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Year 4 Please remember to bring your book bag to school every day with reading books inside. Please also bring a named water bottle and a healthy snack for breaktime. Please remember to come to school in your PE kits on PE days with appropriate footwear, hair tied back and earrings either removed or covered. Our PE days are Monday (4SC indoor and 4SL outdoor) and Thursday (4SL indoor and 4SC outdoor). If you have any questions, please ask one of us. Miss Lowe and Miss Cook |
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TT Rockstars It is essential that children become secure with times tables (2x - 12x) and they should be practising these every day. TT Rockstars is a fantastic game-based app/website to support times table practice and it can be accessed via most devices. Please support children to log on at home and practice for at least 10 minutes every day. Log in details can be found in children's pink homework books. Please ask us if you have any questions or difficulties logging on.  Each week, children can compete in a 'rock battle' between the two year 4 classes. The more they play, the more points they earn for their class! |
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Maths - 12.12.2024 Today we enjoyed taking part in a maths investigation to practise our knowledge of times tables and factors.  |
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Art - 10.12.24 This week we have created stunning Egyptian headdresses on calico fabric, selecting the different materials we wanted to use. We took inspiration from two artists, Alaa Awad and Fathi Hassan, as well as taking inspiration from images of headdresses worn by pharaohs in Ancient Egypt. Therefore, they needed to show wealth and power. We had great fun creating these and are really pleased with how unique they are. Scroll through the gallery below to see some of our fantastic artwork and some images from the creative process.
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Art - 06.12.24 Today we explored different styles of Egyptian headdresses and a variety of materials, in preparation for creating our own headdress. We learnt about what different headdresses symbolise and the different ornaments they might have. Then, we created a mood board in our books, practising our sketching skills and testing out materials such as fabric crayons, acrylic paints and gold leaf. We considered what we liked to help us decide what to use when we create our final piece.
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History - WB 25.11.24 This week we have dove deeper into the world of the Egyptians by exploring the social hierarchy within Ancient Egyptian civilisation. We learnt that certain people had much more power than others, such as the pharaohs, government officials and soldiers. We compared and contrasted this to our knowledge of leadership in today's society and in other time periods that we have previously studied such as the Victorians and the Romans. We then took a closer look at some of the most famous pharaohs including Tutankhamun and Cleopatra. In groups, we research one of the pharaohs and shared our findings with the rest of the class. We then presented this information in our books.
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Science - 19.11.24 As part of our current unit, Animals including Humans, we explored food chains within different eco systems. We identified the producer, predator and prey within a food chain and how energy is transferred between each organism. We created our own food chains using photographs of different animals and plants.  |
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History - 13.11.24 As Historians, we took part in a historical enquiry to answer the question, 'How important was the Nile to the life of Ancient Egyptians?' We used a range of sources to answer the question including books, websites and photographs. We learnt how to use view finders to focus on key parts of a photographic source and draw out information. We discovered different ways that the River Nile was used by the Ancient Egyptians including farming, food, materials and transport. We also used the VR headsets to explore the banks of the River Nile.  |
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History - 06.11.24 Today, we began our new unit of work, 'Walk Like an Egyptian'. To begin with, we considered where Ancient Egypt fits within a timeline. We recapped different periods of history that we have learnt about previous years and plotted these onto a timeline. We added key figures and events that we could remember, linked to each of the historical concepts (leadership, community and culture, invasions and conflict, exploration and inventions) and colour-coded these to show the links between different periods of History. We placed Ancient Egypt on our timelines and generated some questions that we would like to find out during our unit of work.
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Unicef Week - 28.10.24 As part of Unicef week, we focused on Global Goal 2: Zero Hunger and considered ways in which we could help the hunger crisis in different parts of the world. Over the week, we designed, created and evaluated our own flavoured bread recipes. First, we began by trying different types of bread and planning out our ideas in groups. We then created a final design, choosing which ingredients we wanted to include. We had to include low-cost vegetables and foods from each section of the eatwell plate to ensure our bread recipe was healthy and balanced. Before baking our bread, we practised cutting, grating and peeling and learnt how to cut safely using the claw technique. Our bread was really tasty and we enjoyed trying it and discussing what we liked and what we would improve.   |
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Science - 16.10.24 This week in Science, we have been learning about the digestive system and how food is processed and digested within the body. Today, we carried out a model experiment of the digestive system to mimic how food is broken down as it moves through the different organs that make up the digestive system. It got very messy but it was very fun and has definitely helped to embed our knowledge of the jobs of the different organs.  |
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Trip to Moorland Discovery Centre - 08.10.24 We had a great time in the Peak District for our first school trip in Year 4! Whilst we were there, we took part in activities to consolidate our learning about rivers as we come towards the end of our unit 'Rolling on a River'. We visted the Longshaw Stream and demonstrated our knowledge of the different parts of the river. Then, we were able to measure the depth, width and current of the river - even getting to go into the river to do this. Our favourite part was measuring the current where we dropped a dog biscuit into a section of the river and used a stopwatch to time how long it took to reach a different point of the river. We also went a fantastic walk around the area to spot different river sources. We walked up a large hill and then down some very steep steps. Whilst at the top of the hill, we tested our knowledge of the water cycle. Overall, it was a brilliant day and we had lots of fun!
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DT- 01.10.24 Today we had an exciting DT day where we planned, designed and made our own water turbine to be able to generate sustainable energy. We learnt all about hydropower which is a type of renewable energy. First, we researched existing products to help with our ideas and then worked together to plan out our designs in groups, thinking carefully about what materials we would need. Then we used our DT skills to make our water turbine, working together as a team and problem solving along the way to create our final product. We then evaluated our products against our success criteria.
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English - 23.09.24 To begin our unit on persuasive speech, we created information posters about freshwater. First, we carried out research to find out key information. We discovered what freshwater is, how it is used by humans and wildlife and what we can do to protect it. We created information posters to show people the importance of freshwater and encourage them to look after it. We made sure they were eye catching and easy to read.
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English - 11.09.24 This week in English we have been exploring the character of Issac from our class text 'The Rhythm of the Rain'. Using evidence from the text, we have discussed Issac's personality and emotions. We created a role on the wall for Issac based on what we had found out before hot seating the character of Issac. We generated interesting questions to ask Issac. When it was our turn to be Issac in the 'hot seat', we answered the questions that we were asked, from Issac's point of view.  |
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Geography - 10.09.24 In Geography this week, we learnt about the water cycle as part of our current unit of work Rolling on a River. Using the VR headsets, we explored each stage of the water cycle and used key vocabulary such as condensation, evaporation and precipitation. We learnt about what happens at each stage, linking this to our Science learning about states of matter. In pairs, we created our own water cycle in a bag, drawing a diagram and labelling each stage. |
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Science - 09.09.24 Today, we learnt about the melting point, which is when a solid changes state into a liquid. When melting occurs, the bonds between the particles get weaker and the particles gain more energy. We investigated the melting point of different foods, making a prediction before conducting an experiment. We melted different foods and measured the temperature using a thermometer to find out each melting point. We discussed how to ensure we carried out a fair test.  |
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Reading Regular reading is extremely important - this is a website that can help you to find books you might like. If you like the author Abi Elphinstone for instance, you will be able to find suggestions of other books similar to her style. https://www.thereaderteacher.com/bookmatch Happy browsing. |
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Year 3 and 4 Statutory Spellings Please click on the attachment below to find the list of statutory spellings that need to be known by the end of Year 4. |
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Alan Peat Sentences Please refer to the attachment below and use the different types of sentences to enhance your writing. |
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