Blog Author: Jenny Hanrahan

Year 4 have LOVED exploring different jobs this week. So far, we’ve met a barrister, paramedic and a scientist! They’ve been discussing different job roles that they’d like when they’re older. 

In today’s Jigsaw lesson, Year 4 discussed their dreams and goals for Year 5. We talked about how we’ve changed since the beginning of the year and what we’ve improved on. When they joined Year 4, each child wrote a letter to themself about what their strengths and weaknesses were. We read those…

This week in Jigsaw, Year 4 have been learning about where we get our physical features from. We discussed how we get our DNA from our biological parents (which is where our looks come from), however, our personalities can be shaped from the people around us and our life experiences.

This week in History, we learnt about the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb. We learnt that Howard Carter discovered his tomb in 1922. Due to the tomb being sealed for thousands of years, toxic gases remained which made it difficult for Howard Carter to describe what he could see. The children…

This week, Year 4 have been learning about money. We've looked at pounds and pence, and how to make different amounts. The children have thoroughly enjoyed using the coins this week!

#enjoy #embrace #evolve

Year 4 have been practising identfying word classes in English. We've recapped simple word classes, such as nouns, verbs and adjectives, but now we've moved onto harder ones like determiners, conjunctions and prepositions! Considering how many different word classes there are to remember, the…

Year 4 have been learning about Egyptian hieroglyphs. We have been talking about how important they were to Egyptians and why they were found in so many tombs. We even had a go at writing our names on real papyrus! 

Year 4 have been learning all about the process of mummification as part of their writing topic in English. They couldn’t believe the brain was pulled out through the nose!

What a fantastic day Year 4 have had visiting the various courses of the River Wyre! We started in Abbeystead, where we completed some fieldwork by getting into the river (Year 4's favourite bit!). Next, we headed to Garstang to spot some meanders before ending in Knott End to watch the river go…

This week in Science, we have been looking at the teeth of carnivores, herbivores and omnivores. We learnt that carnivores have sharp teeth to rip and tear meat, whereas herbivores have large, flat teeth to grind and chew plants. Omnivores have a mix of both! 

Year 4 have been working hard to learn their spellings this week. We’ve been playing ‘four in a row’ with our partners to test them on our common exception spellings. 

Yesterday, Year 4 went on a hunt around the playground to collect data for our Science unit. We looked for flowering and non flowering plants and also vertebrates and invertebrates. We found lots of flowering plants and invertebrates!