The Ridge School Magazine 2020

GRADE 4
GRADE 4
2020 started with lots of energy and
enthusiasm from the Grade 4s. They
settled in quickly and all was going
according to plan. The boys were enjoying
busy days filled with new subjects and an
exciting new range of afternoon activities...
and then they were suddenly faced with
‘Lockdown’.
The boys were amazing, adapting so quickly
to a whole new way of life and learning.
They were eager to help, encourage and
support each other (and the staff!) as they
learnt and developed their IT skills. The
curriculum had to be adapted overnight
to accommodate the new regime and so
creativity became the order of the day.
The new timetable included a
‘Consolidation’ Day on a Friday where
the boys had a chance to catch up with
their work, meet with their teachers
and try their hands at learning some life
skills beyond the curriculum. They made
apple crumble, learnt to sew on buttons,
created origami animals, tackled General
Knowledge quizzes and travelled the world
on Google Earth. Having learnt about
habitats, the boys designed a zoo using
Minecraft. The Natural Science projects had
to be presented online, but their work was
put on display at school later in the year.
Who would ever have believed that
returning to school would create such a
level of excitement, but the announcement
that the boys could come back did just
that. The boys had missed their friends, as
well as the normal activities and interaction
of the school day. At the end of the year,
the restrictions were lifted enough that
they were able to hold a market selling
chocolate goodies of their own design and
creation, and also to enjoy a happy day at
Acrobranch.
And so we survived Grade 4 2020!
ERICA KINNEAR
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