Image of Year 4 - Maths
3 April 2019

Year 4 - Maths

This week, Year 4 have #embraced the challenge of Time. We have been converting hours into minutes, minutes into seconds, years into months and weeks into days. 

We have really #evolved our understanding of time and #enjoyed converting between the different forms. 

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1 April 2019

Year 4 Outdoor Adventure at the Beacon

Once again, Year 4 had a great time on this terms Outdoor Learning Adventure. This time we had a lovely walk up to the Beacon to work in a natural environment. 

Our focus for this adventure was 'communication'. We discussed the importance of it and what features made it effective. We #enjoyed…

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13 March 2019

Geography

Today, Year 4 have #enjoyed using ‘Google Maps’ to research the region of Tuscany. We first looked at the placed that made up the region, finding that Florence is the Capital city. Here we #evolved our mapping skills by looking for human and physical features of the area. We have had great fun…

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7 March 2019

Year 4 - Biology Day

Today Year 4 #embraced the idea of healthy living, through exercise and healthy eating. 

We took part in 2 different exercise techniques, both Yoga and Aerobics. We learned that although our hearts didn't beat as fast when doing Yoga it is still classed as exercise. We #enjoyed taking part in…

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6 March 2019

Year 4 Reading Workshop

Today, Year 4 has a visitor from the School Library System. We took part in different reading activities and discussed our favourite books. We also listened to a couple of books and took part in quizzes. Year 4 really enjoyed dressing up Miss Breckell and Miss France to look like Mr and Mrs Twit,…

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Image of Year 4 - Become an Astronaut Day
6 March 2019

Year 4 - Become an Astronaut Day

Today Year 4 #embraced the journey to space through VR headsets. We went on an adventure around our solar system looking at the planets around us, looking at the speed in which they move and how big they are in relation to our planet, Earth. 

The children thoroughly #enjoyed the experience and…

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5 March 2019

Year 4 - Chemistry Day

As part of Chemistry day, Year 4 have been looking at chemical reactions that happen on a day to day basis. We looked at reversible and irreversible changes that can happen in food. We really #evolved our learning, looking at the changes of state. 

 

We we learned about irreversible changes…

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4 March 2019

Year 4 - Physics/Engineering Day

Some budding scientists have been spotted today in Year 4. As part of engineering day, we have been looking at the role of gravity and air resistance. Year 4 have really #enjoyed today's challenge. We made parachutes to investigate whether the size of the parachute would impact the amount of air…

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3 March 2019

Year 4 - World Book Day

Wow! What an end to a great week! 

Our World Book Day started off with taking a look at our book, Bee and Me. We commentated the story and talked about what happened. We then did some anazing work based on the characters, the bees-eye view and also writing a thank you letter to the little girl…

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28 February 2019

Year 4 Artsmark Day

Year 4 really enjoyed celebrating the Arts and Culture we experienced during Artsmark Day. 

We completed lots of different arts activities, from visual arts, drama, dance and performing. 

We started of the day with our visual arts sesson. We #evolved our paining skills by creating a painted…

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6 February 2019

Outdoor Fun!

Wow! What a day! Year 4 have had an amazing time doing our outdoor learning session this afternoon. We #embraced the mud and the cold to take part in our team building activities. From being blindfolded to finding hidden objects to getting all out team members across the muddy swamp - we have all…

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5 February 2019

Safer Internet Day 2019

Today, for Safer Internet day, Year 4 have been looking at the Power of saying No when online. We looked at a series of scenarios and thought about the people's feelings involved. We also thought about the different types of permission, whether it be a verbal or online conversation, and how we…

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