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Electric circuits
This week in year 4, we developed our understanding of circuits and electricity by creating circuits for specific purposes. The children had to create a robot toy with eyes that light up, a voice that buzzes and a nose that spins around when you press different buttons. The children had to choose their own components;…
Read MoreLondon Aquarium
Apple Tree visited the London Aquarium with our friends from Pear Tree. We have been learning the names of sea creatures. We have also asking “What do sea creatures need to survive?” Can you name some of the sea creatures that we saw? We saw the Penguins being fed by their keepers! The keepers told…
Read MoreRobots!
To kick off our new topic of robots, we played a marvellously robotic and mathematical game. The class was divided into pairs, and, at its heart, the task was to complete a jigsaw puzzle of a robot. However, the catch was that no pair had all the right pieces to complete the puzzle. This meant…
Read MoreMini-beasts
This week, we have been reading a non-fiction book called “Ladybirds”. We have also been learning the names of other mini-beasts. We then went on a mini-beast hunt in our outdoor area. Have a look at what we found! In Maths, we have been counting mini-beasts! Some of us can count up to 10 independently! …
Read MoreParts of plants
This week we have been learning about the different parts of a plant. We labelled a beanstalk that we have been growing as a class. Apple Tree love writing! We are becoming confident writers! “I wrote our key words!” Yaseen This week we had Open Evening. We enjoyed showing our families around our classroom. We showed them our class…
Read MoreHealthy living
We have been learning all about healthy living this week. We discussed what it means to be healthy. We sorted healthy, and unhealthy foods. We have also been continuing our bean diaries. “They are growing tall!” Umamah In Maths, we are learning about numbers. We are practising our counting skills every day. This week we used our maths…
Read MoreGetting the message
As part of our topic, Getting the message, in art this week we studied the beautiful art of calligraphy. We started by learning about what calligraphy is, and at how important it is to Chinese culture. We also took this opportunity to learn a little about how the Chinese language is written in characters. We…
Read MoreJack and the Beanstalk
This week, we have been reading “Jack and the Beanstalk”. All of our learning has involved characters from the story! We are also learning to do the “Woolmore Walk” when we travel around the school. As part of our topic, we grew our own beans. Everyone is keeping their own bean diary, so that we can…
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