Christmas market

Well done 4EL on your fantastic work for the Christmas market. By selling our baked goods and crafts, we raised £33.60! We have decided to donate the money to Cancer Research.

Library van

The library van will be in school this Wednesday. Please bring in any library books that you still have at home. Thanks!

Our weekly reflections

I have learned division and multiplication. I have practised my singing skills and I have enjoyed working on the play. My next step is to work on my spellings.
By Savannah

We have been learning about India and practising our handwriting.
Amber

I have learned about Indian snakes. Boa constrictors are one of the largest snakes in the world.
By Lewis

I have enjoyed my project time because I like working with Jacob and we work together. Our project is about beaches. My next step is correct spellings.
By Kea

We have done investigations in science and worked on our project about India. I am doing Indian recipes. We did our Christmas market and all the people loved our cookies.

By Chloe C

Party time!!

Next Friday (21st December) 4EL will be having a party to celebrate all our hard work this term!

We would be very grateful for any contributions of party food - crisps, popcorn, sausage rolls, cupcakes etc - in sealed containers or packets.

Children can also bring in a toy or game.

Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Chad Varah Christmas market

Well done 4EL on your incredibly hard work for Christmas enterprise week!! Our market stall today was a huge success and we have raised lots of money for charity!! Thank you to all parents who attended today!!

Our Christmas performance

Our Christmas performances are next Friday (14th December) at 10:00 and 2:00.

To reserve tickets for a performance, please see the school office.

The most fun week ever!

Our reflections on this week:

We've had the funnest week ever because we've practised our Christmas play and we've been doing our Christmas market.
- Savannah and Jacob

We have been having lots of fun in our golden time clubs because our clubs are special to us and we get to do loads of fun things.
- Caitlin.

It's been the busiest week ever in our school because we've been trying to get the hang of our two Christmas songs. Jingle bell rock is really good because its a fun song and we're practising the words and tunes.
- Kyle

I have learnt how to perform to an audience. You have to make sure you don't laugh and use a great facial expression. You have to change your voice to sound like a character.
- Rosie

I have learnt to work with a partner this week and to get on well together.
Chelsey

I have learnt how to sew while making fabric decorations.
Katie

In drama we used expression in our voices to act out one of the characters.
- Savannah

Reminder to all Parents/Carers

Our PE days are Monday  - Outdoor

                          Thursday - Indoor

Can you please make sure your child has the appropriate PE kit in school for both days.

The weather is getting colder now so jogging bottoms and sports jumpers are needed for our outdoor PE sessions.

Thank you,

Miss Thomas

Our picture of the week! What do you see, think or wonder?

Our super sentences

This week we have been doing some Indian super sentences. We were practising note making and finding key words and putting these into full sentences.

Diwali is a festival of light celebrated by Hindus in October to November also they do Diwali cards and Rangoli patterns because they welcome people in and Diwali cards can wish people a happy Diwali. People tell the story of the God Rama at Diwali.

By Chloe

In India they grow all kinds of crops like corn, wheat, rice, coconuts and mangoes to sell to the shops.

By Hannah

Diwali is a festival of light that is on October to November. They put Rangoli patterns on the doorstep and make Diwali cards because they want people to feel welcome.

By Holli

In India they grow lots of crops like rice, coconuts also mangoes and wheat, then corn. Do you like those crops?

by Keanan

In India, when people have weddings, as a present to the bridesmaid they give jewellery.

By Owen T

Our picture of the week

Our international work

This week our international work is continuing as we learn about our partner school in Australia.

You can access their blog at home or at school. Don't forget to comment on their work!

To visit the blog click here

Wall wisher

Our wall wisher page has now been set up for our India project!

On here you will find links to some great sites for kids about India! Remember to add any other good links that you find!

Wall wisher

International week

A huge thank you to our partner schools in Australia, New Zealand and America for your hard work this week! We have loved sharing our blogs with you and your comments have been fantastic!

Here are some of our reflections on what we have  learned this week...

