Welcome to Year 4
In Year 4 we are working very hard to be perfect role models for the new Year 3 class. Have a look at some of the things we've been doing since the start of term.
Trip to Egremont Library
On Friday 13th July Year 4 visited Egremont Library. The children enjoyed a talk about the Summer Reading Challenge, the theme this year is Dennis the Menace. Also they enjoyed listening to a story and having a look among the selection of children’s books on offer. We hope that the library visit has encouraged children to take part in the Summer Reading Challenge!
Our Year 4 class trip
For this years class trip we visited the Sands Centre in Carlisle. The trip involved lots of sporting activities and we had a wonderful time. We have improved our teamwork, communication skills and also discovered new ways to lead an active lifestyle.
Year 4 Class Assembly
Our Wednesday 11th July, year 4 performed their class assembly to Parents, Grandparents and Carers. Their assembly was on Spain and Catalonia the children were very professional, fabulous work Year 4.
Catalonian Tapas
During the Summer term Year 4 are learning all about Spain and Catalonia. As part of our topic work we have been learning all about Catalonian traditions including food. During our topic lesson we created our own version of Tapas and tried lots of different types of traditional Catalan cuisine.
A visit from STEM
On Wednesday the 9th May, Year 4 took part in a science workshop all about Materials. We had an amazing afternoon exploring lots of different things and even took part in an eggcellent competition, to design a crash helmet for an egg using a range of materials... take a look!
Super Stan!
During the Spring term Year 4 took part in the annual Year 6 performance. They made up part of the chorus alongside other children from year 3 and were absolutely fantastic. Fabulous singing Year 4, well done!
Science Week 2018
This week is science week and to celebrate we decided to have a whole school science day on Monday 12th March. The theme this year is "exploration and discovery" and we have witnessed some amazing science, taken part in work shops and even carried out our own investigation in Year 4, take a look!
World Book Day
For World Book Day this year, the children and staff all dressed as characters from Harry Potter. We then spent the day visiting different classrooms and doing a range of Potter related activities. It was great fun!
Nine Men's Morris
The children were asked to make their own version of the Viking game 'Nine Men's Morris' as part of their homework. They all approached the task differently and made a super job of them. Well done, Year 4!
Olympic Athlete - Peter Bakare
We had a visit from Olympic Volleyball player, Peter Bakare. He ran a sponsored event to help raise money for sports equipment in school and to raise awareness of sport and fitness.
Peter followed this with an inspirational assembly where he shared his personal journey to the 2012 London Olympics. The whole day was fun, fast and furious and we loved every minute. Thank you, Peter!
Cumbria Music Service - Carnival of the Animals
Year 3 and 4 were visited by musicians from Cumbria Music Service who wanted to share Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns with the children. The children had to identify the animals from the dynamics, tempo or instruments used and got a chance to sing and play along too. What a lovely afternoon we all had.
First Aid - North West Ambulance Service
Every child in school was able to participate in some first aid training with NWAS. The children learned about all kinds of emergency situations, how to get help, how to place someone in the recovery position, how to stop someone choking and how to do CPR. It was very informative and the children learned some skills that might save someone's life one day.
Bjarni Thorvaldrson
We had a Viking visitor today! Bjarni came to class to show the children how the Vikings lived more than 1000 years ago. He brought weapons, artefacts from every day life and even games that the children from then will have played.
The children thoroughly enjoyed their day and learned lots about our new topic. Thank you, Bjarni!
Shield Wall
Mummifying Tomatoes
We mummified tomatoes to see how salt will have helped dry out bodies during the time of Ancient Egypt. It was messy, great fun and it actually worked!
MoneySense
Today, Jonathon and Julie from Natwest Bank came into class to deliver their learning resource 'MoneySense'. The children were given the task to plan a party for a chosen character within a budget of £100. The children thoroughly enjoyed it and each group managed to come in under budget. In fact, many of the children were so frugal with their choices, it makes me wonder why they make their parents spend so much on their own parties!
Jennifer Carver Award Day
Today, Year 4 have been preparing a 'Jungle Buffet' for Jennifer Carver day. We've made fruit kebabs, jungle dips, snake sandwiches and Animal biscuits. The children got to explore lots of different food preparation techniques and had fun too! We waited with baited breath for Mr Rice to announce the winners and ... It was us! Well done Year 4!
Hockey Coaching
Voting for School Councillors
We voted for our class school councillors today. Any candidates had to share their manifesto with the rest of class. Then the children voted for their favourite using a ballot box. Secrecy was maintained at all time! The two candidates with the most votes were sworn in as our new class representatives.
