During school grounds week, we went to the school field to record what we could see, hear, touch and smell. Back in the classroom we used our poetry skills to expand the imagery. We then taped different pieces of coloured paper to our tables and used charcoal and graphite sticks to create images suitable for our poems. After that we used handwriting sessions to write them out neatly before finally copying them onto accetate so they could be glued over the images.
Last week, as we prepared to take home the palm top Vye computers, we learned how to edit pictures to fit with an audio file. The pictures are from our Tudor assembly. The children worked in groups to record and edit each scene into a short movie. The music that we used and the dances that were in the assembly have not been put in here.
We hope you enjoy our video editing.
To end our Tudor study the children decided which aspect of Tudor life they were most interested and researched it. They did this to produced reports about their topic in literacy. They also had to design a way to illustrate their work for display, using at least two types of media. I am delighted with their work and it now is on display outside the office.
As you all know, Y4 will be given a palm top computer to take home and use for work next term. First up will be Mr. Sumner’s class for the first half term, then Miss Mcleod’s will have them for the second half term.
Palm tops are like lap tops but smaller.
They have cameras and microphones built into them and will come with lots of software to help you make multi-media presentations. Please make sure that your parents get the letter (or see this blog) so that they come to the curriculum evening next Wednesday (24th March). At the meeting we will give you all the information about their use and we will answer any questions you may have about these computers.
The special meeting for Y4 parents will be between 5:30 and 6:00. We will have lots of signs up on the day to let you know which room we will use.
We will not be handing the computers out on this date!
Last term Y4 studied Kenya and we put a lot of our Kenyan work into books that we made. This is a compilation of pages from the books, I hope you like it
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