12 Jan

Year 4 - Smokebusters Fire & Rescue

Year 4 had a smashing morning on Thursday with the Fire & Rescue service coming in to teach the class about fire safety. In addition, the children were treated to a tour of the fire engine by two of the firemen!

17 Nov

Biscuit Mountains

This afternoon, the children in Year 4 have been using squirty cream (molten rock) and biscuits (tectonic plates)  to answer:  'How are Mountains formed?'

 

Of course, we had to eat them afterwards. 

17 Nov

Disgusting Digestion

Children in Year 4 have been consolidating their Science learning on the digestive system.

 

17 Nov

Year 4 meet Pudsey

Children in Year 4 were very lucky to meet Pudsey this week.

13 Oct

What can the book be about?

Year 4 have been using images from our new book to make a prediction about characters, setting and plot.  

13 Oct

4-digit Addition

Children in Year 4 have been developing their understanding of 'exchanging' in column addition by using place value counters. 

3 Oct

Computing - Onion Skinning Animation

Children in Year 4 have been using onion skinning to help make small changes between frames in animation.  

3 Oct

Roman Chester Day 2023 - Year 4

The children in Year 4 have had a fantastic day in Chester. 

The children have become Roman Solider apprentices learning how to march and attack and defend in battle; they have looked at sources and artefacts to look for clues about the past and explored why the Romans invaded Britain and built…

29 Sep

Art - Drawing with Scissors

Children have used the work of Henri Matisse (The Circus) as inspiration to complete their own 'Drawing with Scissors' art work.  Children had to use scissors with precision as well as make decisions about how to place drawn elements in their art composition.

14 Sep

Can a picture move?

As an introduction to our Computing unit, the children in Year 4 have been learning about simple animation techniques and have created their own animations in the style of flip books using sticky notes. 

Key Vocabulary: animation, flipbook

 

3 Jul

Building Frame Structures

Children in Year 4 have started to build their frame structures following their design criteria and plan.  The children had to work as a team or pair to construct the pavillion. 

30 Jun

Disgusting Digestion

Children in Year 4 have been exploring the Human Digestive System.