This week Year 4 have worked incredibly hard to publish their Star Writes. They have rewritten the story of the Rainbow Serpent using expanded noun phrases, inverted commas and possessive pronouns. They should all be proud of their work.
We have begun looking at the Year 4 performance and can't wait to start practising after half term!
This week Year 4 have worked incredibly hard to publish their Star Writes. They have rewritten the story of the Rainbow Serpent using expanded noun phrases, inverted commas and possessive pronouns. They should all be proud of their work.
We have begun looking at the Year 4 performance and can't wait to start practising after half term!
This week Year 4 received a high-level transmission from the Department of Planetary Health. They called it Operation: Pulse and Respiration. We had 45 minutes to reconstruct the damage report and present a 'State of Emergency' broadcast to the Global Council. If we didn't, the funding for the restoration project was going to be cut. Ask us what we included in our report and what factors are affecting the Great Barrier Reef.
This week, Year 4 have loved our Science experiment. They worked in groups using a range of musical instruments to explore pitch. They predicted which sounds would be high and which would be low, then tested their ideas by playing the instruments and listening carefully to the notes. This helped them understand how different instruments can produce high and low sounds.
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This week the children loved their experiment on sound. We investigated the difference in the sounds made as the ball hit the floor each time. We then learnt about why the ball dropped for the higher height made the loudest sound and why.
This week in Science, we have been investigating sound to determine which material sound travels best through. We tested how sound travels through solids, liquids and gases.
Year 4 have had a fantastic week back after Christmas and it has been lovely to see them all settle back into their routines so quickly, even with the snow! The children have all worked hard and have impressed us with their positive attitudes. Their highlight of the week has been enjoying playing out in the snow!
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!