Building the car chassis
This half term, we are designing and building a sling-shot car. The children carefully followed instructions and used hot glue guns safely to construct the chassis.
Down Syndrome Awareness
We have had a informative and interactive assembly from Steve at Down Syndrome Cheshire this morning. He explained all about World Down Syndrome Day and how we can support it.
World Down Syndrome Day is 21st March each year.
To raise awareness, children are invited to come to…
Making biscuits
Children in Year 4 have been learning how to follow a recipe. They have learnt the skills of measuring, creaming and rubbing in.
Tectonic Plates
This afternoon, we have been learning about the Earth's crust being made up of tectonic plates which fit together like a huge jigsaw puzzle.
We have built our own tectonic plates using cream and biscuits.
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Using Maps
Children in Year 4 have been using their map skills to locate the world's volcanoes.
Year 4 - Learning about Asthma
As part of our PSHR(S)E Curriculum, children in Year 4 have been learning about asthma - what it is and how to help someone who is having an asthma attack. As part of the lesson, children made their own paper lungs to demonstrate what happens during an asthma attack and practised helping someone…
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World Book Day
As part of World Book Day, we discussed that reading books can take us to different places! As a class we used 'You Choose: Your Adventure' to write a collaborative story with our friends.
We had fairy princesses fighting aliens and then having lunch with Grandma; cowboys climbing Mount…
Predictions, Predictions, Predictions
Year 4 have been using key words and sentences from our new Literacy text to predict what the story might be about.
Sound and Pitch
Year 4 have had a very noisy afternoon creating straw pipes and a pipe flute.
The children discovered that: the shorter straws produced a higher pitch note and the longer straws produced a lower pitched note.
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Biscuits!
As part ot our Design Technology unit, the children in Year 4 have been evaluating different types of biscuit considering the taste, smell, texture and appearance.
Creating Waves
We have created our own 'Sound Wave Machine' to demonstrate how sound travels in waves. The children explored how the waves change when you tap the jelly baby with different strengths.
The Romans Learning Logs
Another set of outstanding Learning Logs.
This Learning Log focussed on extending our learning of 'The Romans'. Children have baked biscuits and cheesecakes, moulded silver coins and made 3D shields, swords and even constructed a 3 Colosseum structure.
Great home learning, Year…