Year 4AK: Blog items
Date: 8th Feb 2022 @ 8:16pm
Today, all of 4CB went on outstanding for their fantastic art work!
Inspired by Hokusai, year 4 created their own wave sculptures. They worked independently, and were able to use their problem solving skills to make the sculptures stand. The final products are outstanding!
Well done, 4CB :)
Date: 6th Feb 2022 @ 1:06pm
This half term, year 4 are exploring 'how would we survive without water?'
To help children understand how important water is, as well as the features of known rivers, we embarked on a walk to a local river.
When we arrived at the River Medlock, we had a great time sketching the river, labelling it's features (such as the river bank and meander), as well as answering questions about the river where we considered it's uses and how it helps to sustain wildlife.
Even though we got caught in the rain, we had a fantastic time!
Date: 23rd Jan 2022 @ 12:58pm
This half-term, year 4 have been exploring all things to do with fractions. We have worked hard at understanding the purpose of a fraction, discovered equivalent fractions, and added/subtracted fractions with the same denominator.
Though challenging at first, year 4 have persevered and are now amazing fraction finders.
Well done, Year 4 :)
Date: 11th Jan 2022 @ 8:21pm
This afternoon, some children in 4CB were able to take part in an exciting times tables club! Today's focus was all about the 2 and 4 times tables, and how well they link together.
The children began the session by recapping their times tables, before competing in different games. Finally, they enjoyed a dance and sing-along to some fantastically catching times tables songs.
Date: 8th Jan 2022 @ 10:42am
"How would we survive without water?"
To begin our new connected curriculum unit 'how would we survive without water', year 4 attempted to change the weather! We watched an interesting video about rain dancing, before performing our own rain dance in the hall.
When we began our dance, the sky was blue and clear - there was not a cloud in sight. Within 24 hours, it began to snow! Our rain dance might have worked a little too well, but it was exciting to know we were successful.
Date: 15th Dec 2021 @ 10:14am
Yesterday, year 4 participated in a very special treat. We spoke to Santa! He told us how well we had all behaved, and was very impressed with our hard work (especially our earthquake drills and swimming lessons!)
We then celebrated with a Christmas Party. We played party games, had a disco and won prizes.
Year 4 have worked very hard this half term, and we could not be more proud of them.
Well done year 4!
Have a fantastic holiday,
Miss Brookes and Miss Kenwell.
Date: 27th Nov 2021 @ 8:43pm
In PSHE this week, children worked as a team to create and present, informative anti-bullying posters. Working as a team was challenging, but the children showed excellent resilience and problem solving skills - now they will succeed whenever they need to use team work.
Well done 4CB!
Date: 19th Nov 2021 @ 4:46pm
Today we helped raise money for Children in Need.
We began the day by exploring what Children in Need is, and why/how they raise money. We then took part in a PSHE lesson, which explored how Children in Need can help us, and lead into a discussion about our own personal heroes.
Our favourite part of the day, was joining in with Joe Wicks' P.E lesson and Quiz - we did a super job of answering the questions correctly and showing off our P.E moves!
Date: 19th Nov 2021 @ 4:36pm
Last week, 4CB celebrated maths week! We read a new story (gifted to us by the wonderful Mrs Ranyard!) called '365 penguins.' We didn't realise it at first, but the story took us on a journey of a full year (365 days). We were then able to explore months of the year, and created our own rhymes to help us remember how many days each month has.
This week, we have extended our maths learning even further, by exploding times tables! We drew arrays, wrote number sentences and considered what the multiplication really meant (e.g. 2 x 3 = 2 lots of 3). It has really helped us with our times tables learning, especially since we have been focusing on multiplication this week.
Well done 4CB!
Date: 6th Nov 2021 @ 6:47pm
This week, year 4 have begun to explore all things multiplication!
We used multilink cubes to create arrays, before exploring the number sentences that they represented. We then used our times tables facts to help us.
Can you practice any more number sentences at home?
For example:
3 x 4 = 12
4 x 3 = 12
12 ÷ 3 = 4
12 ÷ 4 = 3
Date: 21st Oct 2021 @ 11:25am
This half-term, year 4 have been learning all about the Maya. Over the last couple of weeks, they have learned about seasonality, and different types of food.
4CB have written their own Maya recipes, and yesterday, created their own Maya tortillas! They worked very hard, and the final product was delicious.
Date: 8th Oct 2021 @ 8:39am
We have been tasting a range of food that they Maya used to eat. We enjoyed trying new foods but some of them were very bitter!
