This week, Year 4 enjoyed having a visit from Berkshire Reptile Encounters. All of them bravely held or stroked a variety of creatures and asked brilliant geographical and scientific questions. They discussed the camouflaging and adaptations of different animals based on climates as well as considering the evolution of different Read more…
Year 4 enjoyed taking book club outside this week and choosing their favourite books to explore. They created freeze frames in groups of particular chapters they enjoyed.
Over the last few weeks, Year 4 have been exploring different types of poetry. They have been developing their understanding of performing poetry and have been putting actions into their reading of them. They particularly enjoyed ‘The Slithermonchowchuck’.
Over the past 4 weeks, Year 4 have been learning about the importance of mindfulness moments within a day. They have been evaluating and designing their own timers for this using microbits. This week the children have finished coding their microbits and were proud to see them work! We look Read more…
The children have enjoyed the September festivities. They have been singing Christmas music to get into the spirit of making snowman Christmas cards.
Year 4 have spent time this week investigating sound waves using water and tuning forks. They explored how to change the sound waves in size using different materials and different sized tuning forks.
Last week, Year 4 enjoyed becoming chefs for the day and baking pizzas. Although it was messy, there were smiles all around as they rolled up their sleeves and worked in groups to make the dough and sauce from scratch. They designed their own pizza boxes and chose a person Read more…
Year 4 had a wonderful day visiting Rushall Organic Farm. We waded in the river to take scientific measurements, had a bumpy tractor ride and took part in a fascinating bee workshop. We also went pond dipping and were able to closely observe minibeasts by sweeping the air and grasses, Read more…
Year 4 have been investigating morals from a variety of fables over this half term. They enjoyed having the opportunity to create freeze frames from their favourite stories and act out a range of fables in small groups. These included: The Hare and The Tortoise, The Mouse and The Lion Read more…
This week, Year 4 have been practicing using tints and shades to create a 3D pot. Their pots had to start in the shape of a number and then develop into their chosen shapes. Many of the children used the artist Magdalene Odundo for inspiration.