Autumn 1, Week 6 

We have had another wonderful week in year 4 this week. We had a great time making mini pizzas in preparation for writing our own instructions on how to make them. The children created amazing instructions and have used a range of skills and interesting vocabulary in their writing. 

In maths, we have been learning about fractions. We started looking at equivalent fractions and finished the week focusing on finding a non-unit fraction of a quantity, for example, what is three fifths of 25? 

In project, the children created some AMAZING Matisse inspired artwork using coloured paper and their cutting skills to create a self-portrait. 

In science, we are continuing our learning about magnets and studied how different magnet types attract and repel in different ways. 

We hope you have a lovely weekend! 

Mrs Wallace & Miss Campbell 

 

Autumn 1, Week 5 

Another week completed in Year 4! Thank you to those of you who joined us this week for parent consultations. We hope you found this to be a helpful insight into the beginning of your children's academic year.

In English this week we have started a new topic: instructions. The children have looked at using imperative verbs, prepositional phrases, bullet point lists and the importance of ensuring instructions are clear, precise and specific.

In Maths, we have been focusing on our 6 and 9 timetables. The children have been practising and applying this knowledge. 

In Project this week, we have been experimenting with the use of oil pastels. The children have drawn some wonderful portraits. We moved on to using oil pastels and watercolour paint to create portraits of Rosa Parks as we continued to look at important figures during Black History month.

In Science, we have focused on magnets again. We have studied classroom items that are magnetic and non-magnetic. We then continued this learning by looking at different types of coins. The children found that depending on the year the coins were manufactured, they dictated if they were magnetic or not due to the types of metal they were made from.

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Miss Campbell and Mrs Wallace.

 

Autumn 1, Week 4

This week, the children worked hard to write their own scenes to add to the story of 'Voices in the Park'. They have done a great job of writing, with a number of skills, and have then edited their work to improve it. We are very impressed with their great start to the year and look forward to seeing what else they produce in the coming weeks. 

In maths, we have been learning about symmetry. The children have expertly identified the lines of symmetry in shapes and have reflected shapes and patterns along a line of symmetry. 

Our project this week has combined creating portraits with Black History Month. The children have created charcoal portraits of Martin Luther King Jr after learning a little about his important work for the rights of black people. 

In science this week, we looked at magnets and tested the strength of different magnets. Believe it or not, we found that the bigger magnets weren't necessarily the strongest! 

Have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Wallace & Miss Campbell 

 

Autumn 1, Week 3

Another week completed in Year 4!

The children are getting used to the changes of Year 4 and have settled in nicely.

In English we have continued to look at the book 'Voices in the Park'. The children have been working hard on using a range of skills, such as writing setting descriptions, writing dialogue between characters in the story and retelling the story in their own words. The children will be combining these skills next week.

In Maths the children have been looking at a range of skills. We started the week by looking at adding and subtracting 100 from 3 digit numbers. We have them moved on to looking at addition and subtraction within the context of one and two step word problems.

In Project this week we have looked at drawing in proportion. The children continued to practice their sketching skills and began to draw a range of objects ensuring they were in proportion to each other.

In Science this week we have looked at measuring force. The children have completed an experiment to see how many Newtons of force where required to move an increasing amount of books across a surface. The children made predictions and drew their own conclusions!

For details of our other subject areas, please take a look at our curriculum on our year group page.

Thanks to the children for coming back and getting stuck in with their learning, we are looking forward to another week of amazing work!

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Wallace & Miss Campbell 

 

Autumn 1, Week 2

Wow, what a week we have had - and it's only the first one! 

The children have all settled back in brilliantly and are completing some fantastic learning already. 

We have started our English this year with a look at 'Voices in the Park', a book by Anthony Browne. The children have created some lovely descriptive writing using a range of skills and have used conjunctions also. They will continue to focus on this book for the next couple of weeks whilst also looking at some of his other books in our comprehension sessions. 

In maths, the children have amazed us with their knowledge of place value in numbers with 3 and 4 digits. We are looking forward to seeing how this knowledge helps them with other areas of maths that we will visit. If you want to know more about the areas we will be covering, please take a look at the curriculum section of our year group page.

Our project this half term is a popular one - 'Let's Face It' - which focuses on the children's art skills in creating portraits. We have already been impressed by the artistic skills shown in the classroom and cannot wait to see what else they create in the coming weeks.

In science, our learning will focus on forces, building up to experimenting with magnets to create a game. 

For details of our other subject areas, please take a look at our curriculum on our year group page.

Thanks to the children for coming back and getting stuck in with their learning, we are looking forward to another week of amazing work!

Have a lovely weekend!

Mrs Wallace & Miss Campbell