International week has been very fun, we’ve had lots of fun jobs to do.

This week I have enjoyed doing our super sentences and sending them off on our blog.

It felt good to read the comments from other countries.

I loved learning about India, like what they eat. Now I know more about India.

I liked writing our super sentences to children around the world.

We’ve had fun putting comments on the blog.

We’ve had fun writing on the blog and trying Indian food.

We also celebrated children in need this week and really enjoyed our Pudsey activities! We were challenged to a sponsored silence and had to cross the playground on PE mats without talking.

Our science morning

This morning we have been learning about liquids and solids in science.

Here are some of our comments on our learning!

We learnt how to measure in litres and millimetres.

-    Rosie and Savannah

 

I learnt that just because rice pours out of a container it doesn't make it a liquid.

-    Lewis

 

A liquid will always take the shape of the container it is in

-    Katie G

 

I enjoyed practising my measuring skills today!

-    Keanan

Diwali day

Today has been our Diwali celebration day! Here are some of the things that we have learned...

I have learned that Indians don't eat beef.

I learned what kind of textures Indian foods have like sweet, crunchy, and chewy. The food is very spicy and Indian food has a lot of spice and herbs. A spice we tried today was turmeric.

I learned about the Indian story of Rama and Sita. It is an important story and it is thousands of years old.

I learned about rangoli patterns, these are colourful and symmetrical. They are used to greet people into your home.

Our questions for our international schools

What food do you eat when you have your dinner?

By Owen

What shoes do you wear for school because I wear black shoes.

By Jacob

Where did you find this blog and is it great? Have you put anything on the blog? What games do you play at playtime because I play football at my school. What is your school called because my school is called Chad Varah. How many people are in your school?

By Keenan

What games do you play at playtime because I want to know. I play chase and also racing with my friends.

By Chloe

What clothes do you wear on celebrations?

By Holli

How do you play at home?

By Owen

What do you do at playtime because I run to get my energy.

By Hannah

Our favourite things to do...

I like going to my Dad's house because I can go on the laptop and go on to 4EL's class blog or ICT blog, which are amazing!

By Lewis

Hello, my name is jake I like soccer where you shoot the ball past the goalie or head the ball very hard!

By Jake

Do you do numeracy?
I like going to my grandma's house because she gives me my favourite tea are dinner.
By Caitlin

Hello, my favourite sport is soccer where you shoot the ball into the goal and you scream and shout loudly.

By Jacob

Do you like going on holiday? It's like where you go somewhere you haven't been before.

By Scott

Our school

For international education week, we have been taking photos around our school for everyone else to see. Our school has a gigantic computer room with over 20 computers and in addition there is a smart white board. In our school we have a gigantic hall that.can fit over 10 table into it and in addition we play PE in the hall.I absolutely love the class room 4EL because I get to all my work there with my favourite teacher in addition there is an Indian role play area which I love.by Chloe Owen and Tyler.

Our thoughts on bullying

This week in morning meetings we are thinking about bullying.

What is bullying?
Bullying is where someone is being unkind and hurting others. There is a difference between bullying and unkind behaviour. Bullying is where you hurt someone and do it more than once. It is very hurtful when you get bullied. Always always tell an adult if you think you are being bullied.

What do you think that bullying is?

Where we live

Here are some pictures of our city, Lincoln.

Questions for our international schools

We would like to know more about your school. Please use the comments to answer some of our questions!

Is school fun in your country?
What ways do you communicate?
Do you do children in need day (a special day to raise money for children's charities)?
What shops do you have in your country?
Do you have castles in your country?
What kinds of animals do you have in your country?
What kinds of toys do you play with?
What kind of books do you read? Do you read Roald Dahl?
What is the street your school is on called?
Do you have a king or queen?
What kind of food do you eat?
Do you live in a city?
What's the name of your school?
Do you like our blog?

