Blog Author: Ms Kendal

Children in Year 4 took part in the Ellesmere Port Lantern Parade and Christmas Tree Light Switch On tonight. 

Thank you to all the parents/carers who braved the rain, wind and cold to support this event.

The children have spent the day building lanterns ready for the Ellesmere Port Lantern Parade and Christmas Tree Switch on. 

Well done Year 4 - it took a lot of hard work, 'don't give up' attitude, determination and glue.

Children in Year 4 are rocking their odd socks today.  Odd Sock Day is the start of Anti-Bullying Week. 

It’s an opportunity to encourage people to express themselves and celebrate their individuality and what makes us all unique!

Children in Year 4 spent time today thinking about 'Why we Remember?'

The children worked together to create a class poem as well as using different shading techniques to create artwork..  

United in memory, we pause and reflect

Looking back in history, it's time to connect

The past…

Children in Year 4 have been learning how to follow a recipe.  They have learnt the skills of measuring, creaming and rubbing in.

After listening to Beethoven’s fifth symphony and the James Bond theme tune, children in Year 4 explored musical motifs.  The children then used tuned instruments to play a musical motif of 6 notes. 

As part of our Online Safety learning, children in Year 4 have been thinking about how online messages can be hurtful.  The children have been exploring how they should respond to a hurtful message.  

The children had a fantastic time visiting Ellesmere Port Library - some children joined the library and others borrowed and returned books. 

After creating their own wax resist boards, children created abstract art.  The children used a range a scratched marks to add contrast and patterns.

Children in Year 4 have been using everyday items to explore the human digestive system. 

Children in Year 4 have been using the technique of 'onion' skinning to create their own mini animations.  

Children in Year 4 have been using place value counters to explore flexible partitioning of numbers to 10,000.