This week year 4 have been learning about Divali. They have looked at and designed their own Rangoli patterns with symmetry in maths. They have also learned about Menhdi designs which are traditionally drawn on hands, we know them more as Henna designs. The children drew around their own hands and designed some of their own patterns. In DT they made Diva lamps and painted them.
I hope everyone has a lovely half term and I will see you all in a week.
We had Jules Mariner come to speak to us about her books and how she gets her inspiration. 
Year 4 all took part in making a class wheatsheaf. This involved using a varied number of skills and working together to achieve this. They did a very good job of this and it is currently in the oven baking. It will be in the classroom on display next week for parent consultation evenings. Please do come and have a look.
Year 4 took part in the performance poetry with the theme being messages. They painted some pictures and learnt some actions to go with the poem.
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