and completing some Commando Joe assignments. Finally, we have used our knowledge of shelters, conductors and insulators to begin designing a shelter for different environments, ready to create in Minecraft next week. 

2025 Spring Week 9 

This week has been influenced by our World Book Day book 'And Tango Makes Three' together with our theme Pole to Pole. In science, we have explored the life cycle of a penguin, understanding the different stages they experence. Our literacy work has seen us deepen our awareness and understanding of the feelings and emotions experienced by different characters within the story of 'And Tango Makes Three', demonstrating this through drama 'Freeze Frames' and short burst writing. In maths, we have bee applying our skills of angle and direction to plot a route through the desert and in humanities we have researched the environmental features of penguin habitats. Finally, we thoroughly enjoyed taking part in our Clogg Fit session with Tudur Phillips.