Category: Year 4
Olivia! The Performance
Year 4 and 6 performed their long-awaited musical production of Olivia on Tuesday and Thursday, and it was worth waiting for. The children sang, danced and acted with enthusiasm. The audience were emersed in the story of the orphan Olivia who came to London and met up with characters such as Eliza Dolittle, Fagin and…
Drama – ‘Olivia!’ Rehearsals
Last Wednesday years four and six had their dress rehearsal for their musical production of Olivia. They all looked amazing in their costumes. Their lines are learnt, the dance moves are perfected, and the songs are mastered. They just can’t wait to perform it to their parents next week.
Escape Room Workshop
This week Years 3-6 took part in some amazing Escape Room workshops.The children were tested and challenged by the tasks set out and worked well together to answer questions and solve clues. A big thank you to The Problem Solving Company and well done to all the children.
Hampton Court – Year 4 Trip
Year Four’s highlight of the week was definitely the trip to Hampton Court. They started the day by learning about the Tudor kitchens, where they cooked, the found out about the different kinds of food that Henry VIII ate and the different ways Tudors cooked food in the Palace. Then Year Four enjoyed some outside…
Cinema Trip – Prep
Years 4-6 also enjoyed a cinema trip this week. They watched ‘Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds’. The children had a wonderful time together – with the whole cinema to themselves and had a fantastic experience!
Drama – Rehearsals and Preparation
A busy week for the Drama department. Little Lyndhurst have been busy rehearsing their parts in the Nativity and Years 4 and 6 have already started working together on their musical production of ‘Olivia’ for the spring term. Year six are already familiar with the play as they were due to perform it in March…
STEM – Hands on Learning!
Year 4 were examining the way intestines worked in this interesting (and gross!) STEM experiment. They first chewed and broke up the food before churning it round in their stomachs. They then passed it through the intestines making sure to squeeze the water out of the food. Year 4 then examined their stool to see…
English – Poetry Workshop
This week, we had the pleasure of hosting the lovely Jo Stokes to provide Poetry workshops in school. Here are Year’s 3 & 4 thoroughly enjoying creating, writing and performing their poetry ideas. Perfect to see the children perfecting these skills in readiness for the Poetry Recitals in school next week!
Drama – Duologues
The topic of Year 4 this half term is duologues. They are working with different partners each week on short scripts for two actors. They have performed scripts titled A mermaid in the chip shop and The frog prince at the garden centre. This week they worked on a script called My friend is sad….
Art – Tudor Pouches on Display
Thank you to Mrs Dodds and the Year 4 children for the wonderful Tudor Pouches and art on display! It is so nice to see their hard work around the school and for them to be proud of their creations too. The children have taken great care to recreate these authentic looking pouches using different…