Term 5, Week 4
This week, Year 4 have been researching mountain ranges in preparation for their non-chronological reports. In PE, they practiced their rounders skills, and in geography, they learned about the features of mountains. Next Week: Literacy: We will will use our research to write our informative non-chronological reports. Topic: We’ll be exploring the fascinating processes that […]
Term 5, Week 3
Hello everyone, Year 4 have impressed us with their setting descriptions of The Place Between. They used some excellent descriptive skills that really made us feel like we were there! This week we are focusing on: Literacy: Starting our non-chronological reports on mountains, based on the research we’ve been doing in Computing. Topic: Locating mountain […]
Term 5, Week 2
Hello, We’ve had a calm and productive start to Term 5 in Year 4. This week, we began exploring our new class book, Leon and the Place Between. The children have enjoyed discussing the front cover and sharing their ideas about what might happen in the story. In Art, we created rainforest moodboards, and we […]
End of Term 4
Hello everyone! As we come to the end of another term, it’s hard to believe how quickly Year 4 is progressing. It’s been a busy term, with the highlight being our trip to Ufton Court. After the Easter holidays, we’ll be reading Leon and the Place Between, and students will work on writing setting descriptions […]
Term 4, Week 6
Hello everyone! Year 4 have had an enjoyable STEM week. They investigated different environments for apple decay and also took part in the curly wurly experiment, where they tested how far they could stretch a curly wurly. We also had some fantastic workshops from the wonderful volunteers at Johnson Matthey, who helped the children learn […]
Term 4, Week 3
Hello everyone! Last week, Year 4 enjoyed reading How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell. We wrote our own versions of Chapter 8: How to Train a Dragon the Hard Way! In our topic lessons, we learned about Viking invaders and Anglo-Saxon kings. We also had a fun-filled day on Thursday for World Book […]
Term 4, week 1
Year 4 End of Term 3 Update Year 4 have had a great final week of Term 3. We completed our persuasive leaflets on why an alien should come to our school and explored conductors and insulators in science. After Half Term Literacy – We will be starting How to Train Your Dragon. The children […]
Term 3, Week 6
Hello everyone! We’ve reached our final week before half-term! Last week, we had a fantastic time starting our pop-up books and brainstorming creative reasons why an alien should join our school. This week… Literacy – We’ll be designing persuasive leaflets to convince the alien to become part of our school community. DT – A big […]
Term 3, Week 5
Hello! We hope you had a wonderful weekend. Last week, Year 4 impressed us with their fantastic instructional writing, and they thoroughly enjoyed recording their musical compositions in computing. This Week in Year 4 Literacy – The children will be writing a persuasive text to an alien who has landed at our school, convincing them […]
Term 3, Week 4
Hello everyone! Last week, Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed reading Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit. Inspired by the story, they wrote diary entries, stepping into the shoes of a character from the book. In music, they began creating their own unique compositions, showcasing their creativity and imagination. This week… Literacy: We’ll be diving into instruction […]
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