It’s been good to have 4DA back in the classroom this week as we start our journey towards Easter!

Our fresh writing unit has seen 4DA learn the model text “Shark Tale”. It tells a portal story based on an annual school trip to an aquarium. Year 6 student, Tom, finds himself swimming with one of the most deadly sea creatures in their tank after being transported in midway through their school visit. (Don’t worry, no harm comes to him). Our maths topic has seen us focus on perimeters. The students have been looking at ways to work out the perimeters of shapes, mainly focussing on rectangles. If you need anyone to refence your garden this weekend, the children can work out how much fencing you will need!

We have also started to build on last half-term’s topic of climate change, to focus more closely on the Blue Planet. In particular, the class have explored the damage done by plastic pollution to our oceans and the animals that live there. They now have a good understanding on what materials are biodegradable and that plastics may take hundreds of years to decompose – leaving microplastics in the water.

Finally, the class had a very special workshop on Friday morning. Graphic design students from Leeds Becket University came in to teach the class all about graphic design. They ran a workshop where the children designed their very own mascot for Room 17, which will be used moving forward!