Welcome to Year 4

Friday, 4th October

We've been mastering rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 this week in Maths. We've also continued to speed up our times tables recall using Sound Check on Times Tables Rock Stars. In English we have written direct speech for the characters of Perseus and Medusa from Greek mythology. We've also practiced our speaking and listening skills by dramatising some of the scenes from the myth.

In RE it's been interesting to find out more about how the religion of Buddhism began, and we have compared the city states of Athens and Sparta in History.

We are really looking forward to our Life Skills week next week - there are lots of activities planned such as a HSBC workshop and a Firework safety competition.

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 27th September

This week in Year 4 we have been developing our writing skills based on the myth, 'Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa.' We collected lots of fantastic vocabulary to describe the terrifying Medusa, brave and courageous Perseus and the Gorgon's mysterious cave. In Maths we have continued our place value unit and have been comparing numbers and putting them in ascending and descending order. 

We enjoyed creating more complex electrical circuits in Science using buzzers, bulbs and motors. We have also been finding out about the beginning of the Buddhist religion in RE and practiced out basketball skills in PE.

Have a lovely weekend everyone 

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 20th September

This week in English our Greek Myth has been Persephone and the Four Seasons. We have written words and sentences describing the dark and mysterious Underworld and the Greek god Hades. In Maths we have been developing our mastery of place value, and continuing to work on our times tables recall. 

We enjoyed our Basketball skills session in PE this week and had a go at shooting into the hoops. We've also started thinking about how to develop good relationships in PSHE and thought about things that make us happy in RE. In Science we make electrical circuits using wires, bulbs and batteries - please see some photos below.

Have a lovely weekend everyone

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 13th September

This week we've been reading the ancient Greek myth, 'Theseus and the Minotaur.' One of our tasks was to write direct speech sentences from different characters in the myth. In Maths we have been developing our place value understanding using our Base 10 resources.

It's been our first Brass session with Mrs Greig this week. We all really enjoyed having a go at making sounds using the Cornets. We can't wait to take our instruments home next week.

Have a lovely weekend everyone

Year 4 Team 

'I have really liked finding out facts about the different Greek myths' - Benjamin.

Alexis - 'I liked brass where we practiced blowing into the mouthpiece - it was good fun'

'I really like our class novel 'The Last Bear,' The story is really interesting and I am enjoying finding out what it is like in the arctic circle,' Hannah.

Theo - 'I have learned how to write direct speech about Theseus and the Minotaur.'

Week Ending 6th September

The children have settled very well into Year 4 and have had a busy and fun week.

We have started our topic on Ancient Greece in History, sketched Greek pottery designs in Art, investigated Place Value in Maths and found out about different electrical devices in Science.  We really enjoyed our Ju Jitsu taster sessions with Nippon.

Today, we have sent home the homework folders with homework tasks as well as spelling books. Please can children back their homework folders and spelling books in wrapping paper. 

Have a lovely weekend,

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 14th June

We've started a fascinating new English topic based on a famous local event which is said to have happened at nearby Hoghton Tower in 1617. King James is said to have knighted a piece of beef in 1617, and called it, 'Sir Loin.' We have been retelling this myth in our own words.

In Maths we have been using our understanding of decimals to solve money problems and have been converting between pounds and pence. 

In PSHE we have thought about our own wellbeing and have designed our own healthy packed lunch. We're also really pleased with our printing artwork based on Hokusai's work - please see a picture of our display below.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone,

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 24th May

This week we have been writing dialogue in English based on a film clip called 'For the Birds.' We've made sure to use powerful speech verbs and carefully chosen adverbs for our direct speech. In Maths we have started our unit on Money and used practical resources to make different amounts. 

In Geography we've had a go at using grid references to plot difference locations and learnt about the uses of Ordinance Survey maps. We have also investigated Japanese print designs in Art and used Painting tools in Computing to create images based on Hokusai's work.

Have a very happy and safe half term break everyone.

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 17th May

We've been enjoying the sunnier weather this week and have had another busy and fun time in Year 4 

We've written retells of an extract of the story of 'Sam's Duck,' by Michael Morpurgo. We used a technique called 'Show Don't Tell,' to write about how the main character was feeling in the story.

In Maths we have been rounding and ordering decimals and continuing to practice our times tables skills.

In PSHE we created our own Wellbeing plates with lots of ideas on how we can look after own mental health. As part of this lesson with thought about 5 ways of wellbeing - Connecting with others, Giving, Being active, Mindfulness and Keeping Learning.

