Welcome to Jackdaws Class!

Week 2

Working on Place Value

Over the past two weeks, children have revisited and extended their knowledge and understanding of place value, working on 3-digit numbers and progressing to 4-digit numbers.  Children have used base 10, place value charts, part-whole models and number lines to explore the value of numbers (according to their place value) and they have used standard and flexible partitioning to challenge their thinking further.   

Week 4

Science Oxford Sound Workshop

Year 4 had a visit from Science Oxford on Friday 26th September. They completed a sound workshop where they discovered how sound is recorded (using decibels), why not everyone can hear the same pitches of sound and how to make sound using just a glass!  We also got to see some fantastic visuals of sound.

Week 6

Hill End!

This week, Year 4 went on an overnight residential trip to Hill End!  

The children’s first day was spent either as a humble Anglo-Saxon or a vicious Viking.  The Vikings were taught how to fight and defend, ready to challenge the Anglo-Saxons and take their precious village.  In turn, the Anglo-Saxons discovered what daily life might have been like and took part in village jobs such as wheat grinding, foraging and tanning.  The Vikings later invaded the Anglo-Saxon village and took some of the villagers as prisoners.  The Anglo-Saxons then had to offer sufficient gold for the prisoners to be released.  Sadly, the Vikings invaded a second time and took the village as their own.  The Anglo-Saxons then spent some time learning to fight and defend, which eventually resulted in a final battle, with the Vikings, to try to reclaim their village.  Our evening was spent walking through the grounds of Hill End, time in our dorms with our friends and finally a delicious dinner!

Following a hearty breakfast, day two began with team building skills.  The children worked in teams to complete group challenges including The Caterpillar, Floor is Lava and Walk the Plank.  After lunch, we spent our remaining time playing games with our friends.

The residential was an amazing success and the children were brave, showed care for each other and were fantastic representatives for our school and our school values.  

Well done Year 4!