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This afternoon, we were sketching self portraits. We were using the techniques we have learned this half term to try to get the shapes and details right.

Today nurse Elle visited us. She spoke about hot to have healthy bodies and healthy minds. We also learnt how to use plasters, bandages and other equipment. 

Yesterday we had a Doctor visit us in Reception. He showed us lots of different equipment, how to use some of them and what they are used for. We even got to listen to each others heart beats. 

Today we re-enacted the Seder meal, which has been celebrated by Jews for thousands of years. Each food on the Seder plate is symbolic and is there to remind the Jews of their bitter suffering as slaves in Egypt and of how God rescued them.  Some of the food we enjoyed, but some items are…

This morning, Year 4 explored electricity with a fantastic session led by Electricity North West. We drew and built circuits, discussed electrical safety and even made a human circuit using the electricity in our bodies!
 

We listened to the story of Noah. The children were very interested in the part about the rainbow. We used a handy table to make our loose parts rainbow. The children all talked about their favourite colours.

We have looked all around school for things that might not be safe. We are good at spotting dangers.

Yesterday we had a street dance session. We learnt how to do a cool walk, poses and the flip roll. We had lots of fun learning these new skills.

Year 4 had the pleasure of welcoming Marcus the Roman Soldier into school this afternoon. He helped them begin their training to become future members of the Roman Legion! Year 4 showed off their skills and learnt lots too. They are going to be some excellent soldiers for the Roman Empire, well…

We had a great day today learning all about the Vikings. We looked at various artefacts, learnt to row a longship and create a shield wall ready for battle. We played ‘Knucklebones’ and a game called ‘Kubb’, which is similar to tenpin bowling. Our costumes were amazing too. 
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This afternoon, we were investigating what happened to our bodies when we exercise. It made our hearts beat faster, made us hotter and we were out of breath.

We also learned that exercise was good for our physical health and our mental health.

Our PE this week has been a bit different as we had a visit from ‘Go Velo’ and had the chance to develop our cycling skills. The rain stayed away and we had a great time showing lots of enthusiasm and resilience.