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 experiences in maths for example through cooking and measuring.
Our topic this term - What did the Romans ever do for us?
The ancient Romans were based in Rome in Italy, but they ruled over land that stretched far beyond the borders of Rome. This was called the Roman Empire, and it covered large parts of land all around the Mediterranean Sea – and even part of Great Britain.
The Romans got this land mostly by fighting battles with other groups of people, like the Celts in Britain – when the Romans won, they’d get more territory to add to the Empire. This meant that Roman culture had a huge influence on other cultures, and it’s why finding Roman artefacts (like coins), and ruins of Roman walls and buildings (like Hadrian’s Wall) is so common in the British Isles today.
Please take a look at the Kilve Court presentation.