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4 March 2021

World Book Day in Y4

Year 4 enjoyed immersing themselves in the wonderful world of books today. They watched and listened to well known authors in a live broadcast, listened to the very first World Book Day Rap and tried to spot all the books that were referred to, they enjoyed sharing a book with someone, they wrote…

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2 March 2021

Electrical Circuits

⚡️ ⚡️ Year 4 have been learning about electricity. ⚡️⚡️
They have learned all about how electricity is generated, including sustainable sources, and what is is used for. They have drawn diagrams to illustrate how to create an electrical circuit using symbols and scientific vocabulary. They have…

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28 February 2021

Movement in Art

Year 4 observed artist Paula Reno created the illusion of movement in her painting ‘The Dance’. We looked at the use of colour and shape to create the illusion of movement in the skirts and the delicate placement of the dancers’ hands. We then applied these to draw our own sketches of a dancer. 

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22 February 2021

Beowulf

Year 4 have been reading the retelling of the oldest surviving Anglo-Saxon legend Beowulf, as retold by Michael Morpurgo. The focus has been on how to develop and use a rich vocabulary. 

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22 February 2021

Y4 Celebrate Chinese New Year

Year 4 learnt about some of the traditions surrounding Chinese New Year. They found out that 2021 is the year of the ox. They then chose some art activities related to Chinese New Year. 

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9 February 2021

Landscape Art

Year 4 have been learning how to create perspective and depth in landscape art. 

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9 February 2021

Mental Health Awareness in Y4

Year 4 explored different ways to look after one another’s mental health.

 

 

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4 February 2021

Journalistic Writing Y4

Year 4 are reading ‘Beowulf’ retold by Michael Morpurgo. They wrote in role as a journalist to report on Grendel’s first attack on the mead hall. 
 

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3 February 2021

Keeping Active in Year 4

Even though many of us are having to spend a lot more time at home, Year 4 have been taking part in different activities to keep their bodies moving. 
 

 

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27 January 2021

Year 4 ‘Investigating Static Electricity’

Year 4 enjoyed investigating how to create their own static electricity using balloons. 
 

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26 January 2021

Year 4 R.E.

Year 4 produced some informative leaflets about the parish.

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26 January 2021

Year 4 Viking Longships

As part of our history topic about the Vikings, Year 4 learned about the infamous Longships. For D&T they used this knowledge to design and make their own Longships using the materials they could upcycle from home. 
 

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