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This half term we have been looking at the Art work created by the incredible artist Georgia O'Keeffe! We have made collages using images of her work and also practiced the skill of creating light and dark shadow effects using pencils! We have some amazing artists in Y4! 

This week in writing we have written our independent write which was an informal letter from the perspective of our main character Lila. Year 4 have produced some marvellous pieces of writing! We are now using our year 4 skills without even thinking. Well done year 4 keep up the hard work! 

This week we learnt all about the Islamic Festival Eid-Al-Fitr. We created a lantern design and wrote acrostic poems to recognise and learn more about this important festival. For those who are celebrating Eid this week, we wish you all a very Happy Eid! 

This week, Y4 have been introduced to their brand new Class Text 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'. Y4 are really enjoying this adventure story so far. We can't wait to find out more about Lila's inspirational journey to Mount Merapi! 

The final week of our second Spring term has finally arrived. It has already been a super busy week with Y3 and Y4 preparing for their performance of ‘What’s the Crime Mr Wolf?’ We are all so excited to watch the children perform as they have worked so hard to prepare for this performance. We hope…

This week Y4 have completed their NFER assessments and I could not be more proud of them. This class continue to impress me and it has been truly wonderful to see how they have flourished and progressed. They have shown great resilience and determination to be the absolute best they can be. Take a…

It has been a super week this week with Red Nose Day on Friday! Thank you so much for your donations, they are going to a fabulous charity! Take a look at this week’s blog to find out what we have been learning about all this week!

Writing

In Writing this week, we completed our independent…

It’s been a cold and snowy week but this hasn’t stopped Y4 Manatees from producing some amazing work. Take a look below at some of our super learning that has been taken place this week!

Grammar

In Grammar this week, we have focused on apostrophes. This is a particularly tricky skill…

Welcome back after half term! It has been a very busy week as we have also celebrated 'World Book Day'! Take a look below to find out what we did to celebrate this special day.

Grammar

In Grammar this week, we completed a word class review. We learnt all about word classes such as…

The final week of our first Spring term has arrived! This has been an extra special week as we have had our Y4 Science trip to ThinkTank in Birmingham. We had such a lovely day, exploring the museum and developing a curiosity about Science. Take a look at some of the photos we took on Class…

Take a look below at this weeks blog to see all the fantastic learning that has taken place this week.

On Monday, we didn't have a Grammar lesson as this was our opportunity to edit and revise our independent writes. I was beyond impressed with the standard of writing from Y4 Manatees and…

This week has certainly gone quickly and yet again we have had a super week in Y4 Manatees! Take a look below at some of our fantastic learning from this week!

In Grammar this week we recapped punctuating fronted adverbials. This was an important lesson as we often use fantastic fronted…