As part of the Outright Campaign, we learnt all about Democracy and how it works! To help with this, we had a democratic vote about what our next prize should be in the raffle. Team Stitch came out on top! 

P4B used the iPads to research the positives and negatives of SeaWorld. They then took part in a debate with each other where they put forward points either for SeaWorld to remain open or for it to be shut down! The children for SeaWorld raised an important point that it can help us learn about other animals. However, the children against SeaWorld made a good point that it isn’t a nice place for the animals to live and they can get very hurt when living there. The children showed fantastic research and debating skills during this lesson! 

P4B used recyclable materials to create their own polar explorer back pack! The creativity was flowing and P4B came up with some fantastic ideas for their backpacks. The children used great problem solving and team work skills! Well done guys! 

The children in P4B used their team work and problem solving skills to create their own Igloo! We will now be using this igloo as our reading corner for the duration of our “Polar Regions” topic! 

P4B used the app ‘Brushes Redux’ to create tonal paintings of their favourite polar animal. Some great digital skills were shown during this lesson!🎨🖌️

Continuing on with our new topic, the children were given the task of researching their favourite animal that lives in the polar regions. The children loved this activity! We found out so many exciting and interesting facts!

To introduce our new topic “Polar Regions”, we spent some time looking at the earth and where the polar regions actionable are. We learnt that they are at the top and bottom of our planet. To consolidate our learning, each table made a tissue paper version of our planet that clearly shows the 2 Polar Regions. We have only started this topic, but P4B are loving it so far! 

P4B were given a challenge this week! They worked in pairs to create and design a birthday party invitation. The children showed fantastic teamwork and creativity to complete this task!

This week, we introduced our new WAU topic of 'Celebrations'! P4B were split in to two teams. They had to work as a team to decide where famous celebrations around the world originate from! P4B had great fun doing this and enjoyed the challenge!

P4B learnt about the wonderful art of Henri Matisse, a famous French artist. The children then created a piece of art that was inspired by Matisse’s art piece called ‘The Snail’. We enjoyed learning about what was used to create this art piece and why it was created in this way!

This week, the children learnt about the levels of pollution in the River Seine and how this affected events during the Paris Olympics. We researched how rivers become polluted and how harmful it can be to our environment. We then had a discussion about how levels of pollution could be reduced. P4B then took part in a water filter experiment! They created a homemade water filter using a plastic bottle, filter paper and sand. We observed that the water became less polluted after it was poured through the sand and water filter!

This week, we celebrated European Day of Languages! This linked well with our WAU topic of ‘Paris’, as children were given the opportunity to learn some French phrases. During one activity, each child was given a French name. Speaking in French, children were challenged to find another child with the same name. We loved learning French in P4B!

This week P4B created their very own Eiffel Tower’s using spaghetti and marshmallows! The children showed fantastic creativity and used great team work to make their own design of the Eiffel Tower.

P4B participated in a scavenger hunt to find out some key information about the city of Paris! The children expanded their vocabulary, finding out the meaning of words and phrases such as ‘currency’, ‘population’ and ‘modes of transport’. They also widened their understanding of Paris and got to know some of the famous Landmarks within Paris!

This week, we introduced our new WAU topic, Paris! The pupils had a fantastic conversation about what they already knew about the city of Paris and what they would like to find out. It was brilliant to use our brand new outdoor classroom for the first time!