LKS2 (Years 3 and 4) 2025-26
Penguin Grand Prix
(In an over-blown Scottish accent) Contenders! Are you ready!?
The children in each class took part in a penguin grand-prix, racing their penguin puppets on spheros around an assault course. The winner in each house then took part in a final, and over the three classes, the results are as follows: earth - 225; water - 225; fire - 175; air - 125.
The children were in good spirits and enjoyed taking part, even if their puppet did keep falling off their Sphero! It was wonderful to see some of our quieter members doing so well, and there was the odd come-from-behind win!
PE enrichment
Over the last two weeks, the children have enjoyed fencing, curling and a reindeer run.
Fencing allowed the children to use both foam swords and plastic foils to try out their lunging and parrying skills, and begin to use the suitable stance and movements for fighting.
Curling brought a different set of skills to the fore, requiring aim, patience and moderation. They had two stones to roll, and could knock each other off the bulls eye, often changing the outcome at the last minute. Resilience was needed, and the children displayed excellent sportsmanship.
The reindeer run was a fun way to let off some steam, and the children enjoyed trying to run in antlers!
Brookmans Buddies Carol Singing
On Friday, reception and year 4 joined forces to light up the village with Christmas songs and stained glass window decorations for the local businesses.
The weather was cold and frosty, but with the offerings from Bradmores coffee shop, our Christmas spirits were high. The business owners were delighted to receive our crafts, and the reception children did a great job writing and posting their letters to Santa.
We are really proud of our children, and they did a great job signing their hearts out!
River Study
For our geography topic on rivers we visited the local river in London Colney, the River Colne. At three different points along the river, we measured the width, depth and speed and recorded these in a table. We discussed key aspects of the life of a river, its usages and history, and spotted signs of misuse and pollution.
When we returned to school, we were able to write up our investigation and turn our data into bar graphs for comparison and evaluation. The children had a great time being real geographers.
Building numbers
Using base ten equipment, the children had to make a model of a creature and then find its numerical value. We then placed these on an unmarked number line, discussing how we knew which numbers were larger than others, and began to think about number magnitude and rounding.
Electrical Circuits
LKS2 have spent this half term exploring circuits. They had to make a light bulb light up, problem solve issues with incomplete and broken circuits and make their own switches. The children explored materials that insulate and conduct, and applied this to how we use electricity safely.
Rivers and flooding
We dug our own model of a river and observed how water flows around a meander. We discussed the causes and effects of flooding, simulating this by blocking part of the water course and imagining what it would be like to live in the flood plain of a river. We then compared this to photos of the River Colne in flood in London Colney and discussed both human and natural causes of floods.
Maths through Tiddlywinks
We explored place value and addition using tiddlywinks. The children had to land their counters inside their goal and add up the ones, tens, hundreds and thousands to find their total. The children enjoyed this blast from the past!
