Year 4 venture up to Drapers

This week a group of year 4 children ventured up to Drapers Academy for a PE lesson taught by a gymnastics teacher. The children learnt about different balances and how to jump over a vault, a great experience all round! 

Year 4 Learning Challenge - What happened in 1914?

Poem: 'In Flanders Field' by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
      Between the crosses, row on row,
   That mark our place; and in the sky
   The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
   Loved and were loved, and now we lie
         In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
   The torch; be yours to hold it high.
   If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
         In Flanders fields.




Painting: 'Explosion' by George Grosz




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Person: Vera Atkins








Music: 'Nimrod' by Elgar

	Person	Composer
Basic	Draw a portrait of the person	Listen to a piece of music
	Produce a timeline of their life	Identify the instruments.
Advanced	Produce a poster to advertise their achievements	Research the life of the composer.
	Write a letter asking them about their life	Attempt to recreate the piece of music
Deep	Explain how the world would be without this person	A mind map of different emotions you feel at various points in the piece
	Give five reasons for and against why they should be in ‘The Hall of Fame’	Produce a piece of art/collage based on how the music makes you feel.

	Poem	Painting
Basic	Learn it off by heart	Find out 10 facts about the painting/artist
	Write the poem out in your best handwriting	Produce a collage of other paintings by the artist
Advanced	Create a performance as part of a pair/group	Draw a picture in similar style
	Find another poem about fire	Transform the medium of the painting: use collage instead of painting
Deep	Write your own poem inspired by the topic	Use the image as a stimulus for 100WC
	Draw a picture inspired by the painting	Describe what the painting: what it represents, how it makes you feel, what it is based on

Year 3 Learning Challenge - What happened in 1914?

Poem: 'Does it matter?' by Siegfried Sassoon

Does it matter?—losing your legs?...
For people will always be kind,
And you need not show that you mind
When the others come in after hunting
To gobble their muffins and eggs.	5
Does it matter?—losing your sight?...
There’s such splendid work for the blind;
And people will always be kind,
As you sit on the terrace remembering
And turning your face to the light.	10
Do they matter?—those dreams from the pit?...
You can drink and forget and be glad,
And people won’t say that you’re mad;
For they’ll know you’ve fought for your country
And no one will worry a bit. Siegfried Sassoon Painting: 'We are making a new world' by Paul Nash artblogbybob.blogspot.com Person: William Churchill Music: 'Marche Militaire' by Schubert

	Poem	Painting
Basic	Learn it off by heart	Find out 10 facts about the painting/artist
	Write the poem out in your best handwriting	Produce a collage of other paintings by the artist
Advanced	Create a performance as part of a pair/group	Draw a picture in similar style
	Find another poem about fire	Transform the medium of the painting: use collage instead of painting
Deep	Write your own poem inspired by the topic	Use the image as a stimulus for 100WC
	Draw a picture inspired by the painting	Describe what the painting: what it represents, how it makes you feel, what it is based on

	Person	Composer
Basic	Draw a portrait of the person	Listen to a piece of music
	Produce a timeline of their life	Identify the instruments.
Advanced	Produce a poster to advertise their achievements	Research the life of the composer.
	Write a letter asking them about their life	Attempt to recreate the piece of music
Deep	Explain how the world would be without this person	A mind map of different emotions you feel at various points in the piece
	Give five reasons for and against why they should be in ‘The Hall of Fame’	Produce a piece of art/collage based on how the music makes you feel.

Learning Challenge - Why, How & What

Why do we have a Learning Challenge?

• Foster love of learning - We believe that it is a vital way to foster a sense of inquiry in our children, to develop a curiosity about the world and to take pleasure in learning something new.
• Cultural entitlement - We believe that the our Broadford pupils are entitled to a wide range of cultural opportunities.
• Parental support - We believe that it is important for us to provide guidance for parents on how the children's learning can be extended at home.
• Celebration - We believe that we should be celebrating the work and projects that children choose to do in their own time.
• Challenge - We believe that we should offer enrichment that provides challenge for all learners (basic, advanced and deep understanding)

How does it work?

• Half termly - there is a new challenge each half term focusing on either an aspect of the curriculum being taught or an enquiry question e.g. 'Who is the greatest woman of all time?'
• Slow learning - because we always have high expectations for their work, it is anticipated that the children will take six weeks to complete the activities.
• Pupil choice - children can choose how they present their learning challenge outcomes to their teacher or class.

What do they have to do?

	Poem	Painting
Basic	Learn it off by heart	Find out 10 facts about the painting/artist
	Find another poem by the poet	Produce a collage of other paintings by the artist
Advanced	Create a performance as part of a pair/group	Draw a picture in similar style
	Write a short biography about the poet	Transform the medium of the painting: use collage instead of painting
Deep	Write your own poem inspired by the topic	Use the image as a stimulus for 100WC
	Compare and contrast two poems by the poet	Describe what the painting: what it represents, how it makes you feel, what it is based on

	Person	Composer
Basic	Draw a portrait of the person	Listen to a piece of music
	Produce a timeline of their life	Identify the instruments.
Advanced	Produce a poster to advertise their achievements	Research the life of the composer.
	Write a letter asking them about their life	Attempt to recreate the piece of music
Deep	Explain how the world would be without this person	A mind map of different emotions you feel at various points in the piece
	Give five reasons for and against why they should be in ‘The Hall of Fame’	Produce a piece of art/collage based on how the music makes you feel.

Year 3/4 Spellings Autumn 2 Week 1

Here are the spellings for year 3/4 for next week, the test will be on Friday as usual.

Ash's Star Writer this week is Micayla Smith!  Well done, Micayla!

Ash class flying their kites in very windy weather! It was a great experience!