Friday, 10th May

This week we have written character descriptions of the frog-like Mallowdile from the animation 'Marshmallows' about a swamp-living creature who loves these sweet treats. In Maths we have investigated making a whole one from tenths and hundredths and have continued practicing our times tables fluency. 

Our Science lesson this week was all about comparing different animals' teeth and how they are adapted for different habitats. We have also played a range of board games to develop our cooperation skills in PSHE, developed our gymnastics skills in PE and continued our class novel, 'The Boy at the Back of the Classroom.'

Friday, 3rd May

This week in English we have written setting descriptions based on a mysterious swap where a frog-like creature called the Mallowdile lives. We have tried to include lots of effective words such as powerful verbs and carefully chosen adjectives. Our Maths topic has been decimals and we have investigated tenths and hundredths using practical resources. 

The Football event on Friday was fantastic and we would like to thank Mr Jardine and Mr Law for organising this. We played matches in groups and then some of us had a go at 'Beat the Goalie' with Mr Biggs ! Please see some pictures below.

Friday, 26th April

Another fun and busy week in Year 4. In English we have written some instructions about How to Look after our Teeth, including sub headings, imperative verbs and technical words. In Maths we have investigated tenths and converted fractions and decimals. 

We have enjoyed drawing our own versions of Hokusai's Great Wave wood print in Art, and in Geography we have looked at tourism in the Rocky Mountains. In Science we have set up an experiment on whether different liquids affect egg shells. The egg shell represents the enamel on our teeth, and we have predicted whether cola, orange juice, milk, water or vinegar will affect the shells the most. We will make our observations daily next week. 

Friday, 19th April

We've had a fantastic week in Year 4 with the highlight being our wonderful visit to Hothersall Lodge on Tuesday and Wednesday. We started our visit with a talk from our leader Ben, and a chance to unpack our belongings in our dormitories and make our own beds. From then on we were busy with our activities. We loved taking part in the canoeing, rock climbing, caving and zip line sessions. 

In the evening we had a yummy meal of chicken tikka and chocolate trifle, and finished off the day with a movie and treat night. Then it was time for bed in our cosy bunk beds.

The next morning, we had a delicious breakfast of sausages, beans, hash browns, croissants, toast, cereal, yoghurt and fruit ! Finally, it was time to complete our activities, pack up and set off home. We've had a brilliant time.

NB: A pair of size 3 black and white trainers have been mislaid during the Hothersall visit. If anyone finds these please contact school, thanks.

Year 4 Team 

Thursday, 27th March

This week in English, we have published our diary entries from Lucy from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. We have included Lucy's thoughts and feelings about visiting Narnia for the first time and frustration about her siblings not believing her. In Maths we have been adding and subtracting fractions and continuing to speed up our times tables recall.

In Design Technology we have been designing and creating our own amazing electrical wire games. We have also enjoyed making our beautiful suncatcher rabbit crafts ready to bring home for the holidays. 

We hope everyone has a happy and safe Easter and Springtime break.

Year 4 Team  

Friday, 22nd March

This week in English we have been writing diary entries as Lucy from 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.' In Maths have been converting between mixed numbers and improper fractions.

We have enjoyed creating our own mini museums in History, based on different aspects of Viking life such as houses, jewellery and food. In Science we've learnt all about different types of teeth and their functions, and in Geography we have created posters persuading people to visit the Rocky Mountains region of North America. It was fun to practice our target throwing skills in PE too.

Louis - 'I liked learning about Viking life in History and the land of Narnia in English.'

Freddie - 'Maths was fun and challenging, I learnt how to add fractions using multilink.'

Helaina - 'My favourite thing this week was when we wrote a diary as Lucy when she had just come out of the wardrobe.'

Friday, 15th March

It's been a fabulous STEAM week in Year 4 (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Maths). 

We started the week with a special 'Mad Science' assembly with some amazing experiments. Next, Year 4 took part in a 'Rockin' Robots' workshop, developing our programming skills.

On Tuesday we had lots of fun using bananas, digestive biscuits and orange juice to demonstrate how the human digestive system works - please see some pictures below.

Wednesday was another fun workshop, creating and testing a model of a mini wind turbine with our scientist Luke. 

At the end of the week we took part in an engineering workshop about Space engineering, a Zoom link with Year 4 children at Broadoak School and finally a special assembly with amazing scientist Kate Beesley.  

Friday, 8th March

Another busy and fun week in Year 4. We've now completed our class novel, 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane,' and have written book reviews on this fantastic book. In Maths we have continued our Fractions unit as well as improving our times tables recall skills.

On Thursday we enjoyed dressing up for World Book Day and took part in a range of fun book related activities - please see some photos below.

