Blog Author: Jenny Hanrahan

This week in Science, we have been looking at the effects of temperature on melting. We put two ice cubes into two different beakers, one with hot water and one with cold.

We timed how long it took for both to melt. We very quickly realised that the hotter the temperature, the quicker it took…

This week has been anti-bullying week. We took part in a BBC live lesson where we learnt about what bullying is and how we can resolve conflict in a respectful way! 

This week, Year 4 have been learning all about The Blutz. First, we learnt about how people would blackout their houses by covering the windows and turning off the lights to confuse German bombers. Then we learnt about how Britain needed to ration food as the German’s were bombing ships with food…

This week, Year 4 have been learning about solids, liquids and gases. We discovered that some solids can behave like liquids (because we can pour them) and some materials are really hard to catergorise. Mrs Ward made some oobleck, which feels like a solid when you pick it up, but as soon as you…

This week at Forest School, Year 4 LOVED creating halloween decorations using wood cookies. They drilled a hole near the top to thread some string through. They decided on their design and off they went! Have a look at some of the amazing designs they created. Forest School looks SO much better…

This week, Year 4 went to Forest School to find as many invertebrates as they could. They used a tally cart to keep score!

We have been reading the story 'Zombierella' in Year 4 and the children are absolutely loving it! Tuis week, we read chapterfour, where Cinderella died and turned into Zombierella! Children worked in pairs to find the 5 key events from this weeks chapter and put them into chronological…

Year 4 started practising their graphic design skills in Computing last week. They designed a mail icon following a step-by-step guide using the app Keynote. They did so well that we managed to go even further and design a watch on their too!

This week, Year 4 have been learning all about classifying animals based on their physical features. We worked in groups to sort animals into mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles and insects!

#enjoy #embrace #evolve

In Year 4, we have been learning how to flexibly partition numbers using part-whole models! 

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…