Date: 25th Sep 2021 @ 3:25pm
This week, 4CB have been exploring synonyms. We discovered this song on youtube, and have joined in singing it countless times! Some of us have even added actions.
If you want to listen to the song at home, and practice some more synonyms, here is the link: https://youtu.be/F99YtYy0Ot4
Date: 23rd Sep 2021 @ 11:06pm
This week, 4CB have been exploring place value through ordering numbers on a number line. This was challenging at first, as the intervals on numberlines can be confusing, so we went outside to enrich our learning further.
Using metre sticks to represent the intervals, we created many different number lines. Our final number line (as shown below), involved every member of our class positioning themselves in the correct place. There were some wonderful teamwork skills and perserverance shown.
Well done, 4CB!
Date: 14th Sep 2021 @ 9:30pm
This week, year 4 took part in a threshold challenge.
After break, children returned to their classroom to find a picture blocking their way, along with some thought-provoking questions. Their challenge was to remember as many things as they could about the picture, while also answering the questions.
The children used the retrieval skills they had practiced all week, as well as plenty of enthusiasm, to discuss what they had discovered.
They showed super learning and team work skills - well done, year 4!
Date: 8th Sep 2021 @ 4:59pm
We are so excited to welcome our new Year 4 class back to school. What a fantastic first day we have had, it was so lovely to see everyone settle in so brilliantly and get on with their learning - well done!
Keep an eye on this blog for updates on our learning and have a look at our Web Pages for more information on daily life in Year 4.
We will be at the gate every afternoon after school so please don't hesitate to ask us anything!
Miss Brookes and Miss Kenwell
The Viking Longship Challenge!
Date: 18th Jul 2021 @ 7:21pm
This week, Year 4 worked extremely hard at completing the Viking Longship Challenge!
They began by creating and testing different pulley systems, before exploring which materials floated well. They then used cardboard to create their own Viking Longships, and was able to use their knowledge of pulleys, to make the flag open and close.
Next week, we will test how strong they really are.
Date: 9th Jul 2021 @ 9:23pm
Today, 4CB embarked on a wonderful adventure!
We arrived to school, in our best Viking clothes, and competed in many invasion games. We raided Anglo-Saxon villages, created our own Viking shields and competed in some Viking warrior games.
We all had a lot of fun, and made excellent Vikings.
Date: 3rd Jul 2021 @ 1:13pm
This half term, year 4 are exploring all things to do with electricity.
On Friday, we discovered what materials made great conductors. We created different circuits that included a range of materials - such as paper clips, pencils and rulers. We then determined whether these materials were insulators or conductors, through testing if a light bulb lit up.
We made some very exciting discoveries!
Date: 3rd Jul 2021 @ 1:09pm
On Friday, year 4 experienced a very exciting zoom call.
We were fortunate enough, to meet a real life viking! He shared stories of his past, taught us some of the Norse language, and showed us different weapons and materials.
We were also able to ask lots of interesting questions about life as a Viking.
Date: 27th Jun 2021 @ 10:56pm
This week, 4CB began to explore electricity!
We created a range of circuits, and explored what was needed in order to turn on a light bulb. We considered how many cells there were, the direction of the batteries, as well as the number of bulbs and wires.
We made some exciting discoveries!
Date: 18th Jun 2021 @ 9:16am
4CB have worked extremely hard this week, and the end of last week.
Even though you have been learning from home, it is clear that you have all been putting in an enormous amount of effort into your learning. I am therefore going to award the following children the behaviour star for this week:
Cassie
Dabira
Dhuha
Jerusalem
Keira
Layla
Nabel
Ruby
Shawnakaye
Theodosia
There are some examples of your amazing learning below.
Well done everyone, and I can't wait to see you all on Monday!
Don't forget to wear your P.E kits.
Date: 23rd May 2021 @ 11:23am
This half-term, year 4 have been working extremely hard in their art lessons. Using card from cereal boxes, the children sketched, cut out and created a bird sculpture.
The most challenging part of the task, was using wire to get the bird to stand up on it's own. They did an amazing job, and I'm sure you'll all agree, when you see the fantastic sculptures below.
Date: 15th May 2021 @ 8:05pm
In science last week, year 4 went on a minibeast hunt! We hunted through the school garden, and found all sorts of amazing creatures. Can you name the creatures in the photographs?
Date: 29th Apr 2021 @ 9:13am
Yesterday in maths, year 4 practiced their measuring skills! We estimated which jug had the most liquid in, and were very surprised when we discovered that they all held the same amount.
Reading measuring jugs, scales and rulers has been a challenge this week - if your grown ups use any of this equipment at home, try to practice by reading the different amounts.
