Hindu workshop

Mr Rahi Bains came in today to lead workshops about Hinduism and Diwali.
He showed us pictures of Hindu gods and explained how we could recognise them when they take different forms.
We then acted out the story of Rama and Sita and learnt about how Hindus celebrate Diwali today. Finally we learnt a song and played traditional Indian instruments.
We were all inspired and are now keen to find out more about this exciting religion.

 

Thank you Mr Bains.

Tudor clothes

This week we will be learning about the clothes the Tudors wore and designing an outfit for ourselves.
Look at these videos to help you.

Click HERE to see how Tudor clothes were made.

Below is a video about the clothes that Tudor children wore.

History/Art Portraits

We have been learning about portraits as a source of historical information. We have been looking at portraits of Henry VIII and discussed what they tell us about the man.
We imagined ourselves as the Royal portrait painters and practised our art skills in drawing and painting to produce our own portraits.
He looks VERY handsome as we all remembered its not a good idea to mess with a Royal Tudor!

This week we are learning about Henry VIII

Henry VIII Born 1491, Ruled 1509 - 1547

Cross country success!!!

Congratulations to the Pumpkin Base Cross Country runners.

OUR team came first amongst all the other Blandford Year 4's

WELL DONE!

Science - Hot and Cold

Today we will be looking at different types of thermometers and learning how to measure temperature.




Remember:

• Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is.
• Temperature can be measured in degrees Censius using a thermometer.
• When temperature increases heat is being transferred to the object making it feel hotter.
• When temperature decreases heat is being transferred away from the object making it feel cooler.

Literacy/History Stories

This half-term we are going to be looking at the wonderful world of stories and linking this with our historic study. We will by writing wonderful stories of our own set in Tudor times.

To get started you might like to look at the following video to find out who the Tudors were:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/7085.flv

In the next video clip, Terry Deary, of the Horrible History books gives an entertaining insight into Tudor life.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/5335.flv

Here is a brief (audio only) guide to Henry VIII in comic sketches. http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningzone/clips/9486.flv