Around the world

Hello and welcome to our outstanding and interesting blog. We are 4EL and furthermore this week is international week which is where we connect to other schools that are in other countries. We have been writing on our blog for a couple of months and we have been writing what we have learned. We go to a brilliant school called Chad Varah School which is in the tiny, lovely and historical city of Lincoln in the UK. We would like to tell you about our local attractions. First, Lincolnshire museum has lots of things from the old days and you can also find things out that you didn't know. It is actually good fun. If you thought it was boring, you're wrong. Secondly, in Lincoln there is a museum called the collection and we have been there last year. Thirdly, one of the most important cathedrals in the UK is Lincoln cathedral and it is on Minster road. Fourthly, near Lincoln is a place called Rand Farm which is a great place to see animals and play nicely. Finally, there is a castle called Lincoln castle which someone called King William built after a war had ended.

By
Savannah, Katie W, Katie G, Rosie and Filippa

Research - We need your help!

At Chad Varah we use research to improve teaching and learning.

We need your help to do this! If you are in 4EL, please take a few minutes to fill in a short survey about writing. You can find the survey by clicking on the Research tab at the top of this page.

Thank you!!!

Our week

This week we have started learning about India. We have found out that India is the seventh largest country in the world. It's the second most populous country in the world. Spicy food and candy is popular in India. Not all of India is the same, some parts are deserts, some are jungles, some are mountains, some are hilly. Sometimes it rains so much that there are floods. India has some of the longest roads in the world. India has lots of elephants. India is an amazing place to go on holiday!

Well done!!

Well done 4el on your fantastic bonfire night word art!! We loved the way you used wow words and 3D collage!!

Our ideas

Following our work on recycling and composting, 4EL have some ideas to make our school a greener place.

4EL Make A Difference!!

Congratulations 4EL on a fantastic presentation for making a difference day! 4EL spoke to parents about recycling and composting. We were also lucky enough to have a visit from a composting and recycling expert who talked to us about how to reduce waste and save money!

Some great resources for recycling and composting

These sites could help you to find out more about recycling and composting!

www.recycleforlincolnshire.org.uk

www.runnymede.gov.uk

www.lovefoodhatewaste.com

http://www.keepbanderabeautiful.org/recycling.html?gclid=CLbhsoT9l7MCFefMtAodKHAAYg

http://www.recyclezone.org.uk/

http://www.olliesworld.com/uk/html/recycle.html

http://www.runnymede.gov.uk/portal/site/recycling/menuitem.2d2565923c98dfe9eb7d93afaf8ca028/

http://www.epa.gov/recyclecity/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/gardening_with_children/homegrownprojects_compost.shtml

Our weekly reflection

I have remembered to use my finger spaces!

I have done my best handwriting.

I enjoyed going in the ICT suite.

The ICT suite is fun because we are building a bridge simulation.

I have joined up my handwriting.

I have improved my data collection.

I have done 5 super sentences about my character that I made up!

I have achieved my target to make frequency tables.

I remembered to pause at a full stop in my reading.

I measured temperatures with a thermometer and we wrote the temperatures down.

We have been finding ways to keep hot water hot as long as it can by using different insulators.

Well done 4EL, you have had a fun week with lots of learning!

Settling in day

Children are bringing a letter home tonight about settling in day, to replace the parents evening that we have held previously.

To book an appointment to visit your child's classroom, please return the slip. Places will be given on a first come, first served basis.

Sentences we are proud of this week!

We have worked so hard on our super sentences that we wanted to show them off!

I can smell the beautiful breeze coming into the castle.
Jacob

I can smell the delicious, nice food outside of the huge castle.
Kea

As I walked through the drawbridge I could hear the sounds of birds tweeting,the snow falling gently, the moat swishing and the lovely sound of the flag twirling.
Maryam

As I walked across the drawbridge, I smelled the wonderful fragrance of flowers being blown around by the breeze.
Chloe

I can smell smoky fire and the sweet, fresh, juicy fruit.
Amber

As I walk closer to the damaged castle holding my freezing cold, smooth, solid shield, some sharp arrows shoot at me.
Caitlin

As I got nearer and nearer my heart was thumping, second by second the scent was amazing, I could smell the scent of flowers, burning fires and the beautiful fresh air.
Katie

Our assembly

Our assembly

4el had a fantastic assembly. We talked about fair trade, castles and other things we've done in year 4. We have worked hard for this assembly and it has taken all week! All of 4EL practised hard to learn their lines and we got it all right! We really enjoyed it and we're looking forward to next week. We hope you really enjoyed the assembly!

