What have Y4 been up to?
Autumn Term 1
Week 6 October 2024
In English, the children have been working hard on their writing by planning, writing, editing and publishing their own instructions based around the book 'How To Wash a Woolly Mammoth.' They have each chosen their own prehistoric animal to clean (from the terrifying sabre-toothed tiger to the very cute glyptodon). The children have come up with great ideas, thinking carefully about the equipment needed and a whole range of imaginative methods of washing these tricky beasts!
In music, the children have been learning to sing and accompany the song 'My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean.' Before this, they listened to two versions of this song - one from a folk group and the other from a skiffle group- voting for their favourite version and justifying their choices.
Week 5 September 2024
In maths, we have completed our place value topic and moved onto our new unit focussing on addition and subtraction. We are learning to use column addition and subtraction, exchanging and rearranging when needed. In addition to their TTRS homework, the children's logins also give them access to Numbots. Many children would benefit from some extra practice on here, as they need to develop quicker recall of single addition facts such as 6+7, so please encourage your child to do as much extra practice on this fun game as they can. There is also a link to a free site with lots of other addition and subtraction games which should be both fun and useful.
Addition and subtraction games
Week 4 September 2024
This week, in English, we began work on our new story book 'How To Wash A Woolly Mammoth'. To orientate ourselves and become immersed in the story, we began with a speaking and listening activity which involved washing cuddly toys while using a variety of techniques to build vocabulary. We collected our best words and phrases on our working wall to use throughout our writing unit. We had great fun and our toys were definitely far better behaved than the mammoth in the story!
After we had read the text, we were split into groups to perform the story and so we were given the text with some bits missing. We had to add extra details and actions to try and make our performances exciting, fun, and engaging.
Week 3 September 2024
This week, in PSHE, we considered what our dream school would look like (and we realised just how fabulous our school is!) We identified that rules and responsibilities are vital to having a happy school.
In Music, we continued to explore and learn 'disco' songs and we improvised, creating 'in-the-moment' compositions on the glockenspiels. This was great fun and sounded awesome too!
Week 2 September 2024
We've had another busy ,but great, week! The children have continued to work hard in all their lessons including developing their knowledge of place value in maths (up to 10,000) and beginning to write their own Stone Age story in English.
In Science, we have explored the properties of Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks. We tested a series of different rocks for their durability, permeability and density and then we considered how knowing the properties of rocks helps to determine the different jobs rocks may be used for. 
Week 1 September 2024
What a fantastic first week back!! Year 4 have settled back into school routines brilliantly and we are all very proud of their hard work and responsible attitudes.
We have begun our history topic learning about changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, as well as exploring how igneous rocks are formed. we particularly enjoyed the rocks lesson as it involved melting chocolate (although the children were unimpressed that they weren't allowed to eat it afterwards!!)
