Welcome Back!
We hope you had a fantastic May half-term break and are feeling refreshed and ready for an action-packed Summer 2 term. it's going to be a brilliant one!

We’ve launched straight into our new core text, There’s a Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom. Bradley Chalkers, the main character, is proving to be a fascinating and unpredictable figure. We’ve already been shocked, intrigued, and moved by his journey. The children are completely hooked, eagerly reading on to discover the meaning behind the book’s eye-catching title. 

In maths, we’ve turned our focus to time. The children were timed completing a range of challenges around the school, you’d be amazed how long it takes to tie a shoelace! Their predictions were bold, their energy unstoppable, but their accuracy a little off!

This week has also been packed with enrichment opportunities. We completed our 'Bee' assembly, welcomed a fantastic guest who led a captivating Bible workshop, and continued to make joyful noise in our clarinet lessons. 

So buckle up, Year 4 is heading into another two weeks of fun and learning.  Watch this space!

Over the last two weeks, Year 4 have been busily learning all about how to be a designer as part of our new art topic. The unit will follow the journey a designer goes on before ending with the children designing their own piece of clothing. They will take inspiration from the jungle by studying the colours and animal patterns.  

In English, we have started our new poetry topic, which includes studying different styles of poetry, including rap! The children will be learning all about different poetry styles and writing their own poems based on events at Juniper Hall in the style of Michael Rosen's 'Don't' poem. 

In science, we are learning about animal habitats and can't wait for this learning to be complimented and enriched on our two night residential at Juniper Hall. 

Alongside all of this, we have been practising decimals in maths, talking about human rights in PSHE, learning how to use a key and compass in geography and looked at where the Bible came from in RE. 

 

 

As always, it has been a full on fortnight in Year 4. 

In art, we have enjoyed learning different carving techniques. We have tried out these new skills on soap which was a challenging material to work with! However, the final Roman soap carvings were brilliant and the classrooms smelt lovely. We have also been moulding wire and using our whole bodies to draw chalk images on the playground. 

In science, we have started to explore more of the digestive system, with Mrs Campbell giving us a live demonstration of what happens in our body using a pair of tights, bananas, crackers, water, orange juice a tray and a cup. We will leave the rest there!

In Maths, we have moved on to learning about decimals. In PE, we have been learning lots of fast moves to Dolly Partons 9-5 and have thoroughly enjoyed studying Roman artifacts in history. Lastly, in English we have all loved bringing to life our own scripts based on Kensuke's Kingdom, they have been packed full of exciting scenes and very dramatic endings!

On Tuesday Year 4 were immersed in the world of Japan. 

They prepared and ate their own sushi, learnt to play the Taiko drums and perfected the delicate art of blossom painting. The whole day was dedicated to a series of enrichment activities aimed at bringing the topic to life outside the classroom. This included designing our own Kimonos based on the infamous artist Hokusai's instantly recognisable artwork and discovering interesting facts about the country itself. 

We hope everyone had a fantastic time and a special thank you to our two parent volunteers who taught us how to make shushi brilliantly. Marcus; thank you for chopping a lot of the vegetables!

What a brilliant start to the term you’ve all had! It’s been amazing to see the enthusiasm you’ve brought into the classroom, especially for our new class book. Everyone is totally hooked on Michael’s adventures across the glo