We had a royal day out at Hampton Court this week where we discovered more about the life of Henry VIII. We explored the Great Hall, the Great Watching Chamber, the Council Chamber, the Chapel and his magnificent kitchens which served 600 courtiers every day for lunch and dinner.
Year 4 have all completed the mandatory Multiplication Table Check (MTC) in the past 2 weeks. The children complete the test online and have to answer 25 random times table questions up to 12 x 12 with only 6 seconds to think of the answer and input it. I wonder how well parents would do on the test? The children have been practising at home and at school all year so most were well-prepared. We ensure that the children do the test in a calm environment with no distractions and we will not be publishing the results as this is only a snapshot of how the children performed on one day. We do not want them to feel any pressure about this assessment; the children use their recall of times table facts every day when solving maths problems or calculations.
Year 4 have been continuing to learn notes on the clarinet. If you listen very carefully on Thursday afternoons, you may be able to hear Mary Had a Little Lamb or Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
Year 4 have begun to learn about the Tudor dynasty. Read on to find out more...