Friday, 1st March

It's been another fun and busy week in year 4. In English we have continued visiting the magical world of Narnia and written effective words and phrases to describe Mr Tumnus' house. Our Maths unit is Fractions and we have been investigating finding fractions of a whole.

In RE  we have reflected on the Christian value of Forgiveness. We read a range of parables such as The Prodigal Son and created our own posters - please see some photos below.

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 26th February

Welcome back everyone - it's been a good first week back after the half term in Year 4.

We have started our English unit based on the classic novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis. We wrote setting descriptions of the magical winter world of Narnia. In Maths we have been learning about fractions of a whole.

This week we have also learned about the physical features of the countries of North America in Geography such as rivers and mountains, branching data bases in computing and have reflected on the theme of forgiveness in RE.

Year 4 team 

Friday, 9th February - Happy Half Term

We have really enjoyed taking part in our Poetry Performance on Wednesday all about protecting our world. Thank you to all of our parents and carers who came along to watch.

In Science we have  been learning about the human ear and hearing as part of our Sound topic. We have also created drawings of Viking longship Dragon Heads in Art and shared our wonderful home learning tasks - please see some photographs below.

Have a happy and safe half term break everyone.

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 26th January

We've started an exciting new unit this week in English based on the novel, 'The Last Viking,' by Terry Dearey. We had fun creating group drama sketches based on Chapter 1 of the story, where the main character Emma sees the Viking longboats from the cliff top. In Maths we have been investigating multiplying 2 digit numbers by 1 digit and continuing to speed up our times tables too.

It's been fun to sketch Viking portraits in Art using proportion techniques and charcoal pencils. In RE we have thought about Kosher food rules in Judaism and enjoyed continuing to learn to play our Cornets in Music.

Year 4 team 

Friday, 19th January

This week have continued our poetry unit in English and have written free verse poems on our hopes and dreams for our planet. In Maths we have been investigating multiplying by 10 and 100 and continuing to speed up our times tables recall.

We all really enjoyed our Viking workshops on Tuesday, especially playing the group games. This week we have also investigated where sound comes from in Science, sketched Viking portraits in Art and continued our cornet playing in Music.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone,

Year 4 Team 

Welcome Back and a Happy New Year!

This week we have started a poetry unit in English based on the environment, and have written Japanese Haiku poems on different places in our world such as the ocean, desert and rainforest. In Maths we have been using practical resources to investigate multiplying numbers by 10.

We all really enjoyed the Pantomime on Monday, 'Alladin,' especially the music and audience participation! In Geography we have used atlases to find different countries in North America and in PSHE we have been thinking about dangers, risks and hazards. We are also looking forward to our Vikings History workshop next week.

The Year 4 Team would like to thank children and parents very much for their kind Christmas gifts and cards, these were very much appreciated.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone,

Year 4 Team 

Year 4 Brass Christmas Concert 

Thank you to all the people that were able to attend our fantastic Christmas concert. The children performed excellently and we couldn't be more proud of them.

Please follow the links below to the recording of our assembly! 

Clip 1

Clip 2 

Friday, 1st December

Happy first day of advent. Our Year 4 elf Jingles has appeared today - we're wondering what he will get up to in the next few weeks !

In English we have been writing our Explanations of the Water Cycle and in Maths we have been investigating multiplication strategies and continuing our times tables skills.

We carried out a Science investigation this week where we found out if temperature affects the speed of evaporation. We have also created animations in computing and continued sewing our decorations in DT.

We're now looking forward to advent and the festive activities we have coming up in the next few weeks.

Friday, 24th November

This week in English we have written our 'Star Write' pieces, persuading people to visit 'Amazing Athens.' We've tried to include effective persuasive openers such as, 'Amazingly,...' and, 'Imagine,...

In Maths we have been finding areas of shapes using multiplication strategies. We have also found properties of different quadrilaterals like squares, rectangles and rhombuses.

In History we created our own ancient Greek temples to various gods and goddesses such as Poseidon and Athena. We have also continued to learn how to talk about our family members in French, created Winter scene pictures in Art and all about the Water Cycle in Science.

Friday, 17th November

This week has been National Anti - Bullying week in school and the theme has been, 'Make a Noise about Bullying.' We wore odd socks on Monday to start the week and celebrate our differences and how we are all unique. We have all also entered a competition creating our own anti-bullying posters.

It's been a busy week for Year 4 as we have also planned our persuasive writing about Athens in English, learnt about Area in Maths, investigate evaporation and condensation in Science and researched the artist Georges Seurat in Art.

Have a good weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Friday, 10th November

This week in English we have written our 'Star Write,' pieces -  biographies of the amazing scientist Nikola Tesla.

