Order!

Wow - where did that week go?

Year 4 have been very orderly this week! Lots of sorting and ordering has been happening across the curriculum.

We  sorted our finds from last week's walk and discovered that we have found parts from Roman roof tiles, pottery and an oyster shell which may have been left over from a feast! The children have been scrutinising such artifacts under the magnifying glass.

We wrote about the task and showed off our IT skills by adding photos of the event!

We have also been looking at ordering events during the Roman period and plotted them onto a timeline. Great team working skills were clearly observed during this task!

In Maths, we matched the Roman numerals to our numbers and even learnt a great song about it!

We also had a great time during our House Picnic - the weather was fabulous and we all played some great games!

Lots more exciting things are planned for next week... Until then have a great weekend All!

Welcome back!

Welcome back everybody! What a fabulous week we have had. It has been lovely to see our new children settling in with their peers in their Year 4 classrooms.

Here is Libby who has started school in Australia. We wish her all the best - she is enjoying life there so far!

So far we have been very busy learning new routines and expectations. We have shared our holiday stories and started our new topic on Under Attack. We are looking at the attempts of conquering Britain and thinking about how the Roman legionaries must have been feeling during that time.

On Wednesday we had a lovely afternoon being 'ologists'! We walked to the farm to the field where there was once a Roman settlement. As archaeologists we were busy 'combing' the area looking for Roman artefacts. We will be looking closer at our finds next week when we will be sorting them into groups. Mr Campbell was very impressed with some of our haul!

 and we're off!

 Collecting Roman artefacts

Mrs Wallace was busy foraging blackberries for the archeologists!

In RE we have been learning about Hinduism and looking at places where Hindus worship collectively and independently. We have reflected about our special places and have been collecting important items for our class shrine.

Just like the sunshine; this week has gone in a flash!  Have a great weekend everybody!

Year 4 French Food Tasting

Y4 had fun acting out a French café scene and asking for their items in French using the phrases. ‘Je voudrais’ and ‘merci’. Some of us were waiters and waitresses serving in the café and we all had a turn at being a customer.

Once we had tried the food, we gave our opinions in French.

Tu aimes?                    Oui j’aime!                  Non, je n’aime pas!

Imogen x

U9A Copthill Kwik Cricket v Ratcliffe - Wednesday 19th June 2019

U9A Cricket V Ratcliffe

Copthill batted first and punished the Ratcliffe bowling, scoring twenty-seven fours and five sixes.  Communication was also generally good and some pairs picked up some excellent singles.  Henry was the pick of the batsmen.  Copthill managed 184 off twenty-four overs, losing ten wickets.

When Ratcliffe batted, our bowling was good in patches, though we gave away a number of wides and no balls.  Our fielding was excellent and without big hitters, we pinned Ratcliffe back, not allowing them to build their score.  Pick of the bowlers was Adam.  Ratcliffe had to leave befotre their final pair batted, however with a score of 75 off twenty overs, losing eight wickets, they were never going to reach our total.

Dexter captained the team and it was a promising all round display with some very good teamwork.  We will need to learn how to remain quiet whilst waiting to bat so that we do not distract our batsmen or their bowlers.

Sports Day Action Shots - 2019

Here are some fantastic action shots of some children performing at Sports Day 2019.....

Gym

During the year, Copthill have participated in some prestigious Gym competitions and the Year 4 children have been particularly strong and have performed to a high ability.