Year 4: Blog items
Date: 3rd Oct 2023 @ 9:14am
This week, we looked at whether states of matter can be changed. We used coloured ice cubes from the freezer and observed what happened when we changed the temperature (we kept them in our classroom).
Date: 28th Sep 2023 @ 10:16am
Today was our School Council Election Day! Well done to those who took part in presentating their manifestos this week. Best of luck to you all!
Year 4 - How were the Romans able to keep control over such a vast empire?
Date: 26th Sep 2023 @ 4:06pm
This week, our key question was "How were the Romans able to keep control over such a vast empire?"
Using information in a video we watched and other research we had to write down two ways the Romans kept control and we had to rate how important they were.
Year 4 - European Day of Languages
Date: 26th Sep 2023 @ 4:02pm
Year 4 had a great day celebrating European Day of Languages. In assembly, the House Captains particpated in a language quiz, then the children took part in a treasure hunt around the KS2 playground. Questions were based on languages, culture and the geography of European Countries.
Year 4 - Roman Museum and Now, Press, Play
Date: 19th Sep 2023 @ 3:03pm
Today we listened to the ‘Roman Britain’ Now, Press, Play unit. We heard about what life was like in Britain when the Romans were here, how the Roman Army was set up and we recapped Boudica and her rebellion. Afterwards, we went into Redcliffes where a ‘Roman Museum’ was set up. We were able to try on Roman Army uniform, look at Roman coins and pottery. We were challenged to compare artefacts to items we use today.
Date: 19th Sep 2023 @ 9:34am
Key questions: What is mass? Does air have mass? Which gas does fire need to burn?
We discovered that air does have mass by weighing an empty balloon and a balloon with air in it.
We also discovered that when mixing bicarbonate of soda and vinegar we got carbon dioxide and our match blew out. That's because fire needs oxygen to burn.
Year 4 - First visit to 'The Attic'
Date: 15th Sep 2023 @ 11:04am
Today we visited our new library 'The Attic' for the first time. Wow! It's amazing, we can't wait to start getting library books.
Date: 12th Sep 2023 @ 10:52pm
This week in History, we found out about Queen Boudica. Boudica was a fierce, brave warrior queen who had enough of the Romans mistreating her and her fellow Britons, so she decided to fight back!
Year 4 - Knowing all the places
Date: 11th Sep 2023 @ 8:12pm
Since returning to school we have had a huge focus on Place Value in Maths. Today, we focused on representing numbers to 10000.
Date: 11th Sep 2023 @ 8:09pm
Today, we focused on performing. To start the lesson, we recapped the elements of music focusing on our vocabulary words. Learn to sing the Hoedown again, recap context. Then after a little warm up of our voices we learned to sing ‘Hoedown’.
We focused on:
- Learning to sing the song as part of an ensemble/choir
- Following a leader/conductor
- Understanding the meaning of the song
- Demonstrating and maintain correct posture and breath control
- How do we sing at our best? Standing and with air in our lungs. How can we sing in unison?
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:55pm
This week we started our 7 weeks with Wigan Warriors. We learned to tig each other and run with the ball.
Date: 8th Sep 2023 @ 3:53pm
This week, we started to look at figurative language. We focused on similes, personification, metaphors, onomatopoeia and alliteration.
Date: 13th Jul 2023 @ 2:26pm
What a great day we've had today learning all about Antarctica. We started the day mindmapping what we already know about the fifth largest continent. Then we were given our key question: What is it like to work in Antarctica? We went on to Google Earth to look at where we are compared to Antarctica. We then watched some videos where researchers explained what their roles are at Antarctica. We learned more about the 2041 Antarctic Treaty. The researches told us about how we need to protect the planet and recycle better so that we can protect the Antarctic and they said that they are hopeful that the treaty will be signed again so that people cannot destroy it. Next, we looked at the Halley research centre which is a base for UK research in Antarctica. Our task was then to research how to get there, what we would need to live/work there and what our job role would entail.
Date: 13th Jul 2023 @ 8:26am
We are so proud of Year 4 performing 'My Shadow' by Robert Louis Stevenson and 'Jabberwocky' by Lewis Carrol in our Choral Speaking Competition. Well done Year 4, you were so in sync and showed so much expression!
Date: 6th Jul 2023 @ 1:42pm
At the start of today's lesson we used coloured beanbags to practise our French colours. This half term we have been looking at 'Goldilocks and The Three Bears' in French. Today, we used French dictionaries to translate parts of the story.
