Today, both classes took part in a SCARF session in the SCARF tent, in the new hall. During the session, we spoke about how we look after our physical and mental health. Also, we discussed the different strategies that we can use when we are feeling sad, cross or upset and what happens to our bodies when we feel different feelings. We created our own toolkit of strategies to use. 

 In science, year 4 have been learning all about teeth. We have been learning about the three main types of teeth you would find in a human mouth. They are incisors, canines and molars. We have also been speaking about premolars and wisdom teeth too. We have been busy labelling different teeth and we have also been creating our own human mouth diagrams by placing the teeth into the right positions. 

  Here are the details for this half term's creative homework.

 On Thursday 23rd October, we had a great time sharing our homework in class. We had a chance to walk around the classroom, looking at all the wonderful pieces of homework that had been created. It was amazing to see how much effort had gone into the work. Well done! A great effort. 

 Year 4 Spelling -  Autumn 2 In the picture below, you can see the weekly focus for this half term and also a list of some of the words that match the learning. It is important that the children do not try to memorise these words. They are learning the rule and how to use the phonic skills of segmenting and blending to help them to spell. Mr Faithfull and Mr Collingwood.

 The Nature Clubbers have discussed what we can do to improve habitats within the school grounds and all agree that an insect hotel would be possible, useful and practical. Today we moved onto thinking about the materials and the site, whilst not forgetting which insects we would most like to see.

 Yesterday afternoon, we were visited by two members of the Chelmsford Mounterring Club and this linked to our geography learning perfectly. Piers and Imogen spoke about features of a mountain, mountain ranges and where in the world we might find some of the highest mountains. They talked about thier own experiences climbing mountains and shared some amazing photos. Also, they showed some of pictures of some of the wildlife they had seen when climbing. These photos were really cool! Finally, they even allowed us to hold and handle some of their climbing equipment. There was so much! This part was amazing and very inspiring. We would like to say a huge thank you to Piers and Imogen for coming in. 

 This morning, we had a visitor from the Essex Fire/ Police Service education team to speak to us about safety around Halloween and Bonfire Night. They left us the following leaflet with their top tips for you to browse and have asked the children to pass on what they have learnt so that the season runs smoothly. 

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.