In Maths we have been continuing our mastery of subtraction strategies and using our Base Ten resources to investigate using exchanging for column subtraction.

In History we have learned about the ancient Greek city states of Athens and Sparta and thought about which of these cities we would like to have lived in and why. We've also been continuing our novel study of 'The Last Bear,' and have made predictions about the characters in our whole class reading sessions.

This week we have also been learning about the Hindu festival, Diwali. We've created our own Festival of Light lamps - please see some photos below. 

Thursday 9th November, Outdoor Learning! 

As part of Outdoor Learning Day, both classes went onto the playground to practice our column addition and subtraction methods using chalk on the pavement. We challenged ourselves with some tricky exchanges, and some of us even added to the ten-thousands! 

A great way to round off our addition and Subtraction unit of work! 

Friday, 4th November

Our new unit in English is biographical writing based on the life of electrical scientist and discoverer of AC current, Nikola Tesla. It's been really interesting finding out about his amazing life and all of his inventions such as the X ray and neon lights.

In Maths we have been continuing to investigate using different strategies for subtraction such as using exchanging. We've also looked at other efficient methods such as using a number line to find differences.

This week we have also started our exciting new DT topic, designing and making our own sewn Christmas tree decorations. We've also learned about efficient ways of searching the internet in Computing, all about Solids, Liquids and Gases in Science and practiced our conversational skills in French.

Friday, 20st October - Happy Half Term

We've come to the end of a fun, challenging and enjoyable first half term in Year 4.

This week we have written non-chronological reports all about ancient Greece in English, and our Maths topic has been addition and subtraction.

Our history lesson this week has been learning about the ancient Greek gods and goddesses, and in French we learnt the phrase, 'j'habite a' to talk about where we live. We practiced our word processing skills in Computing and have now completed our first class novel for the year - 'Stig of the Dump,' by Clive King.

On Friday we came dressed in red for Show Racism the Red Card day. We found it really interesting to find out and write biographies about the life of Nelson Mandela - please see some photographs below.

Thank you to all of Year 4 for all of your hard work and thank you to our parents and carers for all of your support, 

Have a lovely and safe break everyone,

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 13th October 

It's been Life Skills week this week. We have learnt a range of ways to help our well being during our Mental Health Awareness workshop, such as talking to others when we feel worried or upset and doing hobbies and sports. We also enjoyed the HSBC workshop about looking after our money and different ways people spend and save money such as giving gift cards and using debit cards. We've been doing lots of mindfulness activities too and thinking about different things that make us feel happy and relaxed in PSHE.

We have also had a special assembly all about dogs and have talked about the ways to stay safe with our furry friends.

Have a lovely and safe weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Friday, 6th October

Another busy and fun week in Year 4. In English we have written our character descriptions of the gorgon Medusa from ancient Greek mythology. In Maths we have continued to develop our rounding skills to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. We used different practical resources to investigate different strategies.

In Art we have enjoyed creating our own Greek pots from air drying clay. It was fun to use etching tools to create different patterns - please see some photos below. In History we have investigated the ancient Greek alphabet and in PSHE we have thought about our feelings and emotions. 

We are really looking forward to life skills week next week, and will be focussing on British Values - Respect, Tolerance, Democracy, Rule of Law and Liberty.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Friday, 29th September

This week in English, we have written a retell of the Perseus and Medusa myth. In Maths we have been developing our rounding skills to 10, 100 and 1000 skills and continuing to improve our times tables speed and fluency.

In RE we have been learning about how the Buddha became Enlightened and have thought of different things that make us happy such as hobbies and looking after our pets. It has been fun to use wires, bulbs, batteries and buzzers to investigate electrical circuits in Science and we have been really excited to be given our new cornets in Music. In Computing we have created our own information pages about ancient Greece and developed our word processing skills. 

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone, Year 4 Team  

Friday, 22 September

We've had a busy, fun and challenging week in year 4. We've been developing our writing skills based on the myth, 'Perseus and the Gorgon Medusa.' Please see a photo of our Medusa masks below. We've also been developing our understanding of place value in numbers up to 10,000 and developing our Times Tables Recall with Times Tables Rock Stars.

In History we have created our own time lines based on the ancient Greek civilisation and in RE we have been finding out about the beginning of the Buddhist religion.

Have a lovely weekend everyone 

Year 4 Team.

Week Ending 15.9.23

It's been a busy, fun and challenging week in Year 4. We've been developing our writing skills based on the myth, 'Persephone and the Four Seasons.' We've also been developing our understanding of place value in numbers up to 10,000 and developing our super times tables skills.

