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yASIR'S tIME tO sHINE

This week in Panda class was Yasir's turn to shine. What a wonderful presentation he did all about eye health. This fitted in really well with our PSHE topic as we had been learning about our physical health in particular oral health just the day before. Yasir spoke clearly to the class and answered questions from the children. Panda class were all very proud of Yasir. Well Done!!

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Louise Time to Shine

Louise wowed us all with her Lego models in her Time to Shine today. She told us all about how long it took her to construct her models and when she started to take an interest in Lego. Louise's favourite model was her 'Octopus Ballet', which we all agreed was a very imagintive idea. We loved how many of her designs were interactive with various moveable and spinning parts. There were even hidden presents inside of some of them. Well done,  Louise! 

TIME TO SHINE

During the busy lead up to Christmas, both Callie and Nawrah had their 'Time To Shine' in Panda class. Callie spoke confidently about her pet dog and we loved looking at her photographs. Nawrah had prepared an amazing presentation all about Malaysia. She presented with confidence and even had a quiz at the then end. Then this week it was Molly's turn. She told us all about her tramolining achievements and the children had some thoughtful questions for her to find out more. Well done to all. It is so lovely to find out things we didn't know about the the children in our class.

Akhmet Time to shine

We are very proud of Akhmet, his time to shine was well presented, planned thoroughly and presented with enthusiasm and clarity well done Akhmet.

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Elsie's Time to Shine

Elsie produced a fantasic poster to support her presentation about her much loved and extremely cute pet hedgehog, Frank. We loved hearing about the games she used to play with him, and we were all surprised to hear his favourite food was chicken! Thank you for sharing with us today, Elsie. 

Mazin's Time to Shine

Mazin brought in a man of the match trophy and a medal to talk to us about his amazing achievements in football. Could Mazin be the next Messi? We are all sure he could be if he keeps up the fantastic effort. Well done, Mazin!

Mila's Time to Shine

Mila brought in her sketchpad and showed the class a variety of artwork which she has created. For example, she created an amazing imaginary creature by building it from parts of different fantasy creatures and animals.

MATHS 

In Maths today, we made 3D shapes using sticks and plasticine. This was to help us to describe a 3D shapes properties using mathematical vocabualry such as faces, edges and vertices'. We then used these models to support our learning for the next activities.'

Layla's time to shine 

This week it was Layla's 'Time To Shine' in Panda Class. She talked us through a photograph, newspaper article and several videos from her fabulous trip to Lapland. The snow was just amazing to see. Thank you Layla you did an amazing job!

model Teeth

We used plasticine to create model Teeth. We used a colour key to show the different types of teeth. 

Time To Shine

This week it was William's turn for 'My Time To Shine' in Panda's. What an amazing job he did. William brought in a model skeleton which included many body parts. We all listened carefully as he spoke confidently about different body parts. The children then asked William some questions at the end. Well done William!

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Tigers completing the Digestive Journey 

We worked in teams to create a large human digestive system by drawing around one team member and the identifying and labelling the different organs and their function.

22.10.24 - Prehistory in Britain with the Oriental Museum. 

Today we worked with historians and archaeologists from Durham University to carry out a primary source investigation with artefacts. We also explored human remains with osteoarchaeology to gather clues about how people lived at the time and created our own Iron Age clan along with coins to represent them.

Time to shine

Abdulaziz had worked hard to create an informative talk about PlayStation 5. Topics included the design, popular games and fun accessories. He brought his presentation to a close with a well chosen quiz to test the new knowledge of the rest of the class. Well done, Abdulaziz!

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Time To Shine

This week we had our first 'Time To Shine' in Panda class. Hareem was chosen and she spoke confidently to the class all about our teeth and the different jobs they do. She had prepared for this and had brought along some images and had typed what she wanted to say. She did an amazing job. We are super proud of Hareem!!!Well Done!!!

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Year 3 & 4 Book Festival 2024