Welcome to our Year 4 page. My name is Mrs Thomas and I am the class teacher.

I am supported by a Learning Support Assistant Mr McGuigan.

In Year 4, we foster a love of learning through practical and engaging lessons. This term we will be recreating the journey of food through the digestive system, exploring Ancient Egypt, transform ourselves into Abraham and Sarah to better understand how they showed their trust in God, plus carrying out many more exciting activities that ensure lifelong learning.

Click on the link below to see the Year 4 Long Term Plan:

Year 4 Long Term Plan

PE is on Wednesdays and Thursdays. We provide a PE kit for every child but s/he will need pumps or trainers.

Swimming will be held on Wednesdays during the summer term. Every child will need to have a swimming costume, a towel and a swimming cap. We will send a reminder out closer to the time. 

Please ensure your child arrives at school at 8.45am every day in full school uniform and black shoes. Long hair must be tied back and plaited please.

If you have any questions about Y4, please make an appointment at the office to see Mrs Thomas.

English

Before we start learning how to write newspaper reports, we took time to read a selection of our ‘First News’ newspapers. We discussed the features of newspapers and newspaper reports. 

Maths

In Maths, we measured the perimeter of everyday objects using string. We then used this string to see how many other shapes we could create with the same perimeter. We worked in pairs to do this.

Kabs

Drama

In Year 4, we use a variety of drama strategies in different lessons. Here, we worked in pairs to create a freeze-frame of an image from the story ‘The Whale’. We then used thought-tracking, to think about what each character might think or say.

Come and See

As part of our Advent topic, we used drama to show how we would proclaim the Good News of Jesus from atop a mountain.

History

To remember our learning about the Ancient Egyptians, we visited the World Museum where we took part in two fabulous workshops. We learned how to make a mummy, and we handled a variety of artefacts. We wore special cotton gloves to protect the artefacts. 

Come and See

In Come and See, we worked in groups to describe the character of Joseph. We all really enjoyed this activity!

Science

In Science, we investigated the effects of different liquids on our teeth by soaking eggs in Coca-Cola, orange juice, milk and water. We left them for a week and then observed what had happened to the eggs. We found that orange juice and Coca-Cola caused the most damage. 

History

In History, we learned about the achievements of Katherine Johnson (American Mathematician). We researched her,  made leaflets and then worked collaboratively to create a timeline of her life. Finally, we created a human mind-map to share what we had learned about her. We all learned a lot.

Art

In Art, we created clay tiles and then carved geometric designs into them. 

Come and See

In Come and See, we learned about Judaism. Our friend, Eric Cohen, came to visit us again and taught us all about the Torah.

Science

In Science, we worked collaboratively to sort living things into groups. We came up with our own sorting criteria and shared our ideas with each other. 

In computing, we are learning about computer networks. We went on a scavenger hunt to find different components of our school network.

In maths we are learning about place value and how to represent numbers in different ways.

 

In PSHE we are learning about healthy friendships and strategies to solve disputes positively. We are also learning about bullying and the difference between bullying and banter. Here we took part in anti-bullying week and made ‘Bantometers’ showing when banter can turn into bullying.

As part of Judaism week, we went to the synagogue. A synagogue is a place where Jewish people go to worship. Do you know the word synagogue means ‘bringing together’. It is a place where people come to pray, study the Torah and come together for events.