Grade 4 Spelling Bee

Grade Four had their annual Spelling Bee in which all the top spellers from the Spellathon participated. It was a fun morning and enjoyed by everyone. Five children from our class were chosen to participate and we even had someone come in second place! Well done Grade 4P!

Technology - Testing And Evaluating Our Cars

Round One:

Round Two:

Round Three:

Finalists:

WINNER:

Congratulations! You have the fastest wheels in town!

Dance and Drama - Shaka Zulu Plays

Our class did plays on Shaka Zulu. We were split up into four groups, with six children in each group. We all dressed up traditionally and we all learnt our parts very well. It was fun to watch the other groups that had different ideas. We all got to see how we could have improved our own plays by watching the others. - Fatema H.

Technology - Designing and Making Cars

Here are a few photos of 4P making their cars for Technology. We will be finishing them off next week and taking them for a race down the school driveway. Stay tuned!

Brrrrr! Grade 4P heats things up!

It was a very chilly day and we sat on the mat waiting for Miss Phaup to speak. The tension was high as we knew something exciting was about to happen. Miss Phaup finally told us that we were going to be making hot chocolate and someone said, "We love you Miss Phaup!" I was the second person to finish writing my instructions and the second person to make hot chocolate. I put one marshmallow in my hot chocolate. - Haaris

On Friday it was a very cold day! When we were sitting on the carpet Miss Phaup said, "Today we are going to make hot chocolate!" I got really excited. Then we went to our desks and we started to write down what we had to do. I learnt how to list things and how to write instructions. I enjoyed it and it tasted lovely! - Katelyn

On Friday it was very cold so Miss Phaup decided to treat us to some hot chocolate. We used an urn for the hot water, polystyrene cups for our hot chocolate, milk and marshmallows to dip in the hot chocolate. First we put the powder and one teaspoon of sugar. The we stood in a queue in front of the class and waiting for the hot water to fill our cups. After that we put milk in and popped a marshmallow inside! It was really delicious and I enjoyed it. The hot chocolate made me feel warm and cosy. - Fatema H.

On Friday I honestly did not feel like getting out of bed, it was freezing! It was pouring with rain and I couldn't feel my fingers at all. Miss Phaup got an urn, some milk, hot chocolate, sugar and lots of marshmallows for us to have at the end of the day because it was so cold. I enjoyed it very much and thought it was a good idea and very kind. We sat and enjoyed it on the carpet while Miss Phaup read us The BFG. It tasted great and made my throat warm. - Priyanka

On Friday it was very cold so Miss Phaup gave us a treat by letting us make some hot chocolate. We each made a cup and we wrote the method down on a piece of paper. We even put marshmallows in our hot chocolate for decoration. I enjoyed the smell of all the hot chocolate together in the classroom and it tasted divine! - Muhummud Uzair

It was the coldest day of the week on Friday. There was a very chilly breeze coming into the classroom and everybody was shivering. After EMS Miss Phaup had a surprise for us - we were going to make hot chocolate. We first wrote a list of ingredients and then wrote the instructions out. I enjoyed making hot chocolate at school and it tasted delicious. Friday was the best school day of the week! - Cameron


I was very happy when Miss Phaup said we were making hot chocolate. I learnt how to make it myself. I enjoyed it and it was really delicious and tasty. It was very hot and the marshmallows were melting and the taste was just right.- Banele

Social Science Challenge: Do you know your provinces?

Hey Grade 4P! Here is a little quiz to help you prepare for your Social Science test on Wednesday.

Study the map below and then complete the challenge.

Now try and label all the 9 provinces from the blank map below.
Fill in your answers from numbers 1-9 and post them as a comment.
Remember spelling counts!

First Name:
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BONUS QUESTION: What is the small country in the middle of South Africa? (white on the map below)
Answer:

2012 already? It's only May!

On Wednesday evening we hosted the Grade 3 Parent Orientation Evening. This was a chance for current Grade 3 parents to visit B.W.S.P.S. and find out more about the school they are sending their children to next year. For my presentation I asked my class to write a down a few things they loved about our school. These were put into PowerPoint slides and shown to the parents during my speech. I loved reading about all the special things that they enjoy.
- Miss Phaup

Here is what some of Grade 4P had to say:

Technology - Learning about Axles

In Technology we are learning about wheels and axles and will be making a car soon. So today we made a trial car to learn the difference between a fixed axle and a turning axle. We made it out of toilet roll cardboard and used skewers as our axles. The hardest part was making the holes in the cardboard. I enjoyed decorating it. - Faatimah G.

The car was really simple to make. All we needed was the inside of a toilet roll and cardboard. It was so cool. - Abdur R. K.

I think that the Tech car was a bit of a challenge. The objective was to make a turning axle with fixed wheels. I loved my car! - Cameron