Year 4
Miss HoweWelcome to Year 4
Investigating Area
Today, Year 4 looked at the concept of area and how we can define it. We used post-its to create different rectilinear shapes and realised they all had the same area!
Amazing Ancient Civilisations
As a start to their history topic this half term, Year 4 looked at four of the world’s most important ancient civilisations.To begin with, they had to discuss what a civilisation is and if they were to create one on a desert island, what their priorities would be for...
Celebrating Black History
Black History Month is celebrated in the UK every October. Each week, in assembly, the children have been learning about significant Black people and the outstanding contributions they have made to society in Britain and worldwide. It has also been a time of...
Super Subtractions
Year 4 have been working hard on their addition and subtraction calculations this half term. Today, they did some more practical practice of their exchanging.
🎼🎷Our Local Heroes! 🎤🎸
Today, we had a special visit from Gateshead Music Service, where we celebrated some local heroes through music. We learnt about some exceptional individuals such as Earl Grey, Grace Darling, Thomas Hepburn, Joseph Swan, William Armstrong and their achievements. We...
Hamsterley Forest
Year 4 had a fantastic time visiting Hamsterley Forest to study Bedburn Beck. They worked in groups to complete a range of activities to study the river. They worked together with their guide, Hannah, to measure the depth and profile of the river. Year 4 were able to...
Digestion Demonstration
This afternoon, Year 4 investigated how our digestive system works using crackers, orange juice and a pair of tights! First, they took some crackers and crunched them up in a plastic bag to represent chewing in the mouth. We added a little bit of water for...
Ancient Egyptian Art
In art this half term, Year 4 have been looking at jewellery designs from around the world. They learned that the Ancient Egyptians created lots of amulets and jewellery with a range of special symbols and meanings. They then designed and created their own necklace...
#Take10ToRead – World Mental Health Day
Reading can help you relax, boost your mood and escape elsewhere! On Tuesday 10th October, children across the school took part in #Take10ToRead, a national campaign to promote the wellbeing benefits of reading. KS2 joined a zoom call with author Susie Dent of...
Dramatic verbs and adverbs
As part of our English unit this half term, we have been looking at the story Tuesday by David Wiesner. We have been writing eye witness recounts from the points of view of some of the characters in the story.This morning, we tried to act as if we were one of these...
Meet the author!
Year 4 and 5 enjoyed a fabulous afternoon at Gateshead Library, where we got to meet the author James Harris. James told us about his life growing up in Middlesbrough in the 1970s and the stories and books that captured his imagination as a young boy. At the end of a...
National Fitness Day
Everyone in school did a great job at getting involved in National Fitness Day! The children were able to complete some fitness in their classrooms to get their bodies moving and allow their minds to be refocused. It’s lovely to see children enjoying some physical...