Dear Gingko Class Parents, 

We hope you have been enjoying the glorious sunshine that has finally arrived – let’s hope it sticks around over the holidays!  

We have had another exciting and busy half term in year 4. The children have sewn their own book covers, dressed up for World Book Day and were completely inspired by Steel the Gladiator.  

Our learning on  ‘Urban Pioneers’ has been predominantly geography based. We have focused in on being able to locate different locations on a map, determining the difference between a village and a town and the main features of Guildford. We look forward to our visit to Guildford and will confirm a new date shortly.  

In Maths, we have been focusing on fractions. The children have been superstars at learning all of the new terminology such as simplification, mixed number and improper fractions. We have learnt how we can create equivalent fractions, simplifying fractions and adding/subtracting fractions.  Can you please carry practising your timetables at home on Times Tables Rockstars as this is having a big impact in the classroom. 

In English, we have been focusing on The Jabberwocky. The class have performed the poem in front of each other with control of their voice and actions, we have thought about the different types of poetry, how we can use rich and varied vocabulary to create setting and character and the structure of poetry. The children have really enjoyed the unit and they created some terrifying monsters! The children have also begun drafting their own persuasive letter to our local MP about improving our local area – we can’t wait to read what they come up with!  

In Science, we have been focusing on creatures and their habitats. We have learnt about the positive and negative impact humans have upon the environment and have had conversations around Climate Change. This half term was also British Science Week, where we did an experiment about being able to collect clean water from condensation. 

In RE, the children have been learning about showing forgiveness and how this was demonstrated in the Easter story.  

In Art, we have looked at drawing from a perspective. We have learnt about horizon lines and vanishing points and have used them to create our own perspective drawing of an imagined city.  

We how you have a fun-filled and restful Easter Holidays and we look forward to welcoming you back for the summer term in a couple of weeks.  

Miss Blunsdon & Mrs Palmer-Auld