Assembly
Year 4 will be performing their assembly ‘Around the World in 20 Minutes‘ on Wednesday 03 October at 2.40pm.
We look forward to seeing you there!
All aboard
Our travels through time have begun. With a focus on transport through the ages, Year 4 started off their journey learning about chronological order. The children put together a time line of events through history.
Following this, we studied early humans and how artefacts found have given us clues as to how these people lived. This initiated a conversation as to how history has shaped the lives we lead today.
Year 4 confidently carried out some research into cave paintings. I was very impressed by some of the children’s prior knowledge.
“Blood was used to add detail and colour. Bones were hollowed out so ‘paint’ could be blown through them onto the walls,” commented Albie.
“They had to use their legs as transport and the animals carried heavy items,” stated Jessica.
Did you know?
Four boys searching for a lost dog discovered paintings at Lascaux, France in 1940. These paintings were created around 15,000 BC, which would make them about 17,000 years old.
What did the paintings mean?
We discussed reasons as to why cave paintings were created.
There are three theories that the prehistoric man might have painted animals on the walls of the caves.
- The cave man wanted to decorate the cave and chose animals because they were important to their existence.
- The second theory could have been that they considered this magic to help the hunters.
- Prehistoric man could have used the painting of animals on the walls of caves to document their hunting expeditions.
Methods of Painting
Prehistoric people would have used natural objects to paint the walls of the caves. To etch into the rock, they could have used sharp tools or a spear. The paint or color that they probably used was from berries, clay, soot, or charcoal. The tools used to apply the paint could have been made by attaching straw, leaves, moss, or hair to sticks. They might have used hollow bones or reeds to spray the color on, similar to an airbrush technique we use today.
When we had finished our research and discussion it was time to create our very own cave paintings. Using different media, the children selected appropriate resources to make their painting look as realistic as possible.
Stay posted as lots more paintings to follow.
After-school clubs
Places are filling up for our after-school clubs starting next week.
We do have some places available on the following physical activity clubs. These clubs are subsidised using our PE Premium funding costing just £1 per week.
Monday
Volleyball
Have a try at a new sport. Led by Elaine Brown, Leeds Volleyball Club coach, come along to learn skills, develop team work and play competitive games on our volleyball court in the MUGA. This club finishes at 4.15pm. There is no session on Monday 22 October 2018. Open to Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 Cost £7
Tuesday
Multi skills
Come and take part in a range of fun sporting games, challenges, matches and activities which include key motor skills such as throwing, catching, kicking, running, jumping, striking, Organised by Five Star Sports. This club finishes at 4.15pm. There is no session on Tuesday 23 October 2018 or Tuesday 27 November 2018. Open to Y1, Y2, Y3 Cost £6
Wednesday
Gymnastics
A fun way to keep fit while learning new skills. Organised by Leeds Gymnastics Club. This club finishes at 4.15pm. Open to Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, Y5 Cost £8
Thursday
Wake Up Shake Up
Be ready to Wake it and Shake it at Mrs Charlesworth’s club. You’ll be swinging, shaking, moving and grooving your way to pop, rock, R’n’B and dance. This club finishes at 4.15pm. Open to Y3, Y4, Y5, Y6 Cost £8
How can I book a club?
Booking for after-school clubs is via School Gateway. Please contact the office if you need any assistance making a booking. Payment is due at the time of booking.
National Fitness Day
Some of our Key Stage 2 children enjoyed an active morning taking part in a range of activities for National Fitness Day:
- ‘I loved the dodgeball.’
- ‘I enjoyed all the activities.’
- ‘It was fun to do the different games.’
Cycle Leeds Learn to ride a bike sessions
These popular sessions are running locally in the half term holiday. Booking is essential for all sessions and can be done by clicking on the appropriate link below.
Children’s Beginners Learn to Ride Sessions
Tuesday 30th October and Thursday 1st November
At Carr Manor Community School (Secondary Phase)
Times: 9am, 10:30am and 12:30
For more information and to book:
https://childrencarrmanor.eventbrite.co.uk
Children’s Improvers – Skills, Circuits & Games!
Thursday 1st November – Carr Manor Community School (Secondary Phase)
Time: 14:00
For more information and to book:
https://childrenimproverscarrmanor.eventbrite.co.uk
Topic maths
Last week, the children conducted a local survey around Moortown. Today, the class began to interpret the data and thought about how they could display it.
