Class Blog for Year 4

 

Welcome to Year Four!

Welcome to the Year Four Page where you will find out about the great things taking place in our classes.

We will update this page on a regular basis with information about our learning.

If you would like to contact us, please email secretary@wadebridgeprimary.co.uk and your email will be forwarded to us.

Home Learning:
Our home learning grids are given out in the first week of a new term and reflect the term's topic.  For example, in Term 2, Year 4 will be learning about The Victorians so the grid will feature a range of different tasks to inspire the children. They might like to get creative and draw a portrait of Queen Victoria or make a model of a famous Brunel bridge. 
We hope you have fun with your children and learn a little more about our topics.
You can also find a copy of the grid within this blog.

Changing Reading Books:
 In Year 4, the children are encouraged to take greater responsibility for their own reading.  Due to the varying length of books, the children will be responsible for changing their own books weekly.  They will be able to change their books during morning work, guided reading sessions and at free reading times. Class teachers keep a record of book changes to support the children and give reminders if needed.


PE Days:
In the Spring Term, our PE day is on Tuesday afternoon. We use both the outside environment and hall for our PE so in the colder months, the children might like to wear black tracksuit bottoms and sweatshirt.  (We ask that sweatshirts do not have hoods as they can get caught and cause injury.) In the hotter months, please provide sun cream, hats and water bottles.  

Mrs Keat 
4B Class Teacher

Ms Christian
4B Class TA

Mrs Hill
4W Class Teacher

Ms Blue 
4W Class TA

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Pirates Versus Merfolk 

Pirates versus Merfolk

Year 4 were very excited to find out that they were going to learn and perform a proper play to a live audience.  Performing the play linked to our English unit which was all about plays; how they are written and how the stage directions help the actors to perform their roles.

We started off, like all professional plays do, by holding auditions.  The children were very keen and brave to put themselves forward for roles and we realised that we had many budding actors within Year 4.

We started our rehearsals and it wasn’t long before all the characters had learnt their parts off by heart.  It was impressive as some of the characters had a lot of speech to remember.  Next, we learnt how to use the voice to act in character and we used the stage directions to get on and off the stage.

After lots of rehearsals and a few tweaks, here and there to the play, the day of the performance soon arrived.  The performers looked amazing in their wonderful costumes and with a bit of added face paint, the actors arrived on stage.

The performances went smoothly and without a hitch!  There was not a sign of nerves and everyone remembered their lines and stage directions.  The songs were sung with enthusiasm and with a genuine joy to be performing to an audience. They really brought the performance to life.

Performing the play to an audience boosted everyone’s confidence to speak clearly and with expression. Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed the experience and can’t wait to perform again.

 

 


 

Pirates Versus Merfolk 

Dear Parents/Carers, 

We are all very excited to announce that Year 4 will be performing a play as part of our English unit on play scripts.   

The play is called Pirates and Merfolk. 

We will perform the play on Tuesday 5th March for the school and on Wednesday, 6th March for parentsThe play will be performed twice on Wednesday – 9:15am and 5:30pm.  We very much hope that you will be able to attend one of the performances.

Your child has been rehearsing their role and has been given a letter to explain their costume. In the past, you have created some amazing costumes for our various events and we very much appreciate your support.  If you have any questions about the costumes or the play then please don’t hesitate to ask We are asking for the costumes to be brought in on Friday, 1st March so that we can have a dress rehearsal.  

We would also be grateful if you could provide some other props for the play. We need a variety of inflatable pool accessories, such as rubber rings, blow-up palm trees, beach balls, etc. We also need some sun glasses, bottles of sun cream, sun hats, buckets and spades and anything else that might be used at a beach party.

Your child will have a script to learn so please could you help them learn their lines at home. 

We look forward to seeing you on the day of the performance! 

Kind regards, 

The Year 4 Team 

 


 

Fantastic work in Year 4!

Science
This Spring Term, we are exploring 'States of Matter' in science.  We learnt that there are three states of matter - solids, liquids and gases.
To show our learning, the class split into three groups and used role play to show the three states of matter.  We found that solids vibrate gently and are close together, in rows.  Theo described how liquids move freely within a contained space and  Evie-Rose explained that she was in the gases group and had to stay further apart and move freely.  
Can you see which photograph represents which state of matter?

English
Over the last two weeks, we have been writing biographies.  We have used our knowledge of Queen Victoria to complete an interesting biography of her life and in the process, have enjoyed discovering interesting facts about her life.

Maths
Multiplication and division have been the focus of our math's learning in Year 4 over the past few weeks.  We have learnt to multiply and divide a three-digit number by a one-digit number and multiply three numbers together to find its product.

PE 
DT Sports have taught us how to play netball.  We have learnt how to pass and receive the ball in different ways; find space and mark our partner effectively. 

History
We have now come to the end of our history topic on Victorians and have made some decisions about our topic question - 'Were the Victorians always on track?'  We have explored what life was like in a Victorian workhouse and made some shocking discoveries about the ages of the inmates.  We also learnt how Victorians led the way with their inventions of new transport and how they paved the way for the vehicles of today.  We all had different opinions of the Victorians based on what we have learnt.  Some of us felt that the Victorians were too strict and didn't treat their poor very well but others felt that, by providing work and shelter, they had a better life than being on the streets.  Some of us decided that the Victorians have helped us develop the transport that we use today whilst others felt that they cut through the countryside and began to spoil it for us.

