Blog Author: Ms Kendal

As part of our PSHR(S)E Curriculum, children in Year 4 have been learning about asthma - what it is and how to help someone who is having an asthma attack.  As part of the lesson, children made their own paper lungs to demonstrate what happens during an asthma attack and practised helping someone…

As part of World Book Day, we discussed that reading books can take us to different places!  As a class we used 'You Choose: Your Adventure' to write a collaborative story with our friends.

We had fairy princesses fighting aliens and then having lunch with Grandma; cowboys climbing Mount…

Year 4 have been using key words and sentences from our new Literacy text to predict what the story might be about.  

Year 4 have had a very noisy afternoon creating straw pipes and a pipe flute. 

The children discovered that: the shorter straws produced a higher pitch note and the longer straws produced a lower pitched note.  

As part ot our Design Technology unit, the children in Year 4 have been evaluating different types of biscuit considering the taste, smell, texture and appearance.

We have created our own 'Sound Wave Machine' to demonstrate how sound travels in waves.  The children explored how the waves change when you tap the jelly baby with different strengths.

Another set of outstanding Learning Logs.

This Learning Log focussed on extending our learning of 'The Romans'.  Children have baked biscuits and cheesecakes, moulded silver coins and made 3D shields, swords and even constructed a 3 Colosseum structure.

Great home learning, Year…

As part of Children's Mental Health Week, children in Year 4 have spent time thinking about the people, places, activities and items that we can connect with.  The children have spent spent time connecting during dance, singing, art, and were encouraged to complete the daily mile with someone they…

Children in Year 4 have been practising the speed, fluency and accuracy of their Multiplication and Division Facts.

Who will gain their Rock Stars Status next? 

Today all the children were WOWed by our MADScience Assembly.  The children explored SOUND in a variety of fun and exciting ways. 

Please keep an eye out for a leaflet about the MAD Science after school club in the next few weeks. 

Children have been playing 'Spot the Difference'. 

Can you spot any similarities and differences between Roman Chester (Deva) 2000years ago and Chester now?

A super learning day for all the children in Year 4!

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 the…