Year 4 - Summer 1 - Week 4

Date: 11th May 2022 @ 11:02pm

Lots of highlights and achievements in Year 4 this week. 

After recognising the five colours commonly seen in our local churches, we explored what the different colours stand for. We found many connections in our own lives to the five colours, particularly red, which in the church is used to symbolise sacrifice. Lots of our minds drifted towards the colour red representing the Poppy Appeal…. Whilst others of course couldn’t think of anything other than LFC. 

We can all confidently say we have thoroughly displayed our Collective Worship value of perseverance this week, as we have kept trying even when the going got tough. As we continue to work hard to practise our times tables in preparation for our Multiplication Check, Year 4 are full of self-belief and have a Growth Mindset in order to keep on going and give it their all. Taking time to pause and reflect on this value, we reminded ourselves of God's persevering love and how perseverance is a desirable trait to have.

What fun we had practising our times tables using a Kagan learning technique in Maths. By using Quiz, Quiz, Trade, we were able to ask our peers multiplication calculations and trade our playing cards if we correctly answered the question. Using a bar model, we calculated the change that would be given if an item was paid for using a £10, £20 or £50 note. We used our black thinking hats to recall our number bond facts to help us find the difference. Next week, we begin learning about time and recognising the time on both an analogue and digital clock.

We didn’t stop smiling throughout our Gymnastics lesson, as we carried out a range of partner balance. We worked hard to use our core and upper body strength, to keep our partner in the air. There were certainly lots of aching bodies the following day! In Geography, we compared the modern society we live in to the way of life of tribes who call the rainforest their home. In Science, we helped Willy Wonka to fill his river full of liquid chocolate. Using our investigation skills, we had to explore different ways we could turn chocolate in its solid state, into a liquid. 

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness week, we discussed how when you feel lonely, you might feel sensations in your body. Using chalk and our human outlines, we identified where in the body we feel a sense of loneliness and the things we can do to not feel alone. 

Have a wonderful weekend, Year 4.

Reminders:

-Children should be reading every night at home. Please ensure you comment on your child’s Google Classroom to let us know what book your child is reading and how they are getting on with their reading at home.

-Clarinet lessons every Monday. Clarinets must be brought back to school ready for the lesson.

-Year 4 trip to Chester Zoo on Friday 20th May.