Pirates and Merfolk
We are very excited to announce that we will be performing a grand, Year 4 play for parents and friends in school.  
The play is called 'Pirates and Merfolk'.  The children have decided which parts they would like to play and rehearsals have already begun.  It's looking good so far!
We will send out further details about costumes soon but it might be a good idea to keep a look out for appropriate bits and pieces.

We have a new member of our team!
We would like to welcome Miss Bragg to our team in 4B.  Miss Bragg is studying for her BEd Primary and will be helping to teach throughout Spring 2.  

Best wishes,
Year 4 Team

 


 

Fabulous Art! 

Look at our fabulous art in Year 4!

This term, our Viking topic has inspired a lot of our art work.  We looked at the work of Degas who drew ballerinas in dynamic poses.  We sketched our friends in different positions so that we knew what the human body would look like and we used our sketches to support our sculpture making.  We used a plaster of Paris plinth and wire to form our sculpture and then we wrapped strips of fabric to build up the shape of the body.  After that, we dressed our sculptures in Viking clothing.  

We were very proud to be asked to send some of our winter art work to be displayed in Wadebridge and Camel Estuary Practice Surgery.  If you are visiting the doctors then keep a look out for our designs.  We drew festive foods and plants in pencil and pens and used a range of different marks to create our designs.  We placed them onto a background of Brusho.

We hope you have enjoyed looking at our work!

 


Multiplication Check Workshop 

Thank you to all who attended the Multiplication Check workshop - it was lovely to see you all.  We recognise that many parents will not be able to attend and so we have attached the PowerPoint for your information below.

Your child has been given a copy of their baseline assessment together with a QR code and Times Tables Rock Stars log in details for you to use together alongside the PowerPoint.

If you have any questions or you would like to discuss the assessment with your child's class teacher, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher.

Many thanks for your continued support.
Year 4 Team

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Another great week!

It's been another great week of learning fun for Year 4!

Marvellous maths!
Place Value skills have been the focus for our learning over the last weeks.  The children have learnt to  place numbers to 10,000 on a number line and learnt to count with Roman numerals.  Rounding to 10, 100 and 1,000 can be challenging but 4B and 4W tackled some tough rounding problems and were brilliant 'Keep-going Koalas'  even when they were struggling. 

Engaging English
We have been budding newspaper reporters in Year 4 and have studied the Viking invasion of Lindisfarne.  Our next step is to write an article to explain how and why the vicious Vikings ransacked the Anglo-Saxon peaceful place of worship.   

Swimming
Everyone has enjoyed our first session of swimming.  Whether they are beginning their swim journey or are competent length swimmers, they have taken part with smiles and determination to improve.  Well done, Year 4!

Please do ensure that your children remember their swimming kit; including goggles on Mondays.  They should also bring a coat for their walk up to the pool.

Art
We are using our Viking history lessons to inspire our art lessons.  This week, we have looked at the work of Edgar Dega's ballerinas and we noticed how he studied their dynamic poses.  We sketched our friends in different poses and soon we will use them to create some interesting sculptures of Vikings who will be dressed in full Viking costume.  It's going to be a lot of creative fun!

Homework
We have been so pleased with the quality and amount of home learning that the children have completed.  We've seen amazing Lego constructions to show how the Vikings built a long house.  We've received interesting Powerpoints which explain how Anglo-Saxons and Vikings lived; the Viking bread was surprisingly tasty and a model version of a thatched Viking longhouse was so realistic, we could just imagine what it must have been like to live inside. 
We are looking forward to seeing more amazing ideas from the children.  Well done, Year 4!


We are looking forward to more exciting learning next week!

Best wishes,
The Year 4 Team.




 


Welcome Back! 

Welcome back, Year 4s!

It has been a fantastic two weeks and everyone has settled back into school with enthusiasm. 

History:
The children are enjoying our history topic - 'Anglo-Saxons and Vikings' and have already learnt the names of the tribes; where they came from and why they wanted to leave their homelands to settle in Britain.  We are sure that they will love sharing their new knowledge about the Anglo-Saxon era with you.  Why not ask them to teach you what they know! 

Maths:
Over the next few weeks, Year 4 will be working with place value.  They have revised what they know about numbers to 100 and 1000 and are now working with numbers to 10,000.  The children have used a range of place value resources and images to help them understand the value of digits within numbers.  They now know how to represent numbers using pictures, they can partition numbers in different ways and can find missing numbers on  number lines.  Each lesson includes challenging problem solving questions to provide children with opportunities to use their learning to explain their reasoning behind their answers.

English:
Poetry has been our focus over the past two weeks.  We have looked at different forms of poetry including Japanese haiku, sonnets and free verse.  We decided that it would be fun to flip the 'What did you do in the Summer holiday' task on its head and write some poems about what we didn't do in the summer holiday!  The children let their imaginations run wild and generated lots of ideas about visiting strange planets and under water scenes.  Everyone has enjoyed creating their poems and will present them using their best handwriting.

PE:
We have been blessed with lovely weather for our PE sessions over the past two weeks and the children have enjoyed working with DT Sports up on the field.  The children have been learning how to find space and how to send and receive a ball.   We have also been learning why it's a good idea to keep our bodies fit and healthy.  We have learnt some great exercises and fun activities to make our hearts and bodies strong.

Best wishes,
The Year 4 Team

 


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