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  • Year 4 - How do we categorise different types of animals?

    Published 26/02/25
    To be able to talk effectively about animals, we have discovered this week that we need to be able to categorise them. We have learned a fun song about BRAMF - birds, reptiles, amphibians, mammals and fish. We have also started learning about Ancient
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  • Year 4 - How do we recognise a scam online?

    Published 12/02/25
    This week is online safety week. In computing we have been learning about how to recognise a scam and how to avoid being scammed. We took part in an online lesson with BBC live lessons. It included recognising scams, what to do about them and ho
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  • Year 4 - If you were a spy, how would you move?

    Published 05/02/25
    If you were the next James Bond, how would you move? In dance, we have been learning a routine to include working in unison as a class, paired work, showing movements in a canon and mirroring each movement. Each class has worked hard on their routine
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  • Year 4 - What represents Australian culture?

    Published 29/01/25
    We started this week by celebrating all things Australian. We thought about why Australia Day is also called invasion day and why it is a contentious day to 'celebrate'. We used the day to learn more about what makes Australia special as a co
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  • Year 4 - What is the Dreamtime?

    Published 22/01/25
    The Dreamtime are traditional stories from the Aboriginal people of Australia. Many of the stories are about animals and how they got a special part of their body; such as how the Kangaroo got its pouch, or how the Koala got its stumpy tail. We
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  • Year 4 Who was Amy Johnson?

    Published 15/01/25
    This week we have had a great time learning all about Amy Johnson, her plane 'Jason' and their first solo flight to Australia. We have found out about what inspired her to fly solo across the world, researched the significant parts of he
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  • Year 4 - Where is Australia?

    Published 08/01/25
    Welcome back to Year 4! This week we have started our new learning topics of Australia and Sound.In science we have been thinking about how sound is made and how it travels. Talking of travelling, in Geography we have learnt where in the world we fin
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  • Year 4 What language is Feliz Navidad and what does it mean?

    Published 18/12/24
    Feliz Navidad is Spanish for Merry Christmas! We have been learning how to sing and play this song on the ukulele in Music. We are proud of all the Year 4 children and the effort they have put into their learning this term. We would like to wish
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  • What do "Jack and Jenny" have to do with donkeys?

    Published 11/12/24
    This week we are excited about our visit from the donkeys. Donkeys first came to Britain with the Romans in AD43. Did you know that a male donkey is called a Jack and a female donkey is called a Jenny? In RE we have been thinking about the Christmas
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  • What do "Jack and Jenny" have to do with donkeys?

    Published 11/12/24
    This week we are excited about our visit from the donkeys. Donkeys first came to Britain with the Romans in AD43. Did you know that a male donkey is called a Jack and a female donkey is called a Jenny? In RE we have been thinking about the Christmas
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  • Year 4 - How can we make a structure to keep standing in an Earthquake?

    Published 04/12/24
    This week we faced a challenge of trying to build a structure from cocktail sticks and marshmallows. We practised our best collaboration skills of designing and building in groups. The tables became tectonic plates, which moved and caused the la
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  • Year 4 - What affects the speed of our sling shot cars?

    Published 27/11/24
    This week's excitement came from racing our versions of F1 cars along the corridor. In DT, we have made slingshot cars, which are propelled by an elastic band. We had to think about the aerodynamics and how they would affect the speed o
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