Our class assembly

A reminder that tomorrow is 4EL's class assembly, starting at 9:10 in the hall. We hope to see you there!

Tattershall castle

Today 4EL and 4NN went on their castle trip. We had a superb day, with fantastic sunshine and we even enjoyed a picnic lunch! All the adults we met were very impressed with how much we knew about castles!! More news on this to follow.

4EL PE

Apologies for the confusion about PE days but we have had to change due to timetable conflicts. We will be doing outdoor PE on Mondays and indoor PE on Thursdays. Please make sure that children have all necessary kit in on both days.

Trip reminder

Don't forget that this Tuesday is our trip to Tattershall castle. Please make sure that all permission slips and monies are given in to the office. Thank you!!

The cafe!

Our enterprise week

Our reflections:

It was hard work but fun.

It's been very fun!

I was a bit shy at first but I got used to it!

It was a little bit hard but I got used to it! I enjoyed telling my dad about the work.

My mum said it was a proper cafe! She said it was excellent.

I was away for most of this week but I took part in the cafe, it was lots of. Fun.

I want to get better at speaking out loud, especially learning my lines.

We wrote a recipe for cookies and brownies!

We wrote super sentences about enterprise week!

Star of the week!

Congratulations to our new star of the week, Owen T! Owen really deserved his award for his fantastic listening in class!

Visit to Tattershall castle

There is a letter going home tonight about next week's visit to Tattershall castle. 4EL will be visiting on Tuesday 2nd October. Please return permission slips and payments as soon as possible!

Enterprise week

This week Chad Varah primary school is taking part in enterprise week. We have been working really hard on a profit making project. Our challenge is to think about fair trade and to use or sell fairtrade products. More news on this to follow shortly. Watch this space!

Our weekly reflections

Our thoughts about this week :

I loved using the creative areas and being able to choose a 'could' activity!

I liked super sentences because we get to write on a whiteboard first.

We have enjoyed our golden time clubs this week.

We enjoyed our topic carousel because we can do different things each day.

We worked hard this week.

We would like more time on the iPads and more time in clubs!

We enjoyed ICT and working on our pictures because we always do research before we start.

We enjoyed making models for our topic.

I have liked science, using equipment

I enjoyed working so hard!

I liked drawing!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Katie, our star of the week! Katie spoke to BBC Radio Lincolnshire this week about her charity fundraising. We are so proud of your achievement Katie!

Our week

Today we reflected on our achievements this week...

We have achieved 5 super sentences this week about our castles topic!

We have read every day and are building our reading muscles.

We celebrated Roald Dahl's birthday.

We have built our learning muscles up!

We liked our golden time clubs!

We feel great about our next week at school!

Kitchen roll tubes

Please send in your kitchen roll tubes (not toilet roll tubes) for 4el's next construction project. We need lots!

Home time - change

4EL will be leaving from 1AB's entrance , not the main entrance.

Our first day!

Well done on a super first day back 4EL! It was fantastic to see so many enthusiastic faces arrive this morning! We have worked really hard today, thinking about the listening skills which are so important in working with others.

Please note that,until further notice, children will be dropped off and collected at our main school entrance. This is due to building work.

Please also note that our PE days will be Wednesday and Friday, starting next week.

This term's topic...

Our first topic this term will be Castles!

What can you find out about Lincoln Castle?

The castles page at the top of this blog contains lots of useful links and resources as well as showing you the work we have been doing!

Welcome

Welcome to 4EL's new class blog.

We hope that you will enjoy sharing all of our hard work, thoughts and ideas.

We will also use this site to share news and helpful resources and links to support learning at home.