Year 4 Autumn

21.09.23

Electrical Circuits

This week Year 4 built their first electrical circuits. They were given a bulb, bulb holder, cell holder and cells. They were asked to make the bulb light up without any instructions. Through this experience children were able to investigate how to construct a complete circuit. Have a look at some of the pictures below.

29/09/23

A Greek Debate

Following on from our workshop at the British Museum, we went on to research to of the main city-states of Ancient Greece: Athens and Sparta. After conducting their research we split the class into two halves- one representing Athens and the other half for Sparta. The children then went into an intellectual debate to present arguments for their city-state to say which one is the better city-state out of the two. After much discussion, the children got to choose which city-state they’d rather be a part of during the Ancient Greek period.

05.10.23

Adding with Renaming

This week in Maths we have been adding whilst renaming. Now, a lot of people can rename whilst adding using the column method but not many can show how and why we rename. Year 4 have been deepening their understanding in their Maths journals by explaining the process of renaming.

12.10.23

Greek Vases

This week in Year 4, as part of our art project, we have been using papier-mâché to make Greek vases. We have completed the initial phase of the vase by using a mixture of PVA and water to glue down newspaper. Our next part of the project will be to paint the vases.

09.11.23

Modern day Greece

This week in Year 4 we have started to look at modern day Greece. We started off by writing what we already know about modern day Greece. The children then used Google Earth to explore what Athens is like today. They were then able to research the average weather in Athens and compared it with the weather of London to see the different climates. Using this information we created a line graph representing the averages in each city.

17.11.23

Anti-bullying week

This week Year 4 have been celebrating anti-bullying week with the rest of the school. On Monday we wore odd socks as a sign of solidarity against bullying and discrimination. We also produced our own anti-bullying chant: Take a stand! Lend a hand! Don't be the bully! Let's boot it out fully!

Have a look at some of the anti-bullying posters that we have produced.

22.11.23

A visit to Parliament

This week Year 4 went to visit the Houses of Parliament. We did this visit following on from our learning about the birth of democracy within the Ancient Greek civilisation. We had a guided tour around parliament and were able to understand the differences between the House of Commons and the House of Lords. This allowed the children to understand how our UK parliamentary democracy operates.

06.12.23

Jack and The Beanstalk 

This week Year 4 had the opportunity to complete another one of their Manor Memories, which was to go and watch a pantomime at Stratford Theatre. The show that we watched was Jack and the Beanstalk. It was filled with fun and excitement and the children really enjoyed the show.

14.12.23

School Referendum 

This week Year 4 organised a school referendum that they had been campaigning for over the last couple of weeks. The referendum question was to whether we should have Friday 'Golden Time' across the school. Each class from Year 1 to Year 6 was able to vote and the outcome was that the majority of the school voted for a 'yes'. This new change will be implemented across the school in the next half term.