The children in year four had two guests from Chelmsford Mountaineering Club visit the school. This visit linked to our topic of mountains, earthquakes and volcanoes. The children learnt more about mountains and what it is like to climb a mountain. They also had the chance to learn about and hold some actual climbing equipment.  Thank you to Chelmsford Mountaineering Club for providing this experience.

 This week our spelling pattern is:  Words ending in -able This includes words such as:  applicable  tolerable  operable  considerable  dependable  comfortable  reasonable  perishable  breakable  fashionable

 Level 4/5 Phonics:   Level 4/5 Phonics

 The children have had a busy week of learning in year four. In maths, we have continued our study of place value and focused on number lines and rounding. Our English lessons have been all about poetry and how we can use an image to generate ideas. We will be writing our poems next week. We have continued to learn about states of matter in science. We learnt that sublimation is when a solid turns straight into a liquid through intense heating. Homophones have been our spelling topic for this week and last. I wonder if the children can explain what a homophone is and give five examples? Next week, we will be looking at words spelt with the 'shun' sound spelt 'sion'. Our geography topic has taken us around the world looking at different active volcanoes and what the impact was when they erupted. Don't forget that next Friday is 4C's sharing assembly.  Have a good weekend. Mr Faithfull and Mr Collingwood.

 The children in year four have enjoyed reading the story or Ariki and the Giant Shark. The story centres on a young girl who is washed up on an island in the South Pacific. Initially seen as an outsider, she helps 'protect' the island from a giant shark who is actually in the area to give birth to the next generation of her family.  This book is part of a serious and the next title is currently on offer via Amazon for less than £5.

 Our final day has dawned and each group has only two activities left to complete their timetables. Today's highlights include climbing, trapeze and orienteering. Once we have eaten lunch, we will be ready to leave and head back home having made so many great memories. Day 5 = let's hope for a great drive (home). Mrs Lawrence and the team