Year 4
Miss HoweWelcome to Year 4
Year 4 Swimming
We are nearly at the end of Year 4’s swimming lessons and they have thoroughly enjoyed their weekly sessions. The improvement in their swimming ability from September is absolutely amazing! Not only their skills but their confidence in the water has grew and grew! Let...
Using a classification key
This afternoon, Year 4 used a dichotomous key to help them identify unknown species of fish.
Bugs ‘n’ Stuff Workshop
We loved having Guy from Bugs n' Stuff come to visit us in school during our Science Week. Every class had the opportunity to look, touch and hold a wide variety of creatures - a giant millipede, cockroaches, a gecko and a python to name just a few! We saw how a...
Science Week – The Story of Earth Assembly
As part of our Science week activities, Reece from the Street Scientists team , who is a student at Newcastle University, came into school and shared an assembly with our children in Years 1 - 6 about the story of Earth. He showed the children, using ropes, the...
What does God look like?
As part of our R.E topic for this term, Year 4 talked this afternoon about how all religions and faiths have differing views and beliefs about God: what God looks like; how they appear to us; what they do; how they act and where we can find or feel them. They thought...
Quicksticks Hockey
This afternoon, some children from Year 3 and Year 4 were invited to take part in the SSP’s Quicksticks hockey tournament at Lord Lawson. They formed two teams and played three matches each within their groups. We had some great goals scored and some incredible...
Solid, liquid or gas?
To begin their new science topic, ‘States of matter’, Year 4 looked at a range of materials and tried to decide if they were an example of a solid, liquid or a gas. They had a go at sorting first using their own knowledge, then they were given more defining qualities...
We’re Making a Pizza the Size of the Sun!
Year 4 have started a new English unit this half term based on the poetry of Jack Prelutsky. Today we had a go at performing one of his poems. We studied our poem and practiced our timing, rhythm, intonation and enthusiasm to perform the poem ‘I’m Making a Pizza the...
Animal inspired Brooches
As part of their jewellery design topics, year four have designed some animal brooches inspired by the jewellery of Van Cleef and Arpels. They thought carefully about the placement of their jewels and precious metals. They then chose one of their initial designs to do...
Year 3 and 4 Christmas Party!
Year 3 and 4 have had a fabulous Christmas party this afternoon. We’ve played musical statues, corners and pass the parcel and enjoyed our afternoon tea.
Rama and Sita
In our RE lessons this half term, we are learning about the Hindu festival of Diwali. This afternoon, we began by reading and discussing the story of Rama and Sita and the origins of the Diwali celebration.
Digestion Demonstration
In groups, we completed a demonstration activity which showed us how our food is digested. We discussed each stage and the organs and processes involved.