In French we have been learning about greetings and asking each other how we are and in Science we have investigated different electrical appliances. We've enjoyed starting our brass sessions with Mrs Greig and are looking forward to taking our cornets home next week.

We also had a very special workshop on Wednesday when the historian Professor Tuesday came in to teach a workshop based on ancient Greek artefacts and dramatising some myths such as 'Theseus and the Minotaur.'

Have a lovely weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Week Ending 8.9.23

We have had a great first week back in Year 4

In English we read the Greek myth, ‘Theseus and the Minotaur.' and then wrote our own retells  including lots of description of the terrifying Minotaur. In Maths we have started our place value unit and have been using a range of practical resources to deepen our understanding.

It’s been fun to make our own masks of the Gorgon Medusa from Greek mythology in Art. We used coloured pipe cleaners to create the snakes for her hair. In Geography we have located physical features of Greece such as cities and islands. We are really looking forward to our brass sessions starting next week and have found out about different brass instruments in the orchestra.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Freddie – ‘I’ve really enjoyed Maths this week, especially solving problems.’

Maddison – ‘I think the ancient Greek topic is going to be really interesting.’

Harmony – ‘I have enjoyed finding out about ancient Greek myths.’

Friday 14th July

We have been creating information booklets about habitats in science, creating our own vegetable soup at Lostock Hall Academy in food technology and we took part in our final cricket coaching sessions in PE.

We also loved watching the amazing Year 6 production of Peter Pan, the brilliant Year 2 poetry performance and the special visit from Costa the Parrot and her owner on Friday. 

We hope everyone has a very happy and safe summer break,

Year 4 Team

Friday, 7^th July

We have enjoyed finding out about the amazing Nick Park this week in English. He is the creator of Wallace and Gromit and was born locally in Preston. It has been interesting to learn about how he was inspired to make the film, ‘A Grand Day Out,’ as part of our unit on Biographies.

In Geography this week we have compared maps of Lostock Hall in 1869 to the same area today. It has been interesting to find out how land use has changed such as adaptions to the railway and new housing developments. This week we have also welcomed Megan from Coram Life Education into school to lead PSHE sessions about growing up. Finally we’ve had a great sampler day in Year 5, and have also enjoyed our cricket and brass instrument lessons.

Friday, 30th June.

This week we have had the chance to visit Lostock Hall Academy to do our Design Technology sessions in the food tech room. During the first session we learnt about how to make a vegetable soup, and the following day we practiced chopping carrots, onions and potatoes. 

One of the other high lights this week has been French day. We really enjoyed sampling some French pastries, watching a French production in the hall and learning all about Bastille Day. We also practiced our conversational skills and brushed up on our vocabulary for foods, colours and pets. 

This week we have also had our cricket and tennis sports coaching sessions which have been great fun, and also our fantastic brass session with Mrs Greig. A very busy and fun week in Year 4 !

Friday, 16th June

Another busy and fun week in Year 4. 

Our Hoghton Tower 'Sir Loin' myths are now written in English and have been solving money problems in Maths.

We have been doing some fieldwork in the school grounds in geography, looking at the different human and physical features. We've also looked at classifying different woodland living things in Science and found out about the metal robot sculpture of the artist Gordon Bennet. Finally, sports day has been great - we really enjoyed the different races.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Friday, 9th June

We've started a fascinating new English topic based on a famous local event which is said to have happened at nearby Hoghton Tower in 1617. King James is said to have knighted a piece of beef in 1617, and called it, 'Sir Loin.' Next week we will be retelling this myth in our own words.

In Maths we have been using our understanding of decimals to solve money problems and have been converting between pounds and pence. 

In PSHE we have been learning about the importance British Values which are:

 1. Respect for the rule of law, 2. Individual liberty, 3. Democracy and mutual Respect 4. tolerance of different faiths and beliefs.

The short video below gives a good introduction to these values.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone,

Year 4 Team 

Year 4 have all worked together to create an amazing picture to commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III. Each child has coloured a bit of the picture, maybe they could point out to you which part they did !

Friday, 26th May 2023

We've had a fabulous STEAM week, with lots of great activities such as our Garage Band music workshop, the amazing Kapla creations in the hall and our lino printing workshops. Year 4 have also been taking part in the Discovery Arts Award this week and have researched a range of artists such as Banksy, and the Japanese wood printer Hokusai. We've also sketched our own self-portraits and our own versions of 'The Great Wave,' by Hokusai.

Have a very happy and safe half term break everyone.

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 19th May

We've been enjoying the sunnier weather this week and have had another busy and fun time in Year 4 

We've written retells of an extract of the story of 'Sam's Duck,' by Michael Morpurgo. We used a technique called 'Show Don't Tell,' to write about how the main character was feeling in the story.

