Year 4 News
Mrs Whiting
Hi, I am Mrs Whiting and I am the Year 4 teacher at Keyingham Primary School. I joined the Keyingham family in September 2021. I have 2 children who keep me very busy and if I find the time I enjoy running, music concerts and going to the theatre (which doesn’t happen a great deal now!). I don’t get the opportunity to read as much as I would like at the moment, other than with your amazing children in class, but a few years ago I came across the book ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’ by Charlie Mackesy – a truly worthwhile read!
- 27/01/23
27/01/2023
This week in Year 2, we have been reading a poem called Gruff and Dave that was about grumpy, jumpy dog and a grumpy, jumpy frog. We also continued reading The Ice Monster by David Walliams. The character Elsie has just tried sneaking into the Natural History Museum in London when Queen Victoria cam...Read Full Story - 20/01/23
20/01/2023
This week in Year 2, we have started reading The Ice Monster by David Walliams, about an orphan girl in Victorian London who discovers a ancient woolly mammoth. In Maths, we have been learning how we can sort 2D and 3D shapes into groups and patterns based on their properties. In G...Read Full Story - 13/01/23
13/01/2023
This week in Year 2, we have been reading about Florence Nightingale and Elizabeth Blackwell. We learned that Elizabeth Blackwell wanted to be a doctor but she couldn't because she was female. Florence Nightingale was a nurse in the Crimean war, who helped injured soldiers. In Maths, we...Read Full Story - 06/01/23
06/01/2023
This week in Year 2, we have been reading 'The day the crayons quit' which was about crayons who needed some rest from colouring too much. Especially red crayon. We have also read 'The History of Britain'. We learned that during the Victoria era they had 'omnibuses' that were...Read Full Story - 09/12/22
09/12/2022
This week in Year 2, we have been reading 'Planet Earth'. We've learned that volcanos erupt from the crust of the Earth and when tectonic plates crash together earthquakes can happen. We also learned that the sun stays where it is in space, but all planets move round it. We also read ...Read Full Story - 02/12/22
02/12/2022
This week in Year 2, we have been reading 'My amazing body'. We've learned that the kidneys get rid of bad toxins in your body. When you're in the mother's womb you start like a small jellybean and babies have more bones than adults. We've also read 'Germs' which was...Read Full Story - 25/11/22
25/11/2022
This week in Year 2, we finally finished Raven Boy and read about Walter Rayleigh a British explorer, who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I and went on an expedition to find El Dorado (The city of Gold). In Numeracy, we have continued to practice our adding and subtracting skills using base 10. W...Read Full Story - 18/11/22
18/11/2022
This week in Year 2, we've continued to read Raven Boy. The Great Fire of London started spreading and Nick met King Charles II. In Numeracy, we have been learning to add and subtract from larger numbers. In Theme, we have been learning our scripts for our nativity practice. In Jigsaw, we...Read Full Story - 11/11/22
11/11/2022
This week in Year 2, we have shown kindness by listening to each other’s opinions during Jigsaw about girls and boys toys. We have shown curiosity by asking questions about Samual Pepys and the Great Fire of London. We have shown courage by, trying something new on Purple Mash and trying...Read Full Story - 04/11/22
04/11/2022
This week in Year 2, we have been reading Raven Boy. In it, the King ordered his guards to kill all the crows. We also read Samuel Pepys' diary. We learned that he had to put all his possessions in a hole in his garden to protect them from the fire in London. In Maths, we have been learning t...Read Full Story - 14/10/22
14/10/2022
In Year 2 Reading this week, we have read a non-fiction text about hibernation. We learned that snakes like to camouflage in their habitat and not all animals hibernate. In Year 2 Maths this week, we have learned how to count in 2, 3, 5 and 10s and have been practicing our timetables. In Year...Read Full Story - 07/10/22
07/10/2022
In Year 2 this week, we have shown kindness by working on our listening skills to make sure we listen to each other when they are talking and we are looking at the person talking. In Year 2 this week, we have shown courage in our Art work. We have been learning sketching skills, such as adding to...Read Full Story