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Year 4 2024-2025 Blog

Anti-Bullying Week

Anti-Bullying Week 2024 will take place from Monday 11th - Friday 15th November, with the theme: Choose Respect. Odd Socks Day is taking place on Tuesday 12th November, with adults and children being encouraged to wear odd socks to celebrate what makes us all unique.


Project with the English National Opera

Yesterday, we found an envelope and lots of composer badges in our classroom. There was a letter from the English National Opera to tell us all about a project where they need our help composing to finish off a piece of music. We watched a video about the libretto 'Blue, Red, Yellow' and looked at how the composer was feeling and what he was thinking about when he thought of the different colours.


Vibrations

We enjoyed our first Science lesson this half term where we learnt that sound is caused by vibrations. We did some practical activities where we could see the vibrations including seeing rice dance on a drum and our class favourite, making the water jump up when we put the tuning forks into a bowl of water. We also went on a sound walk of the school to see what sounds we could hear and identify what was vibrating. We measured the volume of the sound using a data logger so that we could compare the volume across school in decibels. 


Measuring area

This week in Maths, we have been looking at measuring area. We started measuring area by using sticky notes and small squares. We discussed how they couldn't overlap, had to be the same size and have no gaps for it to be accurate. 


Home Learning Autumn 2

Here is the home learning menu for this half term linked to our topic 'Can you hear me all the way around the world?'.

Please complete your home learning in your homework book or upload to Seesaw. Star points will be earnt for all pieces of homework completed. 

Times tables homework will be sent out every Friday also. 

I cannot wait to see all the exciting things you do!


Can you hear me all the way around the world?

This half term, our topic in Year 4 is 'Can you hear me all the way around the world?' where we will be learning all about sound and different countries around the world. We will also be taking part in a project to compose some music about a colour with the English National Opera. 

Please see the attached topic web for more information about what your child will be learning this half term.


Hedgehog competition posters

As part of their well-being time, Year 4 enjoyed designing these posters as part of the BHPS competition #RememberHedgehogs this November. Their campaign reminds us to:

Stop - Do you need to have a bonfire this year? can you attend a community event, or mark the occasion in a different, more wildlife-friendly way?

Move - If you do decide to have a bonfire, build it on the day you plan to light it. Move all the materials to a new site of they've been piled up overnight as hedgehogs may be nesting inside.


DT Mosaic Tiles

Year 4 have enjoyed their DT project this half term where they were tasked with researching, designing and making a Roman mosaic tile out of clay, that was 10cm x 10cm in size. The mosaic tiles then had to all fit together to make a class mosaic. They have done a fantastic job! Whose design do you like best?


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