In Maths we have been creating mini books including the properties of quadrilaterals, such as lines of symmetry, angles and parallel lines.

In PSHE we created our own Wellbeing plates with lots of ideas on how we can look after own mental health. As part of this lesson with thought about 5 ways of wellbeing - Connecting with others, Giving, Being active, Mindfulness and Keeping learning

Friday, 12th May

This week in Year 5 we have been writing retells of the Marshmallows Literacy shed film using lots of effective description. In Maths have been ordering and comparing decimal numbers and partitioning them in different ways.

We have enjoyed finding out about food chains this week in Science and have learnt about green plants being producers and the animals being consumers in food chains. In Geography we investigated different animals living in the Rocky Mountains region such as elk and mountain goats. It has been fun to learn how to ask for different items in a cafe in French too 

Friday, 5th May

Our new unit in Year 4 in English is based on a short film called 'Marshmallows' about a mysterious sea animal called the Mallowdile who loves eating marshmallows! We've been writing character descriptions based on this creature's appearance and using lots of descriptive words and phrases. 

In Maths we have been partitioning decimals flexibly and also continuing to brush up on our times tables skills.

In Geography we have written fact files about the Rocky Mountains region in North America and have watched video clips about this awe inspiring part of the world. 

We have enjoyed celebrating the coronation of King Charles III this week and have created our own acrostic poems and collages based on this very special event in our history.

Best wishes for the bank holiday weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Friday, 28th March

This week we've become experts on the human digestive system and have written detailed explanations of this amazing process. In Maths we have continued our unit on Decimals, and have also brushing up on our times tables skills using Times Tables Rock Stars.

It's been great to start our Geography topic on the Rocky mountains range and we've used World Atlases to investigate this region in North America. In PSHE we have been thinking about diversity and how everyone should be valued.

Have a happy and safe bank holiday weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Friday, 22nd April

We've had a busy and fun first week of the summer term in year 4.

In English we have written instructions about how to look after our teeth. We've included lots of imperative (bossy) verbs and time conjunctions like 'firstly,' 'secondly' and 'finally.' In Maths we have been continuing our topic of decimals and have been finding tenths and hundredths.

We had a really fun practical Science lesson on Wednesday where we used bananas, biscuits and orange juice to mimic the digestive system process - please see some pictures above.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone 

Friday 31st March

This week in English, we have written retells of Edmond meeting the Queen from, 'The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe' novel.  We wrote direct speech between the two characters and thought about Edmond's feelings about visiting the magical land of Narnia. In Maths we have been using practical resources such as place value sliders to investigate decimal numbers.

In Design Technology we have been designing and creating our own electrical buzzer games. We have also enjoyed making our Easter cards and learning about forgiveness in RE.

We hope you all have a happy and safe Easter and Springtime break.

Year 4 Team  

Friday, 25th March

Another busy and fun week in Year 4 

In Maths we have been looking at decimals and using our sliders to divide whole numbers and decimals by 10. In English we have written a retell of Edmond meeting the White Witch from 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.'

We have started our DT project based on electronic buzzer games. We have also been comparing human and physical features of locations on North America in Geography and reflecting on the importance of forgiveness for Christians in RE. We're also enjoying learning the Disney themed dance for Dance from the heart in PE.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone,

Year 4 team 

Friday, 17th March

This week has been Science week. We worked in groups to create model bridges from paper, and tested their strength using pennies as weights. We've also learned about the famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. We created fact files about his many achievements such as designing and constructing the Thames tunnel. We also created posters about the different stages in the human digestive system.

Friday, 10th March.

This week we have been working hard as it's been assessment week. Well done everyone for all of your super effort. 

We have started to learn the Dance from the heart in PE and have been finding out about different foods and drinks in French. We've also been investigating branching databases in Computing and have been creating our own North America fact files in Geography.

Have a lovely weekend everyone, Year 4 team 

Friday, 3rd March

It's been another great week in year 4. 

This week has been English week for our school. We had zoom calls from some poets and authors which we really enjoyed. We have also really enjoyed doing a range of creative activities based on The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, such as making wardrobes from cereal boxes and collage pictures of the magical land of Narnia. 

On Thursday it was World Book Day and we loved dressing up as our favourite book characters or wearing cosy pajamas. 

Have a good weekend everyone, Year 4 team 

Friday, 24th February

Welcome back everyone - it's been a good first week back after the half term in Year 4.

We have continued our English unit based on the classic novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis. We wrote setting descriptions of the magical winter world of Narnia. In Maths we have been looking at equivalent fractions and learning about how to use a fraction wall.

