Year 4 participated in a fun, engaging and interactive workshop that introduced the children to the fascinating and enigmatic world of the ancient Egyptians. Throughout the day the children participated in activities as they learned about life and death in Ancient Egypt. In the morning Mark the Archaeologists led a session on playing an Egyptian…
“Bonjour Year 4! Ça va?” C’est magnifique! What a super start to French for Year 4! The children have been working really hard on their meet and greet conversations in French as part of their Autumn Term learning topic of “Moi, je me présente”. They have been practising different ways in which they can greet…
It was a 4am start last Saturday morning at Holmwood, for the bright eyed, bushy tailed Year 4s, keen and eager to embark on their Day Trip to France. Everyone enjoyed their breakfast en route and despite the staff keeping their fingers crossed – the children appeared not to need forty winks during our drive…
To apply their learning about non fiction writing and to develop some strong researching skills, Year 4 were challenged to create an engaging and informative non fiction book for their Buddies in Reception. They had to think carefully about the purpose of their books, the audience they were writing it for and how they would…
Years 4 and 5 put on a sparkling performance of Ali Baba and the Bongo Bandits this week. They invited us to slip on our sandals for some sandy silliness and take a thrilling carpet ride with Ali Baba and his crazy camel on an amazing Arabian adventure! A huge amount of dedication and work…
This term in Global Studies, Year 4 have been studying Ancient Egypt. They have been looking at how the Egyptians lived, the importance of the River Nile, the Egyptian social pyramid, their religious beliefs, pastimes, tomb raiding, impressive structures and mummification! To stretch their understanding, they have undertaken a number of practical projects such as…
In their PSHCE lessons Year 4 have been receiving some basic First Aid lessons from Mrs Elnadi and Mrs Mallett, so if they were ever to come across an emergency situation they would, hopefully, stay calm and know how to call for help and give some basic first aid. They have covered: how to stay…
The Egyptians have really sparked Year 4’s curiosity this term, so much so they have been mummifying tomatoes and are very excited to see what will happen to them over the next few weeks. Whilst in Science to tie in with their Egyptian topic Year 4 have been looking at organ systems. Making our own…
Year 4 had their curiosity sparked when they studied some of Magritte’s surrealist creations. They have started to create a surrealist story and will be adding chapters throughout the term. The children were then challenged to choose one of their characters and have produced some fabulous glazed ceramic sculptures.
It was with great excitement and trepidation that the year 4s embarked upon, what they reminded us was, their first ‘proper school trip’ in forever! And with lunches packed, clipboards ready, we set off for The Ipswich Museum for what was to be a wonderful day of Egyptian discovery. A life size woolly mammoth was…
