Good evening 4Red, I would just like to say a big thank you to you all, you have all been amazing this year, and were so welcoming to me when I moved down here from year 5. You have all made yourselves so proud, and I hope you are excited and ready to move up […]
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4 Red discussing pros and cons of using circus animals
Today in 4Red we have been learning about animals within the circus. Children have put together videos of reasons why animals should be included within the circus world as well as arguing their views for why animals should not be part of a circus act. .After watching the videos below, have a go at answering […]
Year 4’s Notting Hill Carnival
Good evening year 4, A huge well done for all of your hard work today and your contributions towards making the Carnival a success. Below is a video of some of our preparations and some of the Carnival itself. What was your favourite part of the day? Why is the Notting Hill Carnival […]
Year 4 Portfolios Summer 2
Hi year 4, What a fantastic half term we have all had in year 4! You have all worked really hard, and gained many vital skills that will help you as you grow and develop throughout your school life. Below are the Portfolios for Summer 2 in year 4, within some of these there are […]
4Red – Learning the tune for our Notting Hill Carnival
Good afternoon 4Red, This afternoon we have spent some time with Mrs Morris learning a tune to use on Friday for our own Notting Hill Carnival. You have all worked extremely hard, and the final piece was FANTASTIC! Well done for producing such a brilliant tune. Challenge question: Can you remember any of […]
The Parable of the Lost Coin
Today in year 4, we are looking at the Parable of the lost coin. “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, […]
Entrepreneur week in 4Red
Times Tables games
Hi year 4, Below, I have added some links for times tables games. It would be great if over half term, you could play some of these games to build your confidence when using times tables in maths lessons. This is a skill that is extremely important, especially as you move to year 5 and […]
Converting Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Today in year 4 we have been converting fractions, decimals and percentages. Below is the link for the video we watched in class. Please feel free to have a look at it again and practise converting between fractions, decimals and percentages at home.
The Great Fire of London game.
Good afternoon year 4, Below is the link for the game we looked at in todays topic lesson, as a recap for some of you, have a great weekend!
Fantastic plans in 4Red
This week in 4Red we have been planning our own Fantasy stories. ALL of the children have worked really hard, and we are looking forward to seeing the plans come to life next week in their stories. Well done to Malaikah and Farhaad for producing a Brilliant plan, you have got some fantastic ideas […]
Osman Osman’s fantastic Literacy work.
This week in Literacy, Osman has worked extremely hard and produced some fantastic fantasy writing. Keep up the good work, and a big well done from Miss Ahmed and Mr Maguire! Mrs Khan was so impressed she even spoilt Osman Osman with a creative set of felt tip pens!
Fantastic Homework in 4Red
This week some of the children in 4Red have produced some fantastic homework. Lataya, Sana, Bethany and Asia have put in 100% effort and produced some fantastic work, well done girls.
The Good Samaritan – Year 4 SMSC
This half term in year 4, we have been learning about the teachings of Jesus through Parables from the Bible. Today, we have been looking at The Good Samaritan in our SMSC lesson. Can you answer the questions below using full sentences and give examples What is the moral of the parable ‘The Good Samaritan’? […]
4 Red fantasy texts.
4 Red are soaring to new fantasy lands! This week we have been exploring imaginative and creative settings within fantasy genres. Below is a video showcasing some discussions and examples of children’s favourite extracts, from their favourite fantasy stories!
4 Red health week video
Good evening 4 Red, I hope you have all had a great health week, I have attached a video for you to look at. Which activity did you enjoy the most during health week and why? Why is it important to have a healthy lifestyle? Can you explain how you know […]
Reading and Role play club.
During spring 2, we had lots of fun in reading and role play club. Children helped me to read books and we added role play into the stories that we were reading. The children placed themselves into the position of the characters from the stories and tried hot seating, changing the story by relating it […]
Fantastic homework in 4Red
A big well done to Isa this week in 4RED! Isa has produced some brilliant homework for this half terms maths challenge. Well done Isa, what a brilliant start to your time at Broad Heath. A big well done again, Miss Ahmed and Mr Maguire :)
Spanish numbers and colours.
Good afternoon year 4, Today we have been very lucky to have had some Spainish teachers in school to help us improve our Spanish skills. We had the chance to count from 1-12 in Spanish, as well as trying to remember our colours. After this we had a competition, playing the Spainish game ‘handkerchief’, […]
4Red Performance Poetry
Today, year 4 have been performing the poem ‘Missing Daisy’. In 4Red we have been using actions to help us to remember a poem without using the poster to help us. Who can remember what type of punctuation we added into our performance today? What positive differences did you see between our performance, and […]
Modern or Tudor clothing?
Today we had the chance to travel back in time to the Tudor period. We had the chance to try on some clothes from this time and now we want to compare them to the clothes we wear today. What main differences can you see between the clothes we wear today and the clothes that […]
The Diary of a Killer Cat – Week 2
Good evening year 5, Today, we have read chapters 2 and 3 of our book ‘The Diary of a Killer cat.’ Before our session next week, I would like you to think about what might happen next in the story. You can use the information in the text below to guess what you think is […]
Macbeth
Our topic in Literacy this half term is Macbeth. This week the children have analysed the language used by Shakespeare to explore the emotions of a scene. The children have also been using drama to explore the relationships and behaviours of characters within Macbeth, using freeze frames to show the feelings of how Macbeth and […]
Year 5 Spring 1 Portfolios
Hi Year 5, What a fantastic term we have had this half term. We have been learning about Spain and enhancing our mapping skills in topic, we have learnt about myths, legends and fables in our literacy lessons and we have built upon a variety of mathematical skills throughout our maths lessons, including our times […]
Reading and Role Play club.
What has Mr. Maguire found in his pencil case?
Good evening year 5, I have just found this in my pencil case, and would like some help. Can you answer some questions and give me some instructions on how to use it? What is this piece of equipment called? What lesson would I usually use it in? What can I use it […]
Around the world week: Afghanistan
What a fantastic start to the week 5RED. So far we have spent time looking at the map of Afghanistan. We have learnt about the Provinces, the capital city and some unique monuments from around the country. Who can remember what the longest river in Afghanistan is called? What is the tallest mountain in […]
Victorian Presentations
Fantastic Achievement in 5RED
Positive learning in RED 5
This week in RED 5 we have been learning about: Negative Numbers in maths; We have been using our inference skills in English to create an image of a character, along with an image of a setting from the book, The Secret Garden; And, we have been investigating whether the weight of an object effects […]