Class Trip to the Aquarium.

Last week Year 4 went on their class trip to the Dubai Mall Aquarium. This was a great opportunity for the children to see the species that they have been learning about through Endless Ocean in real life. The children already knew a lot about various species of fish but managed to learn an awful lot more from the visit.

In the Comments:
What did you learn at the aquarium that you did not already know?
What was your favourite part of the trip?

The Invisible Maze . . .

During Problem Solving this week Mr. McCafferty's class went through the invisible maze. The object of the maze is to work through the maze helping each other find the way. It is made harder by the fact that the teacher does say anything when they get a move correct and just makes a noise if they get it wrong, meaning they have to start again. Have a look below at the group working very well together.

Jumpstarting Literacy

In school we have been developing our sentences through use of vocabulary which we woould like children to continue at home. Have a look below at the great words we have been using at school:

These are adverbs to use for WHEN:
yesterday, often, tomorrow, early, today, weekly, lately, now, recently.

These are adverbs for HOW:
happily, patiently, silently, softly, suddenly, lazily, sadly, gracefully, quickly, slowly, carefully, angrily, excitedly, gradually.

These Time Connectives are great for starting sentences too:
first, then, now, once, secondly, next, meanwhile, after a while, until, suddenly, just then, after that, later on, ultimately, eventually, lastly, finally.

These words will be very valuable for the upcoming big write which you will learn more about soon.

Capacity

This week in Numeracy Year 4 have been learning about capacity, they made a jelly on Sunday and then carried out experiments where they were estimating the capacity of various containers.

In the Comments:
How many milliliters are in a litre?
How many ml are in 1/2, 1/4, and 3/4 of a litre?

Into the Abyss . . .

All three year 4 classes have now discovered the Abyss and ventured into it. It's really dark and creepy down there (100 meters below sea level)and there are hundreds of new species that we can find. In the Comments: What have we found in the Abyss so far? What do yoou think could be down there?

Dips for Salads

What a busy week we have had! This afternoon all three classes made a healthy dip for a salad and then went on a dip tasting to see which one was the best.




In the Comments:
How did you make your dip?
What was in it?

Health Workshops

Today Year 4 had their healthy workshops where they had the opportunity to move around lots if different activities such as an aerobics class, yoga, boxercise and using the Wii Fit. Have a look at the photos below.



In the Comments:
Write down two things that you learnt at the workshops?
What was your favourite workshop?

Baking Healthy Snacks

Year 4 have been baking all week. On Sunday Miss. Carter's class made carrot cake. Tuesday saw Mr. McCafferty's class baking blueberry muffins and on Tuesday Miss. Emmett's class made banana cake. They were all lovely.





In the Comments:
Which cake did you like best?
Do you help bake at home?

Healthy Mind and Body Week

This week at GWPS there will be a Healthy Mind and Body week. The children will be taking part in various actvities all week. Each day they will be outside playing various team games like dodgeball or rounders (The teachers even had a shot, ask Miss. Carter what happened to Bilal's face!). . .