Welcome to Year 4
Our class teacher is Mrs Raimes and our teaching assistants are Miss Lalor, Miss Ireland and Miss Evans.
We are all looking forward to learning about lots of new things this year. Please read our class newsletter and look at our long term plan to find more detail about what we will be covering as part of our cross-curricular approach.
As always, if you have any questions or queries, then please feel free to contact me as I'm always happy to help.
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DT - Roman Catapults
Our DT project this term is to design and make a Roman catapult to achieve our engineer bronze award. The first step of the making process was to accurately measure and cut the wood for the frame of their catapults. They then used right- angled triangles as cross corner braces to strengthen the joints. All of the children did an amazing job with this and are now ready for the next step after half term.
Here are some photos of them in action.
RE - 'Christmas According to John' Christmas Card Designs
As part of our RE unit 'What is the Trinity?', the children have been learning about the Gospel of John and what it says about Jesus and God. From this, they were then asked to design and make their own 'Christmas according to John’ Christmas cards. They used some words from the following Christmas carols and songs to explore what the Gospel of John means to help them with their designs:
From ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’: ‘In your dark streets shineth the everlasting light’.
From ‘Silent Night’: ‘Son of God, Love’s pure light’.
From ‘Once in Royal David’s City’: ‘He came down to earth from heaven, who is God and Lord of all’.
From the Calypso Carol: ‘Mary cradling the babe she bore: the Prince of Glory is his name’.
From ‘Shine, Jesus, Shine’: ‘Send forth your word Lord, and let there be light.’
Here are some photos of their amazing Christmas cards! See if you can work out which lyric has inspired their design.
Virtual Hadrian's Wall Workshops - 27.11.24
On Wednesday 27th November, our class participated in a series of workshops linked to this term's history topic 'The Roman Empire and Its Impact on Britain', with a focus on Hadrian's Wall. Throughout the morning, we took part in the following workshops: 'Gods and Goddesses Along the Wall' with Steph Holton from the Open University, 'Caring for Hadrian’s Wall' with Northumberland National Park, 'What was Life Like as a Roman in Britain?' with English Heritage and 'Roman Engineering' with the Segedunum Roman Fort. The children really enjoyed listening to each of the experts presenting their workshops and learning more about what life was like in Roman Britain.
Here are some photos from the morning.
History - The Roman Empire and Its Impact on Britain
This term, the children have been learning all about 'The Roman Empire and Its Impact on Britain' in history. They have all thoroughly enjoyed this topic and have been keen to find out what life was like during Roman Britain. During one of our lessons, they were asked to look at some artefacts that were discovered in York (Eboracum) dating back to Roman times. They were given the task of answering enquiry questions, developing their understanding of how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources.
Here are some photos of the children working in their enquiry groups.
Children in Need - 15.11.24
On Friday 15th November, all of the children came to school in non-uniform to raise money for Children in Need. They took part in lots of different activities throughout the day, including creating a piece of graffiti artwork for a competition organised by the School Council.
Here are some photos from the day.
Maths Week - 11.11.24 - 15.11.24
From Monday 11th to Friday 15th November, the whole school took part in a week-long celebration of all things maths! The children enjoyed completing daily video puzzles and problem solving activities throughout the week, including participating in the Maths World Cup!
Here are some photos from the week.
PE - Hockey
This half term in PE, we have been learning how to play hockey. The children have been learning to develop: sending and receiving the ball with accuracy and control; the attacking skill of dribbling; dribbling to beat a defender; using defending skills to delay an opponent and gain possession, and applying attacking skills to move towards goal and find space. They have then used this knowledge to compete in a tournament.
Here are some photos of the children practising and applying these key skills.
Computing - Coding
In computing this half term, we have been focusing on how to code simple programs using Purple Mash. As part of our learning, we have started to understand: selection in computer programming; how an IF statement works; how to use co-ordinates in computer programming; how to use the 'repeat until' command; how an IF/ELSE statement works; what a variable is in programming and how to use a number variable. The children have then used everything they've learned to create a playable game which they have all really enjoyed doing.
Here are some photos of the children creating their own simple computer programs.
RE - Holy Trinity Artwork
As part of our RE unit 'What is the Trinity?', the children were asked to express their understanding of the Trinity in symbols and art. They were each given either a triptych or a three-piece Venn diagram template to create a work of art for Christ Church called ‘Holy Trinity’. They were then asked to write a short piece to explain their artwork and the ‘big idea’.
