Year 4

Flag Fen Trip 17 March

On Tuesday we visited Flag Fen, a Bronze Age settlement in Peterborough, in order to enhance the children’s learning about this term’s topic.

We spent the day examining artefacts, making clay bracelets to offer to the Celtic God of the sea and exploring the site where real Bronze Age settlers would have lived 3000 years ago. We then finished the day listening to stories in a replica roundhouse.

Class Four behaved impeccably all day, were really engaged and asked enquiring questions to extend their learning. A fabulous day out!

British Science Week 13 March

This week we took up the Street Food Challenge set by Mrs Garner to celebrate British Science Week. Our task was to create a healthy and delicious dish that championed British ingredients. This was a fantastic opportunity for the children to practise their food technology skills with many peeling a potato for the very first time. All of the children thoroughly enjoyed this project and the finished products looked and smelled amazing!

Why do we put salt on the road in the winter?

Another of our Science Week tasks was to discuss and investigate the effect of salt on ice. After responding to the key question, the children were given ice balloons, salt and food colouring to find out more for themselves. Our learning will continue next week when we try to find an alternative to salt should reserves ever run out.

World Book Day 5 March

The children had a great day chilling out in their pyjamas for World Book Day. In the morning, they created their own storybook characters and wrote about the places they would visit if they were that character. In the afternoon, they snuggled down and read their new book, Evie and the Jungle by Matt Haig.

Investigating Sound 20 January

Using drums and rice, tuning forks in water, elastic bands and rulers, the children discovered that sounds are made when something vibrates. They then had some fun using what they had learned to communicate with each other with string telephones.

Gymnastics 20 January

Tin PE this term the children are developing their gymnastic ability. So far they have recapped rolling and jumping and have begun to transfer their floor skills to apparatus. It has been really nice to see how they support and encourage each other in these sessions.

Mosque Visit 4 December

Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Faizan E Madina mosque in Peterborough. We were shown round the beautiful building by one of the Imams who answered our many questions about how Muslims worship. Not only has this experience enhanced their learning about Islam but it is also another thing ticked off our 30 things list.

Investigating leaves 20 November

In Science, the children have been learning about animals and their habitats. In this lesson, they went outside and collected different types of leaves. Back in the classroom, we identified the different characteristics that they had and discussed how those characteristics can be used to classify trees.

PE 1 November

This week in PE, Year 4 have been brushing up on key skills using a range of equipment. As well as demonstrating improved control over the balls and shuttlecock, they also showed how supportive they can be of each other with lots of praise and encouragement within the groups.

The Water Cycle 27 September

The children in Year 4 have been investigating the water cycle. We taped bags of water to the window and over the course of a few days were able to observe the processes of evaporation, condensation and precipitation.

We love reading 16 September

Today, the children chose books to share with a friend. It was lovely to hear them read to each other and interesting to see which books they selected. While we like a longer novel in Year Four, sometimes you can’t beat a really good picture book!