This morning, Dragonfly class had a visitor from Shropshire Fire and Rescue! Firefighter Barry came to give the children a fire safety talk. We learnt about what we should do in the event of a fire, how we know if there is a fire and what to do if we catch fire. The children asked some excellent questions, we really enjoyed the visit!
We have had an excellent couple of days in Dragonfly class getting to know one another! We have had a jam packed two days full of activities! We have played team building and getting to know one another games, made self portraits with things that are important to us inside them, and even managed to use marshmallows in maths to make 3D shapes!
We have had a busy week in Dragonflies this week! With arts week in full swing we have had the chance to have a go at lot’s of different Mexican themed arts. To start our week off on Monday we had the opportunity to have a go at Mexican dance. We learnt the Mexican hat dance where Miss Hindley was extremely impressed with their Dance moves! Throughout the week we have been creating traditional Mexican pattern’s through the technique of Batik, which requires us to draw a pattern on to material using wax and then paint our design with fabric paint. We have had a go at making Freida Kahlo Piñata’s and flower crowns. We have also experimented with clay to make traditional Mexican sun faces and finally we have LOVED making Ojos de Dios ( God’s eyes) out of sticks and weaving wool, we found this therapeutic! Well done Dragonflies you have worked hard this week!
In science we are looking at sound. This afternoon we were exploring how sound can change over a distance. As part of this we created string telephones to demonstrate how sound travels. We discovered that we could hear clearly through the cups as the string and the cups are solid, so the particles are much closer together than the particles in the air, which is a gas. The sound energy can travel from particle to particle far easier in the solid string telephone, so the sound of our voices were louder over the same distance than it was in the air. We had a great time discovering how sound travels over distance! 
Welcome back Dragonflies Class, we hope you all had a lovely Easter break!
We have got lots of exciting things to look forward to this term; swimming, Liverpool for year 4 and school trips just to name a few! Below is our timetable for this term.
Our topic this term is ‘Would I rather live in Mexico City or Shrewsbury?’ We will be learning lots of interesting things about each place through comparison.
We will start swimming lessons from Friday 26th April, so everyone will need to be in PE kit and bring their swimming kit with them on Fridays. We will no longer have PE on a Monday afternoon, but PE will continue on a Tuesday.
Please find the knowledge organisers for subjects this term below. The knowledge organisers will tell you what the children will be learning and some key vocabulary they will encounter this term. We hope you find these helpful, please let us know if there is anything you would like to discuss.
Dragonflies – Creating Media Photo EditingSummer term year 4 sound
Miss Hindley and Miss Lloyd- Jones
Welcome back to the new school year for 2023-24. We look forward to hearing all of your summer updates!
Here is Dragonfly Class timetable for this term:
Dragonfly Class Timetable Autumn 2023
Remember our school day starts at 8.45am with the door opening at 8.40am. A member of staff is always on the door to the hall so please feel free to use this as an opportunity to share communication.
Equipment will be provided in class, just make sure you bring Reading Books and Reading Diaries every day.
Clubs will resume in the third week; information will be sent with further details soon.
I look forward to seeing you all Tuesday 5th September at 8.45am!
Mrs Walters 🙂
Hi Dragonflies!
From next week, new homework will be given out on Wednesdays. This means it is even more important that homework is handed in, in homework books on Wednesday so that children have their books with them to stick their new homework in.
Homework this term will be spellings, which will also be tested on Wednesday from now on, and a times tables sheet.
Please can we also ask that children are reading at home, and that an adult is signing their reading record three times a week (a signature is all that is necessary from the adult).
Thank you all for your support!
Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Lloyd-Jones and Mrs Hollis
Below are the knowledge organisers for Dragonfly class for this term. The knowledge organisers will show you what we will be learning within different subjects and will provide you with some key vocabulary we will be using this term.
We hope you find these useful. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Computing – Creating Media Desktop Publishing
Geography Dragonfly Class Greece Summer 2023
PSHE – Dragonflies Summer 2023
R.E. – How and why do people mark the significant events of life
Hello Dragonflies!
We hope you have all had a lovely Easter break and a great first couple of days back in class.
Our over arching topic this term is ‘Ancient Greece’. Click on the link below to find out about all the things we will be learning about this term.
Summer 2023 Topic planner Dragonfly class
This term we will continue to have PE on Tuesdays and Fridays, so please come to school in PE kit on those days. On Fridays, starting Friday 28th April, we will be going swimming, so you need to come to school with your swimming kit in a separate bag.
If you have any questions or queries please email our admin email address or catch us or Mrs Maycock at the gate any time 🙂
Thank you for your continued support.
Miss Lloyd-Jones and Mrs Hollis
Welcome back Dragonfly Class!
We hope that you’ve all had a lovely break and managed to enjoy the sunshine! We’re looking forward to a very busy but exciting term. Click on the links below to find out what the children will be up to this term:
Dragonflies Newsletter Summer 2022
Dragonfly Class Topic Planner Summer 2022
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