Year 4

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.

Dodgeball – Treasure Island

Dodgeball – Treasure Island

We are applying our knowledge and understanding of dodging, jumping and ducking into a game situation. Today we have applied our dodging, jumping, ducking and throwing skills to the game Pirates of the Caribbean: Treasure Island. We had one person acting as the pirate...

Brass Star of the Week

Brass Star of the Week

This week's brass star of the week received the award for reaching a high C and mastering a new melody with a very quick beat!

Dividing by 10

Dividing by 10

We have explored how we can divide multiples of 10 by 10. We used the place value chart to explore how the digits change value when we divide by 10. Then we posed questions for our partners to solve.

Stitching…

Stitching…

We have practised both running stitch and over stitch in today's DT lesson. We spent time learning how to thread our needles and then we used either binca or felt to see how the stitches would look on the fabric. [gallery type="rectangular"...

Escape from Pompeii

Escape from Pompeii

We have become archaeologists and have excavated artefacts from the time of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. We explored the actual eruption and made our own lava. Then we went on a dig and explored a range of artefacts from Pompeii. [gallery type="rectangular"...

Inverted commas

Inverted commas

We have explored using inverted commas to mark direct speech. We wrote speech sentences and then used macaroni pasta as inverted commas to show where the direct speech is in the sentence.