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 - Life in mid twentieth century Britain
What was life like in Britain in the 60s and 70s? Since the end of the Second World War we went from rationing to mobile phones.
The 1960s
The good times continued into the sixties and a social revolution took place. Millions of teenagers took advantage of unheard of disposable income and bought records, clothes and even scooters or motorbikes. Pop music was the teenagers' number one priority. Groups such as the Beatles and the Rolling Stones changed the music scene forever.
Teenage fashion changed in the 60s at an astonishing pace. Several youth cults came and went. The stylish Mods clashed with the Rockers, who loved motorbikes and leathers, but were a 50s' throw back. By the end of the decade, hippies wanted to drop out of conventional society altogether. For most people though, life continued as it had in the 50s. Prosperity continued to rise in the 60s, and by the end of the decade nearly everyone had a television set and colour TV was also on its way.
The 1970s
In the 70s times were harder, inflation ran into double figures and a series of strikes resulted in the three-day week. Fashions became more outrageous. Flared trousers and platforms soles were popular with both sexes, as was long hair.
Many of the freedoms won in the 60s started to become more of a reality for ordinary people in the 70s. In spite of the economic difficulties, more people were enjoying eating out and going abroad for their holidays. The 70s was also a much fairer time, with a much smaller gap between the richest and poorest in society.