Class 4 Blog

It is hard to believe that we are at the end of another academic year; it only feels like we started the school year 5 minutes ago. However to coin a sailing term; time nor tide waits for no man. It has been a brilliant year and it has been a privilege to help the children grow and prepare them for the next step on their educational journey. We have had a jam-packed year at Brandesburton and crammed so much in and even managed to find the time to par-take in the trial multiplication assessments (the children should be immensely proud of their results). Thank-you very much for your support this year! It’s time for you all to put your feet up and enjoy your family time over the summer!

Spellings List 14.6.19

Year 4:

Accidentally, actually, address, answer, appear, arrive, believe, bicycle, breath and breathe.

Year 5:

Available, average, awkward, bargain, bruise, category, cemetery, committee, communicate and community.

Year 4:

suppose, surprise, therefore, though, although, thought, through, various, weight and woman.

Year 5

accommodate, accompany, according, achieve, aggressive, amateur, ancient, apparent, appreciate and attached.

On Monday we had a fabulous trip to The Treasure House in Beverley; in addition to the Beverley Barge Preservation Society, followed by a section of the Elwell Art Trail. The visit was inspired by the children’s desire to learn about transport as part of the Intriguing Inventions theme. To start the day we visited the Treasure House to have a look in the museum and the art gallery, the main focus of our visit to the art gallery was to view the work of Frank Mason (famous for his work on railway advertisement posters). We then walked down to the Beck to jump aboard the barges and boats of the Beverley Barge Preservation Society (BBPS). Whilst visiting the BBPS we were very lucky to receive a presentation from the volunteers on the history of the vessels and their link to Hodgson’s Tannery. We would certainly recommend a visit to the BBPS on the Beck.

We have been extremely lucky in Class 4 today, to receive the help and support of BMC (Brandesburton Motor Company). Mr. Shipley came to visit us to support our theme work on Intriguing Inventions. He brought along a low loader and Ford Fiesta to demonstrate how hydraulics, engines and motor vehicles work. The session commenced with a demonstration on how the low loader can transport cars followed by an explanation on how certain car parts work and the inner workings of a car engine. To finish Mr. Shipley hosted a Q & A session with the children.

We would like to send our thanks to all at BMC for enriching the children’s learning.

Today we started our new unit on persuasive writing. We are linking this to our theme of intriguing inventions and will be looking at adverts linked to the railways. Our first investigation is the adverts used by the NYMR.

You may remember that prior to the Easter holidays the children mummified oranges as part of their theme lessons on the Ancient Egyptians. Today we decided to unwrap our oranges to the delight (and disgust) of the children.

Year 4:

Recent, regular, reign, remember, sentence, separate, special, straight, strange and strength.

Year 5:

Thorough, twelfth, variety, vegetable, vehicle and yacht.