After looking at examples of bar charts, Year 4 created their own and added the data from the survey. An interesting fact from the survey was that no one thought was rubbish was an issue in our local area.
“That’s because we go litter picking, ” commented Musa.
Resilience and patience were put to the test this morning when the children were given some Ordnance Survey symbols to match. The symbols formed part of a jigsaw. This was quite a challenge but we were so impressed with the determination shown by the class to complete this task.
Well done to all!
Transported back in time
Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed a trip to two museums in Hull today.
Streetlife Museum of Transport
We all climbed aboard at the Streetlife Museum of Transport and enjoyed all the sights, sounds and smells of the past. There are over 200 years of transport history on display. The children walked down a 1940s high street, boarded a tram and enjoyed the pleasures of a carriage ride. Our big topic ‘Transport‘ starts next week so today’s trip was a great introduction to transportation through the ages. Enjoy our photos with your child. Question them about the visit.
From ‘bone shaking’ early bicycles to horse drawn carriages fit for royalty, the museum was packed with exhibits from various periods of time.
Hull and East Riding Museum
In this museum, we entered a world where 235 million years of history has been brought to life. From majestic mammoths to Saxon invaders, Year 4 travelled through history up to modern Britain. Walking through an Iron Age village, entering a Roman bath house and looking at the stunning mosaics were just a few of the displays to stop and study. We discovered a mysterious crew of wooden warriors and saw some medieval treasures!
What a geographical afternoon!
This afternoon, the Year 4 class enjoyed a topic lesson with a difference. We studied maps (old and new), identified different countries and their capital cities, read a poem called Globe Trotter, began work on a class piece of art, visited the local shops and carried out a locality survey.
Location survey
We asked different people if they could spare five minutes to help us with our survey. Members of the public were very willing to answer some questions and commented on how polite the children were.
- “What is your main concern about the area?” “The parking and the traffic.”
- “What is your main reason for visiting this area today?” “I’m talking a walk with my child and visiting the shops.” “How often do you visit this area?”
- “Almost every day.”
We will be interpreting the data collected and then it will be put into different kinds of charts.
Ordinance survey maps
The children searched for our school on the map.
Jess stated: “Well, our school won’t be on that map because it was built in 1915 and this map is before that date.” Good knowledge, Jess!
The shape of the land
Following a task to identify countries by their shape, borders and coastlines, work began on our very own version of the British Isles.
Using paint mixed with glue the land was transformed. To add different textures we also sprinkled sand on top of the paint. This created a rugged effect. The children will be carrying on with this project over the next few lessons.
Adding mountain ranges, rivers, towns, counties and a few famous landmarks will complete our work. Stay posted to see the unveiling of the United Kingdom as you’ve never seen it before!
Using stencils, some children created images adding coloured sand to represent different countries.
Best of British themed menu
Catering Agency, our school meal provider, will be running a special themed menu on Thursday 04 October.
Please contact the office, by Wednesday 26 September, if your child would like a school dinner on this day.
KS2 fruit tuck shop returns on Tuesday 25 September
Our popular Key Stage 2 fruit tuck shop runs every Tuesday playtime and regularly sells about one hundred portions of fruit.
The dates for the tuck shop for this year are:
- Autumn term: Tuesday 25 September 2018 to Tuesday 18 December 2018 inclusive
- Spring term: Tuesday 08 January 2019 to Tuesday 26 March 2019 inclusive
- Summer term: Tuesday 16 April 2019 to Tuesday 16 July 2019 inclusive
This year, we’ll continue with the pre-payment option so that you pay in advance for the whole year for your child to have fruit from the tuck shop. We know that some children like to buy more than one portion of fruit, either for variety or to top up their packed lunch and we can also offer the option of paying for two items.
As an incentive for selecting the pre-pay option, we’re able to offer you one week per term free. Therefore for this year, you would pay for 32 weeks and receive fruit for 35 weeks. The cost for one portion of fruit for this year is £6.40 and the cost for two portions is £12.80.
Please note that payments are non-refundable and should be made via School Gateway. If you prefer your child to pay in cash on a weekly basis, that’s fine – we’ll continue to operate this system. Each portion of fruit costs 20p.
If you would like to pay in advance for your child to visit the tuck shop, please do this via School Gateway, under the payment option, by Friday 21 September 2018.
Thank you for your support for the fruit tuck shop.