Gym lesson

Children working in pairs to develop a series of movements to include the body shapes learnt earlier in their gymnastic lessons. They used thinking skills to identify what worked and what didn't. They then began to suggest how the process could be improved.

Averages calculated by children

Having completed their investigation into the friction of different surfaces, the children recorded their results. To do this, they had to take an average of three readings. This involved using number skills - using the number system, and they used calculators to do this.

Testing forces and friction

Newton meters were used to test the force necessary to pull a weighted shoe across different surfaces, to discover the amount of friction on each one. The higher the reading, the greater the friction. They used thinking , number and communicating skills to do this.

Carnival Masks

Year 4 designed and made their own St Lucia carnival masks using Art Mache, these will be decorated with sequins and feathers etc. They used the internet to look at different types of mask using IT skills.

Enquiry Skills

The children played a science enquiry game. They had to decide which type of enquiry was needed to solve scientific problems - to classify, use a fair test, conduct a survey or measure over time. They used thinking skills.

St Lucia Project

The children decided for themselves where they thought some of the main features in St Lucia would be, such as tourist areas, villages and the airport etc. They discussed this giving their reasons. They later checked their placings against the actual map of St. Lucia. This involved asking questions and linking ideas - communication skills.

Sept 09 New School Year

Areas of study. Theses are the topics that the children will be covering this half term.