Geography Field Trip
To support our learning about Rivers, we visited Bradgate Park. We followed the course of the River Lin through the park. We stopped to sketch examples of meanders, ox-bow lakes and erosion.
We also climbed to the top of the hill to visit the war memorial. We followed a footpath marked on a map. We could see for miles and miles from the top of the hill. We used compasses to help us plot significant landmarks on a map.
We made many links with other curriculum subjects. Whilst walking, we had encounters with wild animals and discussed food chains. From the top of the hill we were able to see Cropston Reservoir. The reservoir was built to supply water to the growing population in Leicester during the C19th. This linked nicely with one of our recent history units. We of course also talked about Lady Jane Grey.
We had a fantastic day. What a shame we could not stay for longer.
Cool Creations
We had great fun creating our own healthy wraps during the Design and Technology focus day. We reminded ourselves about the different sections of the eat-well plate. Our teachers provided us with a wide selection of ingredients. We sorted them into the different food groups. We then all planned and designed our own healthy wrap. We had to make sure that our wrap contained protein and vitamins. We also had to think about the flavour and texture of our fillings. Our teachers encouraged us to try foods or combinations of foods that we had not tried before. We even came up with creative names for our wraps.
We had to work well in our teams to prepare the different ingredients. The final products tasted amazing. We all tried something new. Even the teachers tried combinations of foods that they had not tried before!
Djembe drumming performance
What a fantastic performance. Mr Bailey really gets the musical best from our Year 4 children. As you can see from the photos , we welcomed a large audience of parents as well as pupils.
Well done Year 4.
Rainbow Laces Event at LCFC
8 children attended the Rainbow Laces event where they discussed equality and created a wonderful poster which is displayed at the front of the school hall. The poster focuses on all the important qualities we wish to develop in ourselves at Stokes Wood: respect, tolerance, understanding, support for others and being able to speak out about what we believe in. As you can see there was plenty of creativity during the event.
Egyptian Style painting
Year 4 children have really enjoyed their history topic, learning about the Egyptians. Here you can see them really focussed on painting in the Egyptian style.
Human Body
Year 4 pupils have been learning how the human body deals with food to get the energy it needs . You can see the children cutting and mashing food to represent the action of our teeth. They then had to sequence the parts of the digestive system.
Egyptian Day
Right at the beginning of term Cleopatra made a surprise visit to Stokes Wood. This was a stroke og good luck as Year 4 had just started their history topic on the Ancient Egyptians. Learning about mumification and building pyramids from an Egyptian Queen was really interesting and very memorable.