This week in English, we wrote detailed character descriptions of Rambashi the pirate and then turned our attention to persuasive writing, creating adverts for Rambashi’s Jungle Grill, his new business venture! We explored a range of persuasive techniques, including repetition, superlatives, emotive language, a sense of urgency, and rhetorical questions, and thought carefully about how writers influence their audience.

In maths, we placed mixed numbers on number lines, thinking carefully about which two integers they sit between. We challenged our reasoning and fraction sense further by working with unmarked number lines.

In geography, we learnt about plate boundaries and how different types of movement create volcanoes, earthquakes, and mountains. To help us visualise this, we recreated tectonic plate movement using biscuits and chocolate frosting, which proved both memorable and effective!

In R.E, we explored what it means to belong to a group and how this can shape identity and feelings of community. We learnt about the formation of the Sikh Khalsa and the Amrit ceremony.

In art, Year 4 began an exciting project on Javanese masks, learning about their use in performance. They designed their own masks before creating them from clay, and are looking forward to painting them next week.