Design & Technology
DT Cars
This half term, the children have been working hard to make model cars. They have needed to understand the basics of aerodynamics to design the body of the car as well as create a launch mechanism and an axle to allow the car to move. Although many of the cars Read more…
History
Egyptian Day!
Last Friday, Year 4 enjoyed immersing themselves in the Ancient Egyptian times and began to explore their history topic in a deeper level. They modelled canopic jars out of clay and learnt about the mummification process, they made Egyptian scrolls using hieroglyphic symbols, and they mummified pears. At the end Read more…
Geography
Reptile Visit
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…
English
Book Club Freeze Frames
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.
English
Exploring Poetry
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’.
Healthy Minds
Microbit Mindfulness
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…
Art
Christmas Cards
The children have enjoyed the September festivities. They have been singing Christmas music to get into the spirit of making snowman Christmas cards.
Science
Sound Waves
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.
Year 4
Pizza Making
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…