As the temperature drops and the leaves begin to fall, Year 4 have been enjoying everything that comes with shorter days and colder lunch breaks, including having to put on an extra 3 layers of clothing and fancy ear muffs!  Autumn has already brought with it huge shifts in weather patterns and we are halfway through our data collection and logging of the daily temperature records of London and New York to go with our Computing unit of ‘We are Meteorologists’.  Excel and PowerPoint software applications are both being used plot, graph, predict and present the weather for these two fabulous cites to their fellow classmates.  Our class trips were also a lot of fun this week as the weather co-operated and playing in the leaves was had by most, even Mrs Stabler!  Mapping skills were explored by trying to keep size, scale and symbols as accurate as possible on their physical features map of Walpole Park whilst trying not to think about the massive climbing frame calling their names.

Continuing with the goal of warming up the classroom and school environments through warm and positive communication to one another, anti-bullying week has been a huge success this week with deep discussions and re-enactments of various scenarios exploring what constitutes bullying behaviour.  Among the hotter topics this year around was the possibilities and avenues by which cyber-bullying can take place.  Although most of the children in year 4 do not have their own hand held devices or email/social media accounts, a lot of discussion took place around online gaming and the possible dangers on that platform.  Headphones and chat while playing have opened a whole new dimension that must not be ignored.

Finally, the extravaganza that is the Fielding Xmas fair is fast approaching and year 4 are looking for volunteers for a couple of the stalls. The sign-up sheet is posted just out-side of the Year 4 door. Word is that Santa has already begun warming up his sleigh (and vocal cords) in anticipation of this the big day, before the big day, and is now accepting applications from staff for his Elf entourage!!