LIFE CYCLE OF THE PLATYPUS

JuanRa and Jesús did this life cycle diagram.

LIFE CYCLE OF THE CROCODILE

This presentation was done by Julio and Loren from 4ºA. It is excellent!

12 Days of Christmas Sing-a-long Karaoke

This is the Christmas song we are learning this year. You can practise with the video.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What are the names of the reindeer who pull Father Christmas' sleigh?

LIFE CYCLES COMPETITION

In this competition you have to design a life cycle diagram about any living thing you like: frog, dragonfly, ostrich, orange tree etc. When you have finished send the diagram as an attachment to: peterbilingual@gmail.com
You can work in pairs or groups or just individually. There will be a prize for the best one.

I will upload them to the blog. Look at my example:

You can download the document, too. Salamander life cycle

POLL NEWS

So everyone wants to go to the USA. Have a look at the new Christmas-inspired poll and don't forget to answer the question of the week.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

This week's question is easy. What is the typical bird and the typical vegetable we eat for Christmas dinner in Great Britain?

PORTRAITS

In year 4 we have been doing work with protraits in art class. First the children drew their own symmetrical portraits.

Next they copied some famous portrait paintings by Renoir and Matisse. Finally they drew portraits from photos to make a giant poster of people of all different ages and races. This linked up with the work we did in Science about the human life cycle.

SCIENCE ASSESSMENT YEAR 4 UNIT 4

Here is the written assessment which the year 4 children did in Science class today.

Unit 4 assessment sheet

PUNCTUATION

This is today's worksheet. Download the file to your computer. Save in your class file and then follow the instructions.
punctuation

YEAR 4 SCIENCE ASSESSMENT (EXAM)

Thc children in year 4 have an assessment on unit 4 - Men and Women - on Monday 29th November. The children need to understand:

a) the male and female reproductive systems and their functions.    
b) pregnancy and life before birth.
c) the human life cycle.
d) how to make and describe a family tree.

FAVOURITE SUBJECT

As you probably guessed, Art was voted your favourite subject. Have a look at the new poll.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What telephone number do you need to use in the case of an emergency in Great Britain?

THE LION AND THE MOUSE

You can watch one of Aesop's most famous fables, the Lion and the Mouse. What is the moral of this story?.

THIS WEEK'S FABLE

You can read The Miller, His Son and His Donkey by clicking on the link.You can post a comment on the fable.

Today's worksheet

Download this worksheet to your computer and then complete.

worksheet

CHILDREN'S ARTWORK

Here is a selection of children's artwork from over the years.

Picasso Portraits

Mondrian Abstracts

A Chinese New Year Dragon

A Modigliani Portrait

Inspired by "Through The Magic Mirror" by   Anthony Browne

A Japanese Fish Kite

Pointillism

Starbursts

Triangle Pictures

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Every week there will be a question for you to answer using the internet. This is the first one.

Why are the ravens at the Tower of London so important?

You can answer by posting a comment.

VERTEBRATES AND INVERTEBRATES

Here are some activities you can do online to help you remember what you learn
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/classification/kc_classification_main.htm

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_trivia_animal.htm

FABLES

In year 5 we are doing work on fables. This week we have read I AM WHO I AM . This is a fable which teaches us how important it is to be ourselves.

Science assessment 3 -year 4

This was the assessment activity after the year 4 children's unit on the circulatory, respiratory and excretory systems.

Science assessment 3

websites

Here are some websites you can use:

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
http://www.agendaweb.com/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
http://www.manythings.org/
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/