Y4 MUSIC: RECORDERS – DURATION

By Miss L STEWART16th October 2023

As Musicians in Y4M this week,  we have been exploring the concept of ‘Duration’ and identified the difference between notes which were short or long in the tunes that we have been practicing so far.  In order to play a note with a longer duration the children established a longer steady blow was required.  We then utilised our new knowledge and put it into practice as a class while playing a familiar tune using the notes B, A and G that we are beginning to master on the recorder.

Here is our short rendition of ‘Mary Had A Little Lamb’…

Masters in the making…Encore Y4!

Year 3: Gymnastics: Symmetry and Asymmetry

By Miss L STEWART9th October 2023

In P.E so far this term, Year 3 have been Gymnasts performing a sequence of 3 moves with a partner which includes symmetrical and asymmetrical balances using different apparatus.  In order to perfect the flow of our sequences, we have practised and performed for our peers so that our audience could give constructive feedback. After taking our feedback on board, our sequences have been much improved and flow with ease and flair.

Great TEAMWORK Year 3!

Y4 Music: Recorders

By Miss L STEWART6th October 2023

So far this term, Y4M have been learning to play the notes B A and G on the recorder.  With  dexterity and finess, we are becoming more confident moving between notes when playing complex pieces of music and are able to recognise the difference in the pitch in each note played. We are also refining playing as a group so that our timings coincide with each other.

Here is one of the pieces we learnt today using the note G…

 

Bravo and encore Y4M!!!

 

 

 

 

Y4 PSHE JIGSAW – BEING ME IN MY WORLD

By Miss L STEWART18th September 2023

To start our Year 4 Autumn Term, the children have been utilising the Jigsaw approach to identify the skills and qualities required to work together as an effective TEAM in all areas of our learning this academic year.

Through class discussion, we shared our own opinions of the qualities we thought were vital for TEAMWORK …below are just a few of the qualities we identified:

RESPECT
INCLUSION
HONESTY
KINDNESS
APPROACHABILITY
VALUING OPINIONS
ABILITY TO LISTEN
TOLERANCE
RESPONSIBILITY
FAIRNESS
TAKING TURNS

As a class, we will endeavour to implement and build upon these qualities throughout our learning in Year 4 this year…TEAMWORK=DREAMWORK!

 

YEAR 3 LA FRUTA!

By Miss L STEWART30th May 2023

This term the children in Year 3 have been enjoying learning the Spanish vocabulary for a range of delicious fruits:

Una manzana – an apple
Una fresa – a strawberry
Una pera – a pear
Un albaricoque – an apricot
Una ciruela – a plum

We drew upon our Spanish phonic knowledge recognising that some letters are pronunced differently in the Spanish language:

Una manzana is pronounced as una man’th’ana
Una ciruela is pronounced as una ‘th’iruela
Una naranja is pronunced as una naran’h’a 

We then practiced writing the names of fruits and illustrating our favourites…

We have also  been building upon our Spanish language skills and are now able to recognise whether a noun is masculine or feminine from its article,  including whether the noun is in the singular or plural form!

un=masculine (singular); los=masculine(plural)
una=feminine (singular); las=feminine (plural)

Muy bien Year 3!

 

 

Y4 – KING CHARLES III CORONATION: Coronations – What are they and why are they significant?

By Miss L STEWART4th May 2023

Today, the children in Year 4 explored, discussed and debated a range of photographic sources of evidence with the aim of identifying the significance of historic coronation events for British citizens of the past.

We first explored the Timeline of British Coronations over the last 200 years and utilised our mathmatical skills to determine the length of each British monarch’s reign.

 

In teams, we then explored, discussed  and grouped our sources of evidence in a range of ways:

Photographic evidence
Paintings and portraits
Black and white photographic evidence
Colour photographic evidence
Celebratory images

Comparisons were made in relation to  the validity of photographic evidence with that held within paintings of a  monarch’s coronation. From this,  the children deduced that paintings of historic coronations  may not be a  true representation of the event as some of the detail could have been enhanced or omitted by the artist; whereas the more modern photographic evidence provides a truer representation of each event due to it being recorded instantly.

Further observations of the ways in which British citizens celebrated historic coronations as a nation over time allowed the children to identify that each celebration was similar in that people dressed smartly, a special feast was shared and that communities were decorated with flags and bunting to honour the monarch of their time.

To complete our lesson the children then created a group mindmap to identify ways in which they will celebrate the coronation of our monarch – King Charles III on Saturday 6th May 2023.

From this, we were able to infer why the upcoming coronation of King Charles III continues to be an important event within British society today and deduced that it is an event which many British citizens continue to take pride in celebrating as a nation just like the historic celebrations of past monarchs were for our ancestors.

EASTER

By Miss L STEWART31st March 2023

This term Years 3 and 4 have been exploring the events of Holy Week from different aspects of events within the Christian celebration.

