Chandra, Sputnik & Voyager Class Blog

This week has been both busy and exciting, filled with wonderful learning across all areas of the curriculum. As mathematicians, we have been exploring fractions—what they are, how they can be represented, and how they help us describe parts of a whole. The children have been working with visual models,

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break and enjoyed time with family and friends. It’s been fantastic to see everyone return ready for a great start to the new term! As writers, we have begun exploring our new book, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. We’ve been thinking

This week has been full of Christmas cheer and wonderful activities! The children enjoyed a variety of festive events, starting with a delicious Christmas lunch that we all really enjoyed. Later in the week, we celebrated with a Christmas party, complete with exciting party games and plenty of

As writers, we completed our innovated stories inspired by Odd and the Frost Giant. The creativity and imagination on display were fantastic. Each piece was a joy to read and beautifully presented.   As historians, we concluded our history enquiry by answering the question: “How did the

We’ve had a wonderfully busy and productive week! As scientists, we explored the fascinating world of magnets—discovering how they work and learning practical ways to use them. We even created our own working compasses using a magnet, a compass template, and a tray of water. As writers, we

We’ve had another fantastic week of learning! As scientists, we investigated the fascinating world of magnets. We explored magnetic poles and discovered how magnets can both repel and attract each other. We also posed an intriguing question: Can a magnetic field pass through different materials? Using a simple paperclip, we

We’ve had another fantastic and action-packed week in Years 3 and 4, filled with exciting new learning! As writers, we completed, edited, and published our final drafts of non-chronological reports about Viking Gods. The children produced work full of fascinating facts and beautiful writing. As scientists, we explored

What a fantastic week in Year 3 and 4! As scientists, we explored the concept of friction by testing different surfaces using ramps and toy cars. We made predictions, carried out experiments, and drew conclusions from our findings. As mathematicians, we continued investigating area, comparing different shapes and

It’s been wonderful to welcome the children back after the half-term break, and we’ve certainly hit the ground running! As mathematicians, we have begun exploring area and investigating how the shape of an object affects its size. We’ve also experimented with creating different shapes that share the same area.

Its been another busy and productive week with lots of fabulous work completed! As writers, we wrote our adventure stories inspired by Beowulf. We focused on our descriptive writing and sentence structure and the results were spectacularly imaginative! As artists, we explored texture and pattern creating