This week in year 4 we have been learning about an important, life changing invention; The Clock.

In our history lessons this week we learnt about a range of old-fashioned clocks including sundials and Greek water clocks. We thought about the advantages and disadvantages of using these types of clocks to help tell the time.

We then learnt about how the clock had developed over time. We created a timeline of the key changes and developments to the clock throughout history.

In our geography lesson this week we learnt about time zones. We found out that the UKs time zone is the Greenwich Mean Time and that all the countries to the east of us are ahead of us in time and the countries to our left are behind us in time. We discussed why we have time zones and when the clocks in the UK go forwards and backwards.

We used an atlas to help us identify a counties time zone and we calculated what the time would be in different countries. 

In one of our maths lessons this week we created our very own learning clocks. We used paper plates as our base! We added the hour times, the minute times and we split the clock in half to show 'minutes past' and 'minutes to'!  These clocks will be a great tool for us when it's time to learn how to tell the time in our upcoming maths lessons!

In our reading lessons this week we have been ready texts on 'notable individuals'. We've read texts about, Boudicca, Thomas Edison and Alan Turing. We learnt about why and how these individuals were so influential to their time.

In PSHE this week we have learnt about Rights and Responsibilities. We learnt about what rights children have and why it's so important that they are entitled to these things. We discussed what responsibilities we have in relation to these rights and how we have to behave to make the most of the rights we have.

We were very lucky to have visitors come into school this week to do a workshop with us! The 2 Johns came to visit and told us all about staying safe online! It was really interesting and eye-opening!