Hi everyone,

We hope that you have all been having a great week so far. This week, the children in Year Four have been learning all about Judaism and Islam. We have enjoyed making ‘solidarity sandals’ as we pray for refugees around the world, having read the book ‘Four Feet two sandals’ as part of our learning on Islam. The children also had a wonderful time during their interactive session, where the classroom was turned into a Mosque and we listened to the call to prayer and used the religious artefacts to explore and learn about each of the steps of worship – following this, we compared the similarities and differences between the prayer life of Christians and Muslims. We have also had a great time learning about Judaism, and lots of discussions about Yom Kippur as a time of atonement which reminded us of the purpose of Lent in Christianity. Please see the images below of our fun week!

Best wishes,

The Y4 team

In Year 4, we have been working very hard on our stewardship project to support the local community. We have been designing, planning and creating Fiddle/Fidget blankets for elderly people who are suffering with Dementia, as well as for younger children who have ADHD and Autism. We cannot wait to send our blankets to the local care homes as well as to our St. Peter’s pumpkin room, in order to support others. Please see a few sample images below!

We’d like to say a big thank you to all parents and carers who came to support the Year Four children with sewing their sensory items onto their final product for their chosen customer,

We look forward to seeing you all at parents evening next week,

Best wishes,

Year 4 team

This was our question for our Science lessons this week. Here are some examples of the work that the children have been working on this week.

Our STEM day helped us to understand that living things can be divided into groups based upon their characteristics and environmental change and human activity affects different habitats differently.

We collected our research about each of the following habitats:

• Aquatic
• Forest
• Desert
• Tundra
• Grassland

We used information books and Planet Earth documentaries to record key facts about each biome.

Afterwards, we talked about our homes and what was needed to keep humans alive. The children then discussed how they would re-create suitable conditions for the animals to survive within their domes. We also talked about the life cycles of different animals. Our 3D biomes helped us to show a cross – section of each habitat.

And just like that, 2 weeks have zipped by.

The children have had an amazing start to the term in Year 4.  They have been fully immersed in our first English writing Unit based on writing Howlers as seen in Harry Potter. We have been so impressed with the work that they have been producing already and look forward to writing our final Howlers next week!

Our Maths learning has been focusing on the securing of pace value for numbers into the thousands.  Regular use of the times table Rockstars and sumdog apps will continue to help support your child’s learning in school. The log in for these is the same as before.

Don’t forget if you completed the reading challenge to bring in your certificate and medal to show Mrs Porter and receive a prize from school. Also, keep working on your reading passport – bring these in on Tuesdays (kangaroo) and Thursdays (koala) so you can use it in the library to select books that you need to read and to have any you have read signed off by your teachers. Happy reading!

Well done Year four on a successful return to school!

Team Four

Copy and paste the links below into Youtube to listen to some of our podcasts!

Podcast One: https://youtu.be/rUDU6bAQZ_s

Podcast Two: https://youtu.be/OQT6ihQWGOw

Podcast Three: https://youtu.be/CCqnE-ne2NU

Podcast Four: https://youtu.be/EbFdB_wp9LM

Podcast Five: https://youtu.be/34IOU2NZXdA

Podcast Six: https://youtu.be/tFso0y3doGo

Podcast Seven: https://youtu.be/pUkW1lod-LQ

Podcast eight: https://youtu.be/DgOgtg5Ty_0

Podcast Nine: https://youtu.be/YqqGnHx07OI

Podcast Ten: https://youtu.be/U09CVdljty

We were learning to:

• Record voice recording using clear intonation and expression
• Import sound effects and/or background music using kid sound board
• Align the audio so the background noises fit with the voice recordings
• Edit the imported audio if needed – cutting it using the trimming symbol.
• Listen to and review our project throughout, editing audio to improve quality.
• Check the volume of the tracks making sure the background noise was quieter than the audio recordings.

Have a go creating Podcast over the holidays whilst having fun in the sun!!

Team Four

We’d like to say a special Thank you to Mrs Broadway and Mrs Sykes for coming over from Oaklands to teach us all about Earthquakes! Our day was filled with lots of fun, engaging and interactive tasks which helped us with our understand of how, where and when Earthquales occur! We even made Earthquake proof houses!  It was a great day!

Here are some photos of our day:

Hello everyone,

We hope that you are all well and keeping safe.

We have been having lots of fun with our Science learning in Year Four. In our current unit of work, we have been studying the parts of the Human Digestive System and have even explored non-fiction pages on this topic, as part of our Guided Reading sessions. Last week, both of the year four classes made a human digestive system in small groups. It was lots of fun to see how the stomach acid was used to break down the food and to watch the release of nutrients through the intestinal walls as they passed into the blood stream! Please see a selection of photos below…

A few quick reminders: 

• The children have been given RE home learning for the Easter break – when we return to school after half term, the children shall be learning about the Resurrection of Christ and the impact of this miracle upon His believers. We would like all pupils to complete their 3-page RE task, as an alternative to the standard spelling, vocabulary and maths home learning slips this week. We ask for all pupils to return these completed activities to school, after the Easter break.

• On Friday 21^st April 2023, the children in Y4 shall be taking part in an Earthquake STEM day, as part of our Geography learning. In the weeks leading up to this date, please could your child bring in any junk modelling materials to school, such as cardboard boxes, toilet rolls, egg cartons, etc. This is because the children shall be creating structures and investigating the impact of Earthquakes and tremors upon buildings and infrastructure.

Have a wonderful Easter break,

Best wishes,

Year Four Team

Hi everyone,

We hope that you are all well – it has been lovely to see  you all again at parent’s evening to discuss the children’s learning and progress. Last week, we really enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day as our favourite story characters. Please see the photos below…

In English, we have started our learning on Jemmy Button and creating our own paintings to illustrate the journey taken by Jemmy throughout the story. We have also generated expanded noun phrases and used thesauruses to make powerful descriptions. In Maths, we have been having lots of fun completing our potions problems, as part of our learning on measurement and statistics.

A few reminders for next week: 

• Mother’s Day sale to take place next week.
• Please ensure your child continues their Times Table Rockstars practise for 10 mins a day, using the sound check option.
• Red and yellow home learning books to be completed and returned to school on Friday  17th March 2023.

We hope you all have a pleasant weekend,

Best wishes,

Year Four Team