Welcome back to Magnolia Class. We have had a fantastic start to the term and the children have impressed us all with their growing maturity and attitude towards school. Well done Year 4!

In IPC we are learning about Sound. We are investigating pitch and volume using musical instruments. For our homework project we will be making our own junk modelling instruments. We will be conducting lots of exciting investigations and learning all about sound waves and vibrations.

In English we are studying the poetry of Valerie Bloom and learning about her life. We have written our own autobiographies and are about to start writing a biography all about this famous poet and author. We will share them with you when they are complete! Her poetry is full of rhythm, rhyme, imagery and everyday life. We are really enjoying reading and performing the poems out loud, as well as writing our own.

Later in the term, we are going to study Marcy and the Riddle of the Sphinx, a graphic novel by Joe Todd Stanton. This will link directly with our IPC topic, Temples, Tombs and Treasures. We will be finding out about the ancient Egyptians. We are so excited to discover the history of Ancient Egypt! Mummies, gods and goddesses and the treasure of the boy king, Tutankhamun!!

In Maths we are looking at Place Value and reviewing all our number facts from Year 3. Every Thursday we pushing ourselves to learn our multiplication facts to x12 and competing against ourselves to get faster each week. We are playing lots of games to help us learn our multiplication facts and using TTRockstarz weekly at school and at home to support us in our endeavour.

Every week we are having our usual football sessions with Mike, the QPR coach. We also have our own P.E. lessons: playing games, studying dance and learning about healthy bodies and exercise.

We have a new Music teacher this year – Alex. We are looking forward to learning more notes on the recorder and learning to read musical notation and writing our own compositions.  

In Art and DT we have been thinking about Autumn colours and shapes. We are trying to find the largest leaf we can and the leaf with the prettiest autumnal colours. These will inspire our art work.

As the days get shorter we are hoping to fill our classroom with colour and light as the Festivals of Light all begin. We can’t wait to share photos and updates of our work and activities.

Miss Morley and Bridget