Date: 4th Jul 2023 @ 2:19pm
WOW! We cannot believe the perseverance from Year 4 today. They have shown all their learning from the last few weeks to explore repeated codes to make shapes and pictures. The children used forward (FD), pen up (PU), pen down (PD), RT (right turn), LT (left turn) and repeat (repeat code) on Turtle Academy to create their shapes and images. Year 4 were able to recognise angles in shapes to input the correct right or left turn.
Date: 3rd Jul 2023 @ 3:07pm
For Boundary’s Heritage Day 2023 we learned all about Blackpool Football Club. We started the day by discussing what heritage means and what we have learned about on previous Heritage days. Then we plotted events from Blackpool FC’s history in chronological order on a timeline. Next, we went into the Dance Studio where we were able to look at lots of the Seasider’s memorabilia. To finish the morning, we researched more information about the club including: why they play in tangerine, a famous chant called ‘Allez, Allez, Allez’, who owns the club, promotions and trophies they have won (FA Cup in 1953, promotion to the Premier League in 2010), their home stadium Bloomfield Road and what the coat of arms on their badge represent.
Date: 29th Jun 2023 @ 2:42pm
What a fantastic Health Week in Year 4! Such a busy week. On Tuesday, we took part in a Dance workshop. On Wednesday, we welcomed parents and carers in for 'Together Time' and we showed what we have learned this year about healthy eating. Later on Wednesday, we realyl relaxed and took part in a Yoga session. It was so nice to be calm and chilled. Our Health Week was then topped off by a fantastic Sports Day at Aspire. The children tried so hard and participated brilliantly.
Year 4 - States of matter consolidation
Date: 26th Jun 2023 @ 4:05pm
Today we did some 'States of Matter' consolidation. We remember lots from our unit earlier in the year! We started the lesson looking at a chocolate bar which Miss Crystal had mistakenly left on the window ledge in the sun. It had melted into a liquid. We put it in the fridge to see if we could change it back to a solid and checked on it at the end of the lesson. It had changed back to a solid but the shape wasn't like the chocolate bar was at the beginning. So we learned that the melting process can be reversed, but it may look different to the original solid. Then we were all given an ice cube and observed what happened to it. We recalled that applying heat to a solid such as an ice cube causes melting to happen. The solid turns to a liquid (water). Next we got a little bit messy. It's been a warm day, so we were all given a piece of chocolate and we had to see what would happen it we just kept it in our hands!
Year 4 - Multiplication Check results
Date: 26th Jun 2023 @ 11:14am
Year 4 have averaged 22 out of 25 for the second year running in the Government Multiplication Check. Last year, the national average was 19 out of 25, so once again Boundary children are flying above the national average. Well done Year 4 we are all really proud of you!
Date: 22nd Jun 2023 @ 11:57am
What a great morning! Today was Year 5's Takeover Day. In Year 4, our teachers, Miss Shepherd, Miss Lewis and Miss Morrison, taught us lines of symmetry in Maths, how to back up our answers with evidence using the text in Guided Reading and figurative language in Reading into Writing. The teachers were helped out throughout the morning by Miss Roberts and Mr Butterfield. Well done Year 5! You did a great job and showed so many characteristics such as confidence and enthusiasm.
Year 4 - World Music Day 2023!
Date: 21st Jun 2023 @ 11:47am
Today, we celebrated World Music Day. To start the day we had an assembly to look at the history of the day where Mrs Pope told us that World Music Day originated in France and is now celebrated in over 120 countries on this day every year. Then, we were told our theme. South American/ Latin American music! We studied South American in Geography recently, so we were excited about learning about their genres of music. We start the morning listening to different genres of Latin music such as Samba, Salsa and Rumba. Then we listened to music by Ricky Martin and Shakira. The children used their oracy skills and musical vocabulary to describe the music. We discovered that a lot of Latin music has a fast tempo (allegro), the lyrics are Spanish and the tonality of the music is major. To show everything we learned about Latin America we made collages!
Date: 20th Jun 2023 @ 2:40pm
We have had lots of fun writing letters and small words this week. We learned two new codes (PU and PD), then meant that we could have the pen up and pen down, so that we could separate the letters.
Date: 20th Jun 2023 @ 8:59am
This week, we have been learning about angles. We have been learning how to identify right angles, acute angles and obtuse angles.
Date: 13th Jun 2023 @ 8:08pm
We used a website called https://turtleacademy.com/playground to begin our programming journey. First, we learned what different codes mean. For example, FD 100 means move forward 100 steps and RT 90 means rotate 90 degrees to the right. Everyone had a really good go at playing around with it to start. Then we had a go at getting the turtle to move to make numbers. As a challenge, some of us had a go at getting to turtle to write out our initials.
