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More 'out of this world' homework

The creations from this weeks Science homework were too good not to share. Take a look at our fabulous 3d models of the solar system and some more delicious baking of space cookies! We can't wait to see what next week brings.

Class 4 lead Collective Worship

We could not be more proud of Class 4 today after their amazingly well led Collective Worship. 

Here at Aberford, we have a half termly rota for Collective Worship which looks more deeply at one of our Christian Values.

This half term we are looking at…

PE

We have had our first PE lessons this week. We are doing gymnastics this term and we have been learning lots of new skills. We have been learning to do forward rolls, backward rolls, handstands, cartwheels and bunny hops. We can’t wait to keep practising!  

Researching Osprey

In Class 4, we are enjoying reading the novel 'Skyhawk' written by Gill Lewis. As part of our English learning, we are challenging ourselves to write

non-chronological reports which aim to provide many interesting facts about the Osprey.

Today, we used the ipads and…

Wonderful Class 4 Homework

Class 4 have amazed us with their wonderful start to homework this week. As an optional task, we have been investigating all things 'Space'.

Take a look at some of our fabulous (and delicious) creations so far!

Art Afternoon

This afternoon we decided to do some artwork to make our class reading garden more inviting. We used finger painting to create some colourful butterflies and leaves. We had to make sure that the butterflies were symmetrical. We also made some collage flowers using card and tissue…

Mountains launch

Today we have launched our Geography topic for this half term which is 'Mountains and Rivers'. We started by looking at different pictures and photographs of mountain ranges, discussed the different environments and considered textures, tones and perspective.

Using…

Library Visit

Today we visited the school library. We looked around at the books and read some to a friend. Some of us even got to sit on the special beanbags! We chose ‘The Witches’ by Roald Dahl as our class book. We have enjoyed reading chapter one at home time. We can’t wait to read chapter…

First day and a spot of gardening!

Six lucky Class 4 children were chosen to tackle the very important job of digging up our carrots, potatoes, rhubarb and green beans this afternoon!

What an exciting opportunity on the first day back!

Take a look at how well our fruit and veg has…

States of Matter

Today we launched our 'States of Matter' topic in Science.  There are 3 states of matter we have been learning about:

Solid

Materials in a solid state keep their shape unless a force is applied to them.

Solids can be cut, squashed or twisted. They will not change shape…

Geometry - 3D modelling

What parts of a plant do we eat?

Well, that completely depends on what type of plant it is. Today Class 3 have been classifying plants, according to which part is eaten. There are 6 categories:

• Stem and shoots
• Leaves
• Roots
• Flowers
• Fruits
• Nuts and seeds