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.
Year 4 have been collecting their recycling for a variety of Art and DT projects this half term. Last week, the children were creating sculptures of nature inspired by a variety of artists. They looked at many art pieces by El Anatsui and focused on using different methods to join Read more…
This week Year 4 have investigated the digestive process by experimenting with breaking down bread. Although this experiment was messy, the children learnt lots of key terminology.
Despite being at Ufton Court, Year 4 have investigated sundials and particle size. They created paper sundials inside and used torches to understand how the shadows are created to tell the time. When the weather was finally brighter, the children used chalk to draw outside sundials so they can take Read more…
