Year 4 | Birkwood Primary School

Creating questions

Mar 5, 2025 | Philosophy, Year 3, Year 4

We looked at the text 'How rude!' as our stimulus. We identified big ideas from this text and created questions to discuss. The class voted on one question to discuss. We then agreed or disagreed respectfully. Amazing work Armstrongs! [gallery type="rectangular"...

Using an atlas

Mar 5, 2025 | Geography, Year 3, Year 4

We know the structural features of an atlas. We used the index to identify major cities of the U.K on a map.

Apostrophes for plural possession

Mar 4, 2025 | English, Year 4

We explored different rules when using a possessive apostrophe for plural nouns.

Comparing predictions

Mar 4, 2025 | English, Year 4

We have compared our predictions about the cover and the blurb using a Venn diagram. Some of us have used this evidence to change our predictions.

Tag rugby- Attacking

Mar 3, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 3, Year 4

We explore how attackers can create space, creating opportunities for the ball carrier to pass if they are tagged.

Basketball Lesson 1

Mar 1, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 4

We are learning to refine our dribbling in order to keep control and possession of the ball. We practised our dribbling skills in the hall in house teams. We then worked as attackers and defenders to put our dribbling skills in to action. [gallery type="rectangular"...

Tag Rugby – Tagging

Feb 27, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 3, Year 4

LO: To understand the purpose of tagging, when, where and why this is applied during a game.

Tag Rugby

Feb 25, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 4

Lesson 1 We are developing our passing and moving to create space to beat an opponent. We have practised our passing skills for the start of our tag rugby learning. We have learnt that we cannot pass forwards and we have loomed at creating the W shape with our hands...

Semi colons

Feb 25, 2025 | English, Year 4

We used semi colons in a list to add further detail/information in a list.

Precise vocabulary

Feb 25, 2025 | English, Year 4

We annotated words from the text to explain why precise vocabulary was used to create the intended purpose.

Tag rugby – Passing

Feb 25, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 3, Year 4

We explore moving with the ball, passing and receiving in order to keep possession of the ball.

Who is Hagrid?

Feb 24, 2025 | English, Year 3, Year 4

We are aiming to write a character description about Hagrid. We have collected ideas about his appearance, personality and what he does.

Insulator or Conductor

Feb 14, 2025 | Science, Year 4

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

Feb 14, 2025 | English, Year 4

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!

Feb 14, 2025 | PE and Sport, Year 4

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!

Feb 13, 2025 | Science, Year 4

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...