Year 3 explored why the cross is a significant symbol for Christians and what Jesus’ sacrifice taught the world.  Through many discussions, we identified the ranging emotions that the followers of Jesus felt throughout the events of Holy Week (Palm Sunday – Happiness and Joy; Maundy Thursday – Solemness and Guilt; Good Friday – Bravery and grief; Easter Sunday – Confusion, Great Joy and wonder) which further showed how important Jesus was, and continues to be for the followers of Christianity. We also learnt that Jesus sacrificed himself on the cross to show the world that we should not be afraid of death and from this created our own El Salvadore Crosses to depict our own ‘Crosses of Hope’. To conclude this unit of learning, we explored the symbolic meaning of the traditional Easter  ‘Hot Cross Bun’ before sampling…Yum!

Year 4 explored the symbolic meaning of the Bread and Wine shared by Jesus with his disciples at the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday as well as the meaning of the Paschal Candle which is lit in Christian churches around the world on Palm Sunday. Through discussion, we identified that Jesus knew he was going to die, which is why when sharing the bread Jesus described it as ‘his body which was soon to be broken’ and that the wine was ‘his blood that would be shared out for the followers of Christianity’. We then concluded that Christians continue to recognise that Jesus is the ‘Light of the World’ which is demonstrated by the lighting of the ‘Paschal Candle‘ throughout the Easter celebration of Holy Week.

We also explored the concept of ‘Betrayal and Guilt’ in light of ‘Judas’ betrayal of Jesus’ on Maundy Thursday as well as the ‘Denial of Peter’ on the same day. This brought about some interesting  discussions and conflicting opinions with the conclusion that these two individuals only did what they thought what was right at the time.  After viewing ‘Peter’s Denial’ through various artforms, the children worked collaboratively to re-enact this scene through role play in which we aimed to convey the emotions of ‘guilt, shame, despair and confusion’.

Super work this Term Years 3 and 4 and a Happy Easter!

 

Y4 COMPLETE PE: TENNIS AND YOGA

By Miss L STEWART30th March 2023

Anyone for Tennis?

Throughout the Spring Term, Year 4 have thoroughly enjoyed building upon their knowledge of Tennis whilst developing strategies in order to win a game against an opponent.  Through practice, the children have been perfecting their control of the racket whilst demonstrating their forehand and backhand techniques. as well as developing their knowledge of space and where best to serve the ball in order to score points against their opponent opponent.

Mindful Yoga

We have also thoroughly enjoyed our weekly Yoga lessons with Liesel in our Drama studio and perfecting the moves which we learnt in Year 3, as well as learning and practicing new skills and moves. Liesel helped us to adopt a better understanding of our core strength and energy fields and also taught us breathing techniques that we can adopt and utilise in any given situation such as square breathing, shark breathing and star breathing.  The Havering Touch  was a new technique that the children learnt this term, which is another strategy that we (children and staff) can draw upon to make us feel calm, relaxed and safe. In total, the children have learnt 34 Yoga moves which  they have been happy to share and demonstrate and in doing so are well on their way to becoming Yoga experts!

Thank you and Namaste Liesel!

 

YEAR 3 MANDARIN WITH LULU AND LING

By Miss L STEWART28th March 2023

Today our talented Year 3 children came together to rehearse and perform all of the songs they have learnt with Lulu and Ling during our weekly Mandarin Music lessons.  Over this last term, the children have learnt 6 songs in the wonderful Mandarin Chinese language of which 3 of these we will be performing in our upcoming ‘Chinese Whispers’ concert at the University of Hull’s Middleton Hall next term.

Below are just a few snippets of our wonderful singing and performing talents.

A familiar tune…Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes!

 

We have learnt to sing a song about one of the Chinese Written Characters to describe the strokes it is made up from to the melody of ‘Do-Re-Mi’ from the ‘Sound of Music’…

 

We have also learnt a song about ‘Springtime’ accompanied by actions…

 

We are all super proud of ourselves, and of each other, and cannot wait to perform for our audience at the ‘Chinese Whispers’ concert!  Learning a new language through music has enabled us to absorb and retain a skill which we will be able to draw upon and share with others. Thank-you Lulu and Ling for this wonderful opportunity that you have provided us with!

YEAR 4 – BRINGING US TOGETHER

By Miss L STEWART13th March 2023

We in Year 4 are enjoying getting to grips with our new song for this term ‘Bringing Us Together’.  It is a catchy tune with lyrics that both celebrate and encourage everyone around the world coming together through a shared  joy and love of music.

As musicians, we have been revisiting and practicing the notes C, A and G on the recorder so that we can accompany and perform the chorus of the song.  Below is our first practice without the music…

Whilst we were quite pleased with our first performance, we all wanted to polish up on our musical talents before playing along with the music.

A great performance we are sure you will agree, however we aim to improve through practice over the next few weeks so please stay tuned!

Some of our peers were brave enough to do a solo performance of the chorus today too…

 

Brave and Encore Year 4…our love of music is certainly ‘Bringing Us Together’ through our song this term!