Category: Year 4

15 October 2021

If you went down to the library You’d have surely been surprised If you went down Friday afternoon You’d have not believed your eyes For Year 4 veered down to the Year 2 halls To gather together in pairs, Because that was the day Their buddies read them poetry

24 September 2021

Our Emeralds are so happy to be back, learning together, in the classroom and were inspired by the memory verse unpacked at Mr Gosden’s assembly to create their own ‘celebration’ song. Please sing along to the tune of ‘London’s Burning’:

9 September 2021

What a fantastic buzz in Year 4 today! Paired up, our keen pupils industriously investigated Number Bonds to 100. Starting with the manipulation of Cuisenaire rods to solve simple problems, we looked for and discussed the patterns and generalisations that evolved. Following that, we sketched the outcomes before moving on to more formal notations, using…

21 May 2021

Our Year 4 pupils have turned their worlds upside down to learn all they can about a little country at the south western edge of the Pacific Ocean called Aotearoa/New Zealand. They are becoming so well versed on the physical and human geography there so, as a challenge, they were asked to devise some really…

18 March 2021

Year 4 Emeralds were keen to learn about St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, on Wednesday. Kitty and Layla researched aspects about their Irish heritage and created a superb slideshow to share with the class which included: Irish dancing, food, music, stories, sports and a tricky quiz to check that we had been listening….

11 March 2021

Year 4 Emeralds made a magnificent effort on World Book Day to dress up and described their favourite book characters on our cheerful Google Meet. We even showcased a catwalk of our character’s particular gait and expressions. We had a wide variety of characters from a range of different genres and were surprised to find that…

27 November 2020

Year 4 Emeralds started their scientific studies about capacity with a cold and wet investigation outdoors. After careful measurements, discussion and estimation of capacity amounts, they predicted the number of trips required to fill a classroom tray with water using their allocated vessels. Working in partners, they impressed their teacher with super duper teamwork and…

19 November 2020

Roll up your sleeves Mix bits of solid food with saliva Close the mouth Munch it all up Add stomach acid Pour into small intestine Squeeze the nutrients into the body Push the remains into the large intestine Expel the waste

24 September 2020

In order to work scientifically, Year 4 learnt to classify last week through the use and creation of branching trees. Our super sorters began classifying plants and animals first before getting stuck into the really serious stuff. Here you can see how clever they were, making and testing their branching trees for a selection of delectable…

17 September 2020

Year Four pupils were investigating in the secret garden again this week, but this time they were on a mission to identify living things in their habitats. Our industrious scientists were particularly excited by a giant earthworm found in the micro habitat of the bark surface on the ground. They were able to identify a wide…