Friday, 13 November 2015

Halfway through term already?

We've been very busy in Year 4. Not only have we looked at Boudicca's rebellion in history, we've also studied Roman armour and formations, and are now testing the strength of different shaped columns to see if the Romans really knew what they were doing building that civilisation two millennia ago.

We've completed our first unit in science exploring sound, and we learned about the properties of sound, such as the fact that it needs to have a medium to travel through, and it can be insulated against by scattering the waves. We also did a bit of Morse code to explore one of the earliest mixtures of sound and electricity.

The children are learning about the holidays in French, and have recently completed a booklet about Pierre et Monsieur Bonhomme de Neige (Mr Snowman). Continuing their Roman theme in Art, they are completing some colourful mosaics. They have learned about Hinduism in RE. Year 4 are learning programming in Scratch, which they are eating up!

In PE we have completed a unit on invasion games, where we had the children invent their own game on a field with a ball, a point system, and defined rules. We have also been working on dance, and right now we are finishing the Haka!

We have completed our Greek Mythology unit in English and are now working on non-chronological reports, where we are about to start researching an animal to write a report about. Soon we will move on the modern poetry, including free verse.

We've moved through many concepts in Maths, including the commutative properties in multiplication and addition, equivalent fractions and lines of symmetry in shapes, as well as many others.

We are now gearing up for the Christmas season, including Anti-Bullying week next week.

Monday, 14 September 2015

Welcome back!

It's a new school year with a new teacher, Mr. Thompson, and his teaching assistant, the ever able Mrs. Roberts.

We have already been busy in Year 4, starting an English unit on Greek Mythology and a (semi-related) history unit about the Roman Empire and the conquest of Britain. In science we are studying sound for the Autumn term, and in PE we will be learning dance and invasion games. The children are starting their French lessons, doing Roman-related art, and e-safety in computing.
Here's a nice picture of two boys showing off their knowledge of Roman gods through the medium of dance. As you can see, they have Mars, the God of War, down pretty well.

Homework started this week, so remember to check you children's packs for their homework and reading books. They will have a spelling and times tables test every Thursday. We have a Reading Ladder for the kids to rise up if they can prove they've been reading to their parents, so make sure you sign off in their reading books so they can get proper credit. 
We've loved having the Year 4's in the last week and look forward to a great year.

Wednesday, 15 July 2015

Attention band members!

You will need your instruments tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday for the assembly.