TTRS - Star of the week!

A huge congratulations to Dhriti in Year 4, who is our first times table star of the week.

Astonishingly, she is the highest coin earner in the entire school! This means she regularly uses TTRS at school and at home to improve her speed and accuracy in regards to times table knowledge. With all that daily hard work, it is no wonder she is such a maths whizz! 

Well done Dhriti - we are so proud of you. 

I wonder who our next star of the week will be? 

Another special mention to Cherry class who have been the class most active on TTRS in the past 14 days and have the most correct answers on average. What a bunch of super stars they are! 

Historical Enquiry in Year 4

Year 4 have continued to develop their historical skills this half-term in their topic: 'Conflict'. They have been investigating the Roman army in some depth by studying their armour and weaponry and have been using sources of evidence to find out information. Along with their investigative skills, they have worked hard to become historical enquirers by asking a variety of questions about the past, which they will then independently research and find the answers to.

As historians, they are working hard to use evidence to build up a picture of how the Roman army fought and have even able to compare the Roman Army with other armies in the same time period!

"Some of these sources are really complicated, you have to work hard to try and understand them.", Shajia, Larch

"It was really fun to ask questions about the past, I can't wait to find out the answers to them now!" Ruby, Birch

It has been brilliant to see all the children develop as historians and we can't wait to see how they communicate all of the information they have learned at the end of the unit. Well done, year 4!

Year 4's Pop Art Pop Up Arena!

Year 4's Pop Art Pop Up Arena!

The children in year 4 have had such fun creating their own Roman Pop Art Monuments in their art lesson. They studied two different monuments which are the Colosseum and the Roman Temple. 

It was great to see the children working so well together once again and they were all able to develop their artistic techniques and create modern art. Children had the opportunity to design their monuments with bright, popping colours and build their own pop-up arena. Well done year 4!

"This is really cool. It is like creating a modern Rome." Tyler, Birch.

"I love how it stands out when it pops and it makes it look real," Jessica, Larch. 

"I really like the contrast between all the different colours. It's so different to ancient Rome!" Ife, Ash

Fantastic Formations in Year 4 History!

 Last week Year 4 went outside to practise their Roman Formations. Since we were only able to see secondary sources (pictures) of these formations, the children made their own source! The children were then able to see, in real life, how and why the Roman's were so successful in battle. 

     

The Testudo (tortoise)                            The Orb                                        The Wedge

The children used whiteboards as their sheild (scutum), and rulers as their swords (gladius). Mrs Clements in Ash Class was holding the standard, which if taken, brings great shame on the Roman Empire. 

"It's really hard trying to keep in formation when you're walking! The Romans most definitely were well trained to do it!" Keira, Ash

"Silencium! Sin! Dex! That means...silence, left and right. Those were the commands Miss Young was saying. It's also what Roman soldiers would have heard in battle or training." Kyriq, Ash

Larch class were also very excited about making the ancient formations. Ryan, our legionnaire, led our class out to train, as we are highly-trained, very disciplined soldiers, and these auxiliaries protected our leader fearlessly. They finally formed the V-shaped formation, known as the Wedge, to attack, in a terrifying and brave way! Well done Larch class. 

"We have to protect our flag, and that's why we make the Orb and the tortoise around it,"  Victoria, Larch (the protector of the standard). 

"You have to hold your shield above your heads and at the sides to protect all over your body,"   Ella, Larch. 

Perfect poetry in Year 3

 Continuing with our work on Black History Month, today in Literacy we were inspired by Lamont Lilly's poem 'All Natural':

I like the kind of hair
that will stand up for its rights
the kind that kicks
screams and protests.
the kind that resists
and boycotts with every coil
the kind that fights
riots and rebels.
the kind that won’t
be quiet for nobody.
the kind that won’t
be anything but black.
the kind that refuses
to relax

We used this poem and our own ideas and words on hair to create our own acrostics and freestyle poems. 

We then read them aloud to the class, considering our volume, tone and intonation.

Year 4 TT Rockstars: Battle of the Bands 19.10.20

Congratulations to Ash class, who were last week's winners in the Battle of the Bands - will they ever be defeated? 

Excellent work to the top three contributors in each class, too! Congratulations to:  Iyinope, Dhriti, Srinika, Aarna, Iniya, Chidubem, Annabelle, Shajia and Adrian.

This week's Battle of the Bands will start this afternoon and end on Wednesday evening.

In order for a class to be crowned champions, the children need to log in to their TT Rockstars account at home and play to earn as many coins as possible.

They can play as normal in Garage Mode to collect coins for their class. 

The more coins they earn, the higher the chance that their class will win! 

We will announce the winners on Friday, along with the top three scorers from each class.

Good luck year 4! 

Year 4's Spellings W.C 19.10.20

Please find below Year 4's spellings for this week. Please encourage your child to practise their spellings every evening, so that they are ready for their test on Friday.