Pavender Class
Children in year 4 are taught in Pavender class. Pavenders were non-talking, rainbow-coloured fish that lived in the oceans of Narnia. In Pavender class we always try really hard and give everything we do our best efforts. Work can be challenging but our teacher, Mr Dorgan, says that if we don’t push ourselves we will never improve. “Give it a go!” is his motto.
What the children say:
Learning is fun in Pavender Class and we always get to do the best work!
Everyone is friendly, kind and helpful. I'm in my 'happy place' here!
What we do:
In Pavender Class we cover all subjects within the National Curriculum. We focus on the enjoyment of our learning as well as challenging ourselves in all subjects. Everyone works really hard to achieve their best in all areas of school life. Our literacy work is often cross-curricular and makes links to work in science, geography and history. In maths we build on and develop skills learnt in previous years. We cover the four methods of calculation then moving on to problem solving. In addition to this we study data handling, shape space and measure. We do our best to give children practical experience in maths for example through cooking and measuring.
This term our topic is Africa
Africa has 54 sovereign countries—the most on any continent—and is the second largest continent in terms of both land area and population. While the first activity most people associate with Africa is safaris, there are endless possibilities for adventure. You can purchase crafts in markets, venture into the Sahara with a Tuareg caravan, visit pygmy villages, hike through jungle to watch gorillas, relax on tropical islands in the Indian Ocean, experience arguably the world's best wildlife safaris, snack on exotic treats, travel down a river in a dugout "pirogue", travel across savannah on a colonial-era railway, and much more.
Africa is a very diverse continent, with each country, or even each part of a country having its own unique culture. Africa today is a vast continent with many bustling metropolises, some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet, and amazingly diverse and beautiful landscapes. While there are places resembling the stereotypical Africa of war, famine, and poverty, most of the continent is peaceful.
