21 of the children in Year 4 were lucky enough to attend a residential trip at the start of last half term. They stayed in an activity centre called Minstead, where they learnt about how to keep our climate safe and ways we can look after the environment.

They did so many different activities, but some of their favourites were pond dipping, orienteering, exploring the plants and creating a rainbow colour palette as well as escaping the teachers in a game of Goshawk!

They even made their own beds and sandwiches to build their independence and resilience during the trip too! The school heard all about it in a Year 4 assembly and the Y3 children are already looking forward to their visit next year!

Those who stayed behind certainly weren’t missing out either, as they had lots of outdoor learning experiences with Mrs Martin – including shelter building, a campfire and creating clay faces on the trees.

On 9^th May, all of our families were invited in to share a picnic with us to celebrate VE Day (80^th Celebration). We sat in the sunshine eating our picnic on the field and then sang some songs like the National Anthem and We’ll Meet Again to remember.

In Art, we created some amazing sculptures of Bankura Horses.

These will be on display for the Arts Evening in Summer 2 before coming home.  Here are some of the amazing creations.

This term ahead is going to be jam packed again. In writing, we are going to be learning about Granny came here on the Empire Windrush and creating a Factual report. In maths we are going to continue learning about decimals, money, shape and space and time.

In Science, we will be finishing our work on Solids, Liquids and Gases, while in Geography we are going to be learning about Looking after our World and Sustainability. In art we will be looking and landscapes and trying to paint different landscapes.

We have also got lots of events planned so keep reading the newletter for all the dates you need to remember, including District Sports, Sports Day, Transition Day (meeting the new Year 5 teacher and having a morning in the Year 5 class), the Summer Fayre and our first school Colour Run.

We cannot believe we are entering the last half term in Year 4. We have been so impressed to see how hard the children have worked and the progress they have made this Year and we can’t wait to see what this final term will bring.

Miss Singer and Mrs Rees