It was World Thinking Day on Wednesday, and some of our Brownies came dressed in their uniform. They told us about all the fun and interesting activities they take part in at Brownies such as working towards different badges and camps. Please see below. This week we have also learned about the countries of North America in Geography, branching data bases in computing and have reflected on the theme of forgiveness in RE.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone. Year 4 team 

Art Competition

Friday, 10th February.

We've had another great week in Year 4. 

We have continued our Maths topic on fractions and writing an explanation of the human ear in English. On Tuesday we took part in a dance workshop and created class dances to different pop songs - it was great fun!

We were all really proud of our poetry performance this week - you can see the video of this below. 

Have a happy and safe half term break everyone! Thank you to our parents and carers for all of your support.

Year 4 Team 

Friday 10th February 

Year 4 Poetry Performance YouTube link > Here

Friday, 3rd February

It's been another fun and busy week in Year 4.

We’ve been doing lots of rehearsing for our upcoming poetry performance which will be all about Our Amazing Planet. We're really looking forward to sharing our poems next week. 

On Monday we took part in HSBC financial education workshop where we learned about budgeting and managing money. We've also continued to enjoy our yoga sessions in PE and brass sessions in Music. In Computing we have been using the Purple Mash programme to learn about electronic communication, and in PSHE we have been reflecting on what makes us all special and unique.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone, Year 4 Team 

Friday, 22^nd January

This week we have been writing our retell of the opening of ‘The Last Viking by Terry Dearey in English, and in Maths we have continuing to investigate dividing whole numbers. We’ve also started to practice our Performance Poetry which will we based on Our Amazing Planet. We would like to invite Year 4 parents and carers to come along to the performance which will be on Monday, 6^th January at 2.40pm - we'll send a letter home about this next week.

We've found it interesting to find out about Jewish food practices and Kosher meals In RE and have really enjoyed our yoga sessions in PE. We’ve also continued to develop our understanding of the Viking invasion of Britain by creating time lines of the period and sketching Viking portraits in Art. 

Friday, 20th January

We've started an exciting new unit this week in English based on the novel, 'The Last Viking,' by Terry Dearey. We had fun creating group drama sketches based on Chapter 1 of the story, where the main character Emma sees the Viking longboats from the cliff top.

We've continued our history theme by sketching Viking portraits in Art using proportion techniques. In Maths we have been investigating multiplying 2 digit numbers by 1 digit and continuing to speed up our times tables too. 

Year 4 team 

Friday, 13th January

This week have continued our poetry unit in English and have written free verse poems on our hopes and dreams for the future. In Maths we have been investigating factor pairs and continuing to speed up our times tables recall.

We all really enjoyed our Viking workshops on Wednesday, especially playing the group games.  It was also great to have our Lostock Hall library sessions this week, again based on our Vikings history topic. We've started our weekly yoga sessions too this week and have been learning some different relaxation practices.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone,

Year 4 Team 

Welcome Back and a Happy New Year!

We have had a great week in Year 4 this week and a really good start to 2023.

We have started a poetry unit in English based on the environment, and have written Haikus on different places in our world such as the ocean, desert and rainforest. In Maths we have been using practical equipment to investigate our times tables, and find different ways to remember our multiplication facts..

We all really enjoyed the Pantomime on Tuesday 'Robin Hood.' especially the music and audience participation! We've also started our new History topic on The Vikings, and are looking forward to a workshop on this next week.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone,

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 9th  December

It’s been a busy and fun week in Year 4 as we lead up to festive period.

We all really enjoyed watching the fantastic Year 2 production this week and have also performed ourselves in a brass concert, check out the video below. We have also been writing an explanation of the water cycle in English, mastering multiplication in Maths and have been practicing our sewing skills, creating a felt tree decoration in DT.

Friday, 2nd December

This week in English we have been writing biographies of the scientist and inventor of AC electrical current, Nikola Tesla. We've also been continuing our class novel, 'Stig of the Dump,' by Clive King. In Maths we took part in some outdoor learning, using chalk to write and solve some addition and subtraction calculations on the playground.

In Science we have been investigating different examples of evaporation and condensation in our everyday lives, and in French we've been learning how to talk about 'ma famille.' In PSHE we've also thought about families, and reflected on the phrase 'different family, same love.'

We're now looking forward to advent and the festive activities we have coming up in the next few weeks.

Friday, 25th November

This week we have been busy doing lots of learning as well as doing our best during our termly assessment week. 