Here are some photos of them creating their amazing artwork!
Key Stage Two Pilgrimage - 1.10.24
For our annual pilgrimage, our class walked from Milnsbridge to Huddersfield town centre with the children from Year 3. They all did amazingly well and enjoyed the walk, despite the rain! As we walked, we enjoyed a fascinating historical tour of the industrial heritage of Huddersfield. We learnt lots of interesting facts about our local history which has inspired us to research more about where we live.
Once we arrived in town, we enjoyed a visit to the Hindu temple. The children loved learning more about the Hindu religion and finding out what happens in their place of worship. It was wonderful to see all of the children listening respectfully and being considerate whilst at the temple. Since the visit, they have been inspired to find out more information about Hinduism and what it means to be a Hindu living in Britain today.
Here are some photos from this year's pilgrimage.
Year 3 and Year 4 Football Tournament - 24.9.24
On Tuesday 24th September, a group of children from Year Three and Year Four went to Colne Valley High School to represent our school in the Year 3 and Year 4 Colne Valley Pyramid football competition. They all played extremely well, worked well as a team and demonstrated great sportsmanship. They represented Linthwaite Ardron incredibly well and did us proud. They won three out of their five matches and came second overall in their league. Well done - what a fantastic achievement!
Author Webinar with Hamza Yasin - 24.9.24
On Tuesday 24th September, our class took part in a special virtual event with CBeebies presenter and author Hamza Yassin as he presented his fascinating new book, ‘Hamza’s Wild World’. He shared lots of tips about how every one of us can help to protect and encourage wildlife in the habitats around us. We were fascinated to learn about what inspired him to write his book and enjoyed learning lots of interesting facts about the animals he’s written about. The children now can’t wait to read his book!
Road Safety Training - 19.9.24
On Thursday 19th September, our class completed road safety training, building on what they had learned in Year 3. They all became 'Road Safety Rangers', investigating a pretend road collision scenario in order to create a 'Road Safety Collision Report'. The children learned lots about how to keep themselves safe when crossing roads, including the Green Cross Code, and will now be able to put this into practice in future.
Here are some photos from our training session.
Maths - Place Value Investigation
In maths this half term, we have been learning about the place value of 4-digit numbers. At the end of this unit, we were given the challenge of finding out how many 4-digit numbers can be made using 6 counters, making sure to place at least one counter in each column. They worked well in pairs to complete this task in order to try and find all of the possible answers to this problem.
Here are some photos of them working on this problem.
Outdoor Learning Day (Autumn Term) - 13.9.24
On Friday 13th September, our class had their first Outdoor Learning Day of the year. We had lots of fun learning and working outside!
First, we did some orienteering. The children worked in groups of three to read a map of the school playground to find each of the numbered orienteering cards. Each group worked well with one another, demonstrating good teamwork and excellent communication skills in order to complete the task in the quickest time possible.
Next, we did some work on place-value, linked to the work we have been doing in maths this half term. The children were given the challenge of finding natural items in the playground to represent thousands, hundreds, tens and ones, in order to make their own 4-digit numbers. They did an excellent job with this, using things such as leaves, twigs and stones to represent their numbers.
In RE this half term, we have been thinking about the symbolism of water as part of our unit 'What is the Trinity?'. In their groups, the children talked about times when water is: cleansing, refreshing, life-giving, beautiful, dangerous, still, flowing, powerful, reflective like a mirror, thirst-quenching. They also discussed what else water is good for. In their groups, they then created their own mind maps about water using chalk on the playground, writing their top 'meanings of water' and its uses.
In the afternoon, the children had lots of fun completing a tricky code breaker activity using Roman numerals. Once they had found all of the letters hidden in the Wildlife Area, they had to work out what number it represented using Roman numerals so they could crack the coded message.
Here are some photos from our Outdoor Learning Day.
RE - 'What is the Trinity?' John the Baptist Artwork
As part of our learning about 'What is the Trinity?' in RE, we looked carefully at two paintings of the baptism of Jesus by the artists Verrocchio and Daniel Bonnell. We discussed similarities and differences between how the different painters have shown God. The children were then asked to make their own pictures, inspired by the pieces of artwork they had looked at, including symbols for the voice of God and the Holy Spirit.
See if you can spot these in their wonderful artwork.
