Geography

This week, we have seen some truly incredible take-home projects arrive at school. Following their work in Geography, the children have created an impressive range of outcomes, including beautifully designed posters, engaging PowerPoint presentations, and some outstanding 3D sculptures—featuring erupting volcanoes and even a swirling tornado!

Our take-home tasks enable children to embed the knowledge they have learnt in school by encouraging them to share and discuss their learning with family members.

Wow - what a fantastic effort from everyone. Well done!

Newspaper Reports

Inspired by Escape From Pompeii by Christina Balit, Bramley Class have written newspaper reports about a volcanic eruption. The children have used a wide range of expanded noun phrases, ambitious vocabulary choices and detailed witness accounts to portray the event.

 

Bramley Class - Creating 3D Shapes 

This week, Bramley Class have been creating a range of 3D shapes. They thought carefully about the names and properties of each shape.

                       

Year Four Team Building

On Tuesday 27th January, Year Four were invited to take part in a Team Building Challenge at Ansford Academy. They worked brilliantly as a team in some very exciting activities, including plank walking, Crawlball, obstacle racing and finding their way  through the dynamite!

They had a super afternoon and demonstrated fantastic listening, communication and team working skills.

Sherborne Abbey

Bramley and Russet Class thoroughly enjoyed their visit to Sherborne Abbey.  The awe and wonder was palpable as we entered this magnificent building.  The children toured the abbey in groups and made comparisons between it and St. Peter's Church in Hornblotton.  Whilst the differences were clear to see, the children also found lots of similarities. 

English 

Bramley Class have been excited to plan and write their own portal stories, taking inspiration from Alice in Wonderland and The Journey. To help develop their writing and use of the senses, the children worked outside, thinking about what a character might see, hear or touch. Whilst outside, the children discovered a secret hidden door!

We are looking forward to reading and hearing the final stories next week and discovering where this door (or others) might lead our characters to.

 

This week, Bramley Class have used their imagination to continue The Journey, inspired by Aaron Becker. Using expanded noun phrases, paragraphs and fronted adverbials, the children have written some brilliant pieces of writing.

 

Religious Education

The children in Bramley Class have been learning about Hinduism. We learnt that Hundus worship in a temple called a Mandir and that Mandirs vary in size from small village shrines to large buildings or a shrine can be created in the homes of Hindus. We also learnt that people can visit the Mandir at any time to pray and participate in the bhajans (religious songs).

 

 

Design and Technology

The children from Bramley and Russet Class enjoyed their hook day. Working in groups, they had to complete several construction tasks, each following a clear design brief within a set time. These tasks included a paper bridge challenge, where they learnt that different shapes provide varying levels of support.