The children receive a flood warning through the post.

As you have been studying all about floods at school, you decide to write the family a letter with some suggestions. What 3 tips would you give the family to ensure they stay out of danger?

A storm is on the way...

Look carefully at the 2 images below. Write a diary entry as the children when they went to sleep that night, knowing that the storm was on its way. Remember to confide your inner most feelings and worries as well as the other features of a diary entry which we have been using.

Our next book will be...

Now, look carefully at the front cover. Use all of the information you see to make predictions about the story...

Think about:
- Where is the story set? How do you know?
- Who might the main character be? What is he/she like?
- What adventures might happen in the story? (I think ___ will..., This story will be about...)

Welcome Emas!

Today we had a local Islington author come to visit, his name was Andy Naylor! He came to read his new narrative poem with KS1 and 2 and everybody loved it! Some children even went back to their classrooms so inspired that they chose to recreate the main character!

His poem begins...

Hello Earth people!
Emas is my name.
Back on my planet,
We all look the same.

We all have six fingers
And we all have four toes.
We all have one eye,
But no one has a nose.

I come from a planet
That’s close to the moon.
It’s small and it’s green
And it’s called Ziggleboom.

The original drawing of Emas from the book on his way to Earth from Ziggleboom!

Can you write a poem in response to the one you heard? What did Emas say to his parents when he returned home?

Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre

Today, we visited Great Missenden to go to the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre.

Here is the original house which Sophie's orphanage from the BFG was based on.

Click on this link to watch the BFG.

Can you find the part of the movie where you see Sophie's orphanage? What do you notice which is similar or different?

Pollution experts!

Recently we have been taking part in a project all about pollution and its effects on the local environment. Today we went out into the local park to look for different kinds of Lichen. We needed to use our magnifying glasses to carefully look on all of the trees and plants and identify which kind of Lichen it might have been!

If there is a high amount of Lichen on the trees and plants, what does this tell us about pollution in the area? Why does Lichen like living in these areas?

We are reporters!

The past few weeks we have been working up to writing a newspaper report all about the incident where George fed Grandma the Marvellous Medicine!

This was George's parents reaction when they came back from their errands...

We began by roleplaying as the reporter in order to find out what George's parents really thought...

What do you think the reporter may have asked George's dad?
How did he respond?
Did mum have anything to comment?

Grandma goes bananas!

George was extremely naughty and decided to feed Grandma the medicine despite our wise words of advice!

This is what happened next...

How was Grandma feeling at this point in the story?

Doughnut dilemma!

How can you cut a doughnut into eight equal pieces with only three cuts of a knife?

On Tuesday 10th February, our school are having our very own Cake Fete! Victoria Glass will be joining us to award prizes for the best decorated cake AND the best cake design!

What will your cake look like?

For or against?

In Chapter 4, George has a difficult decision to make. 

Should he use the animal medicines or not? 

Share your opinions below but remember to tell us your reasons WHY.

Here's a little well done present for all your hard blogging!

Thank you Billy Bob!

KS2 had such a fantastic time meeting Billy Bob Buttons this week. We particularly enjoyed choosing one of his books to buy and getting signed! We would love to see you again soon.

Fraction fun!

Using the fractions wall above:
1) How many different ways can you find of writing 12?

2) From the picture, what equivalent fractions for 13 can you find?

3) How else could you write 34?

 4) What other fractions do you know that are the same as 12?

 5) Find some other fractions which are equivalent to 34.

 6) Can you find any "rules" for working out equivalent fractions?

The urge...

Predict what George might do next.

Clock confusion!

Sam and Julie are friends. Both of them have rather odd clocks at home.
In Sam's bedroom there is an old alarm clock which his Dad had thrown out because it had lost its minute hand. Although it has only its small hand, Sam can still tell the time using it. He can tell the hour, such as midday. He can tell when it is time to get up, time to go to school and time to turn his light out at night.
 

1. Which clock is showing it is midday? How do you know?
2. At what time does Sam get up? Which clock is this?
3. At what time does Sam go to school? Which clock is this?
4. At what time is Sam supposed to turn out his light? Which clock is this?

Roald Dahl

If you could have met Roald Dahl, what would you have asked him?

Worms and slugs and beetley bugs...

In Chapter 1 of George's Marvellous Medicine, Granny tries to persuade George that it's a good idea to eat all kinds of creatures...

If you could try a food that you'd never tasted before, what would you try and why?

We had a go at role playing a conversation between Granny and George. It was hard to keep a straight face!

Lee in full flow! 'I never joke'...'beetles are perhaps best of all. They go crunch!'

Year 4 welcomes award winning author Billy Bob Buttons!

On Wednesday 21st January, we will be welcoming the UK-based, children's author Edward Trayer (pen name Billy Bob Buttons) into our school!

His books: Felicity Brady and the Wizard's Bookshop, The Gullfoss Legends, TOR Assassin Hunter, TOR Wolf Rising and I Think I Murdered Miss sell thousands of copies every year.You can find out more about these titles from this website http://www.thewsa.co.uk/billybobbuttons/.

Edward will be working with years 3, 4, 5 & 6 on story writing including building up plot, setting and character.

1. Who is your favourite story character? Why?
2. Have you got any questions to ask Edward before he arrives?

Year 4 welcomes Victoria Glass...

We are about to embark on an exciting new project with Victoria Glass (a very famous baker and food writer who's written loads of books) and the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre! We will be learning all about George's Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl as well as designing, writing and making our very own potions...keep your eyes peeled for some exciting blog posts and pictures! If you've got any ideas of potion ingredients...feel free to blog your ideas!

This term, we will be studying...

 

Now, look carefully at the image and the title. Use these to make predictions about the story...

Think about:
- Who might the main character be? What is he/she like?
- Where is the story set? How do you know?
- When did this story happen?
- What adventures might happen in the story?