Year 4

Insulator or Conductor

Insulator or Conductor

We have explored a range of different materials in science to discover if they electrical conductors or electrical insulators. We added the items into a circuit and looked at whether the bulb still lit up or not to test our predictions. [gallery type="rectangular"...

Newspaper Reports

Newspaper Reports

We have shown excellent concentration throughout our writing. We used our class text 'Escape from Pompeii' as inspiration for a newspaper report on the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

Dodgeball – Dragon Slayers!

Dodgeball – Dragon Slayers!

We combined our understanding and application of dodging, catching and throwing in game situations. We played a game of Enter the Dragon. Dragon slayers had to use their throwing skills to try and catch the dragons. The dragons had to use their dodging and catching...

STEM careers, PPE and a lemon battery!

STEM careers, PPE and a lemon battery!

We were lucky enough to be visited by Mr. Keenan who works for the company Zurich. He talked to us about the different careers that are available in his company. He showed us the PPE that he has to wear when he is servicing equipment. Then he helped us to make an...

Fake News

Fake News

We have discussed what fake news is and have discussed ways to identify whether news is real or fake. We talked about the impact fake news can have. We know some ways to check if a news story is real or fake.

Dance – Cats

Dance – Cats

We have developed our techniques for dancing like a cat in a group performance. We danced as our own cats to the music from Cats the Musical. We put our unique cat movements together to create our own version of The Jellicle Ball! [gallery type="rectangular"...

Identify the word 

Identify the word 

We discussed which vocabulary may have specific meaning. We know that the word 'gasped' tells us that Grandpa Joe was shocked, for example.

Sikhism – Vaisakhi

Sikhism – Vaisakhi

We have learnt about the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi. We discussed how the festival allows Sikhs to show the different parts of their personality. We then created our own identity jigsaws.