Zoha's Story Opening.

In literacy this week Year 4 were asked to write an opening for a story set under the sea. They used the beginning of Finding Nemo as a stimulus, this is what Zoha wrote:

One day under the bright blue sea there lived two clown fish they lived in a patch of poisons’ pink anemone. Their names were Carlin and Marlin. One day Carlin layed eggs Marlin was so happy he could not keep his big mouth shut. When Marlin came home Carlin decided to show him the eggs. They swam to the cave under the anemone Marlin was amazed when he saw the small red delicate eggs. He turned around, Carlin was gone! Marlin found Carlin staring at a giant fierce barracuda,
“Let’s go,” whispered Marlin to Carlin.
Carlin did not reply. Suddenly the barracuda struck,
“No!” Shouted Marlin but he was too late Carlin had already been eaten by the Barracuda.

4B First Dive

4B are just back from their first dive in Manuarai and what a dive it was. They managed to find a Leopard Whipray. The Whipray is a massive 5 meters long and also has a poisonous tail. This is the largest species we have discovered yet!

Our first class dive.

This afternoon 4A embarked on their first dive as a class. We took a dive into the depths of the Manurai Lagoon, then swam out to the Coral Forest where we found a Manta Ray. Watch us discover it below . . .

What we want to learn . . .

The children in year 4 have been busy adding questions to their wallwisher page. Have a look below at what we want to find out during our topic. Feel free to follow the link on the right hand side of our blog to add in questions of your own.

Massage in Year 4

Year 4 have been trialing massage in class throughout term 1. The potential benefits of massage within education are numerous. Studies and observations have shown that:
• children have more confidence
• children become calmer
• children have improved concentration
• there is a reduction in bullying and aggression
• children are happier at school
• children develop better motor skills
• it teaches children to respect themselves and others
• the teacher can benefit from a calmer classroom and improved listening skills
• massage is fun!
Now sit back relax and enjoy our short video clip of our massage . . .

What do we want to learn . . .

WOW, first day back and already we have lots of work on our blog! Have a look at all the questions year 4 want to answer by the end of our Endless Ocean topic at:

www.wallwisher.com/wall/year4divers

Please feel free to add your own questions.

Welcome back!

Welcome back to school. I hope you are all ready for an exciting term! Keep watching the blog as there are going to be a lot of posts coming up showing everyone all the fantastic work we are doing in Year 4.

I can't wait to get started,

Mr. McCafferty.