In Art we have been finding out about the artist Georges Seurat. We have practiced the pointillism technique used in his most famous work 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, and have also created Christmas card designs based on this technique. In RE we have been looking at the meaning of the different religious symbols in the Nativity story and we have been enjoying developing our dodgeball skills in PE.  

Friday, 18th November

Our new unit in English is biographical writing based on the life of scientist and inventor of AC current, Nikola Tesla. It's been really interesting finding out about his amazing life and all of his inventions such as the X ray and neon lights.

In Maths we have been continuing to investigate using different strategies for subtraction such as using exchanging. We've also looked at other efficient methods such as using a number line to find differences.

This week has been anti bullying week and we have been reflecting on the theme 'Reach Out.' We had Odd Socks day on Monday to celebrate what makes us all unique and spread kindness. We've also decorated our ancient Greek pottery in Art this week and have been creating our own animations using Purple Mash in Computing. 

Friday, 11th November

This week in English we have written our 'Star Write,' pieces, persuading people to visit 'Amazing Athens.' We've also written poetry based on Remembrance Day and learnt all about this very special and significant day in PSHE.

In Maths we have been continuing our mastery of subtraction strategies and using our Base Ten resources to investigate using exchanging for column subtraction.

In History we have learned about the ancient Greek city states of Athens and Sparta and thought about which of these cities we would like to have lived in and why. We've also been continuing our novel study of Stig of the Dump by Clive King and making predictions about the characters in our Reading sessions.

Friday, 4th November

It's been a great start to the half term in Year 4, welcome back everyone 

Our new unit in English is based on persuasive writing, linked to our history topic Ancient Greece. We've been thinking of different ways to persuade people to visit Athens the capital of Greece. For example, using powerful verbs and adjectives, asking the reader questions and using phrases like, 'don't miss the awe inspiring Parthenon situated on the Acropolis.'

In Maths we have been using our Base 10 resources to add three digit numbers and relate this to our column addition strategies.

In PSHE we have been looking at negotiation and compromise and learning the importance of people working together to come to an agreement. We've also learned about different symbols in RE and investigated different examples of solids, liquids and gases in Science. We also enjoyed our wear what you like day and our brass lessons in Music. 

Friday, 21st November - Happy Half Term

We've come to the end of a fun, challenging and enjoyable first half term in year 4.

It's been Life Skills week this week. We really enjoyed our first aid sessions and have learnt a range of skills such as bandaging and the recovery position. We've been doing lots of mindfulness activities too and thinking about different things that make us feel happy and relaxed in PSHE. We have also enjoyed a special assembly all about dogs and have talked about the ways to stay safe with our furry friends.

It's also been great to share the excellent homework tasks children have brought in this week - see some pictures below.

Thank you to all of Year 4 for all of your hard work and thank you to our parents and carers for all of your support, 

Have a lovely and safe break everyone,

Year 4 Team 

Friday, 14th October

This week in English, we've been writing our own versions of the Perseus and Medusa myth. In Maths we have been honing our rounding to 10, 100 and 1000 skills and continuing to improve our times tables speed and fluency.

In PSHE we have been reflecting on our different emotions, and have ordered a range of feelings according to their intensity. We've also investigated the ancient Greek alphabet in History and have enjoyed continuing to learn our brass instruments in Music.

We all really enjoyed watching the Year 5 Harvest Festival too on Thursday. We're now really looking forward to our Life Skills theme week which starts on Monday.

Have a happy and safe weekend everyone,

Year 5 Team  

Friday, 7th October

This week in English, we have started a new ancient Greek myth - Perseus and Medusa. We've been working hard at improving our use of powerful verbs and effective adjectives, and using apostrophes for possession.

In Maths we have been rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100, and in Science it's been fun to create different electrical circuits using bulbs and motors. 

We've really enjoyed creating our own firework posters using coloured chalks and stickers, and in computing we have used a range of word processing techniques to make ancient Greek cafe menus.

Have a happy and safe weekend,

Year 4 Team.

Week Ending 30.9.22

This week we've been continuing our study of ancient Greek myths in English and reading, 'Pesephone and the Four Seasons.'  In Maths we've especially enjoyed investigating Roman numerals and improving our Times Tables scores. 

In History we have started to research ancient Greek gods, and in French we have been learning how to introduce ourselves - Je me Presente !

Have a lovely weekend everyone

Year 4 Team 

'I've really enjoyed reading the Pesephone ancient Greek myth this week' - Erin.

Jake - 'It's been fun learning about Roman numerals.'

'It was interesting researching the different ancient Greek gods and goddeses in History,' Ella.

Naya - 'I liked our brass and guitar lessons this week, I'm excited to have been given my cornet to play.'