Year 4 have had a fantastic half term and have enjoyed learning about earthquakes and volcanoes. We ended the term making volcanoes out of salt dough and enjoyed painting them to try and make them look realistic. They have also enjoyed learning how to make podcasts in computing and produced interesting podcasts about 'Dorchester in December'.
This week, Year 4 produced some truly fabulous pieces of writing. They carefully planned, drafted, edited, and published their Star Writes, and created excellent non-chronological reports about volcanoes. We are extremely proud of the progress they have made.
This week in maths we have been learning about the 3x and 6x tables. We then learnt some 'magic tricks' on how to know if three-digit numbers are in either of the times tables. Give your child a 3 digit number and see if they can impressive you with their magic!
Year 4 really enjoyed learning about what causes earthquakes. We discovered that earthquakes happen when tectonic plates move and press against each other. These plates are always shifting, but when they get stuck, slide past each other, or push together suddenly, the ground shakes and an earthquake occurs.
To put our learning into action, we built ‘houses’ out of spaghetti and marshmallows and tested which structures were the strongest. The children loved experimenting and seeing whose building could survive the longest during our earthquake test!
Year 4 loved their Around the World day this week! Emerald Class learned all about New Zealand, while Fern Class explored Germany. Emerald Class used maps to create salt-dough models of New Zealand and investigated where key cities and landmarks are located. Fern Class learned a German song, explored German culture and cuisine, and even created their own nutcrackers and gingerbread houses.
We look forward to sharing all of their wonderful work with you after school on Monday!
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This week, we learnt about where volcanoes, mountains and earthquakes are found around the world. We discovered that many of them are located along the edges of the Earth’s tectonic plates. By looking at world maps, we identified how these natural features are spread across different continents and why they appear in these locations.
On Tuesday, Year 4 went to the Natural History Museum. We took part in an exciting science workshop all about volcanoes and earthquakes. Through interactive demonstrations, the children explored the powerful geological forces deep within the Earth. They even created a real earthquake and poured their own lava (made of wax)! Working together, the class had to use their new knowledge and skills to try and save a town from disaster. It was an action-packed, hands-on experience that brought their learning to life and helped them understand just how powerful – and unpredictable – our planet can be.
This week, Year 4 have been busy and brilliant! We’ve been learning all about the Romans, and the children have written some fantastic sentences, including diary entries from the point of view of a Roman soldier. They used their imaginations to describe what life might have been like in the Roman army, and their writing was full of interesting facts and feelings.
In Maths, we’ve been exploring perimeter, and the children have been counting carefully and calculating lengths with growing confidence. It was tricky at first, but they kept practising and made great progress!
During our DT Day, everyone had a wonderful time designing and baking their own biscuits — they looked amazing and smelled even better because of all the effort the children put in. We’re now really looking forward to our exciting trip to the Natural History Museum after half term, but please remember that everyone will need to bring a packed lunch for the day.
There's no peek of the week today, enjoy the half term. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday 3rd November.
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This week we completed our Take One Picture Projects and created models of Canaletto's ‘A Regatta on the Grand Canal’. Emerald Class chose to create shoebox versions and Fern Class created a model city of it, both including origami gondolas and their own designs of flags.
This week we have started our Take One Picture project and loved learning how to make gondolas using origami. The children all worked hard to follow the instructions and make tricky folds. They then decorated them and managed to add some additional features such as the oar.
This week, Year 4 have been looking at the painting 'A Regatta on the Grand Canal', and using it for inspiration for our Take One Picture project. We can't wait to get started with it!
This week Year 4 really enjoyed our virtual workshop looking at Roman artefacts. We were lucky enough to have replicas sent to us so that we could observe them up close and handle them!