Poetry Slam! Haiku-style
Year 4 have been studying Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo this half term. We decided to try and write some poetry inspired by the descriptions we had seen in the book so far. We gathered descriptive language to get us…
No Outsiders – Learning that language is no barrier to friendship
Today, Year 4 were considering how we communicate with others when we might not speak the same language. We read the story The Way Back Home, by Oliver Jeffers. We then explored several problem-solving exercises but using no words at…
Safer Internet Day 2019
Today was Safer Internet Day and Year 4 were thinking hard about the idea of permission and our privacy rights on the internet. We worked in Kagan teams to create solutions to real-life scenarios. It was tough but we have…
Wants and Needs
We have been busy planning and teaching lessons this week. In our meeting, we explored different activities using the RRSA Wants and Needs cards. Which of the images show things which are essential to our survival and wellbeing, and which…
UNICEF – Wants vs Needs – Year 4 Steering Group Super Lesson!
This afternoon, Miss Brewster got a rest from being the main teacher for a short while and had the fantastic experience of being taught by members of the Y4 and Y6 UNICEF Steering Group. They taught a brilliant lesson which…
Bridget Riley – Artist Focus
This term, our artist focus has been Bridget Riley. We learned all about Op Art and her contribution to the art movement. To show what we learned we created a biography page. We then had a few experiments creating Op…
Wow! Explorers and Adventurers!
The first day back started with a challenge! Year 4 had to complete a Star Orienteering course around the school grounds in order to find 8 clues to what our new topic would be. Lots of team work and running…
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Year 4!
After taking the lead in last week’s Christmas celebrations, Year 4 were very much in the festive mood this week. We have created our Christmas cards by using thumbprint reindeers (complete with Rudolf red noses) and had to use our…
