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Posted On 26 Jun 2018
Year 4
Welcome to Year 4.
Rivers and the Water Cycle.
This half term we are learning about where water comes from and how it moves around our world. We will be exploring how the water cycle works, looking at the process’ of evaporation, precipitation and condensation. We will also be looking at animals in their habitats and how they use water sources to help them survive.
The Romans
The children are learning all about the Romans this half term. We will be concentrating on how the Romans invaded through Europe and changed life and facilities in their wake. We will look at the resistance in Britain through Boudicca and the Celts and what impact Julius Caesar had to the Roman invasion.
Watch this short clip with your children to get a taste of what we will be learning about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9bcohqsTGk
Crime, Punishment and Leisure throughout the ages.
The children will find out about the legacy of the Roman justice system and crime and punishment through the Anglo-Saxon, Tudor and Victorian periods. They will also deepen their historical awareness and understanding of how our past is constructed through studying the famous highwayman Dick Turpin. The final lesson allows the children to reflect upon and evaluate what they have learnt in this unit, as well as comparing modern day crime prevention and detection methods with those from the past. Children will also learn about how developments in 20th century leisure and technology can make life in this century easier.
A copy of our Spring 1 topic map is below:
Why are the Norman Castles certainly not bouncy?
Last half term we were looking at life in the Norman times, and how they lived within castles. Through this we were looking at the specific design of a Norman castle and how it’s features were used for defensive purposes.
Take a look at our topic map below:
Take a look at our recent trip to Warwick Castle to explore a real life Norman castle (post attached)
I’m in a city, get me out of here!
Last half term we were looking at the physical geography of cities in the UK and around Europe.
Throughout this, the children learnt how to use atlases and maps efficiently, and how to compare physical features of different cities.
Use the link below to have access to our topic map:
News & Updates
The Iron Man Experience day- Year 4
This week, we got to a part in the Iron Man where Hogarth is sat waiting for a fox to appear. He is hiding up a tree in a wood. To get a feel for what he could see/ smell/ hear, we went into the woods around school to experience it for ourselves. Take a look:
Posted On 16 May 2018
Creative rivers.
As part of our new topic; we looked at how rivers end up in the sea. We also looked at the different features of a river. We then used ‘junk’ to model and create our own rivers; have a look at our amazing designs!
Posted On 16 May 2018
Mrs Bird has had chicks!!
Mrs Bird has had 3 lovely chicks! She has brought them in to us to show. We all love them; Caitlin, Harry Pecker and Storm!
Posted On 16 May 2018
Oak House Point Winners go to Forest School
Oak House were house point winners this term and children from Oak House in years 3 to 6 had a fun-packed morning at Forest School as their reward. We toasted marshmallows and made damper bread on the fire, washed down with hot chocolate. We also made dens, climbed trees, built...
Posted On 14 Apr 2018
Mad about Maths
Mad about Maths In Maths in Year 4, this week, we have been looking at graphs; bar charts and line graphs. We have done our own research and study, looking at the temperature outside on the hour, each hour, to determine if and how, the temperature changes throughout the...
Posted On 07 Mar 2018
Year 4 are QR crazy
We have been using the Ipads over the last term to do our own research. We have to find QR codes dotted around the classroom and scan them. These take us to websites or to questions, which we then use to complete our own research. We have used them so far, for Dick Turpin and...
Posted On 07 Mar 2018
Year 4 Forensics day!
Year 4 had a great time last half term, we had many exciting days with the children and the forensics day was just one of them. We had the police come in and talk to us about how they catch criminals and what forensics are and how they are used. We got to go around the hall and...
Posted On 07 Mar 2018
