Spring Term 2013

Literacy and Numeracy

In Literacy in Year 4 we have been looking at journalistic writing. We decided to write an article all about our fabulous new Key Stage 1 yard. We decided to interview children from Key Stage 1 to find out their opinion of the new yard. We then looked for factual information we might need to complete our article.

In Numeracy we have been looking at the properties of 3D shapes. We decided to build 3D shapes using spaghetti and marshmallows. We found some 3D shapes particularly difficult to create. Our most successful structure was the square based pyramid. 

We have also been investigating different units of measure. We have been looking at how we can measure liquids using litres and millilitres. 

Wednesday 19th September 2012

Our Achievements

At the beginning of year 4 we decided to set targets we want to achieve throughout year 4. As a class we created our own gold medals with personal targets. Every child in year 4 wants to achieve their target and take their medal home to celebrate working hard and being committed to achieving challenging targets .

Our Numeracy Challenges

In Year 4 we have been looking at positive and negative numbers. Together we had to order negative numbers from the smallest number to the largest number. We decided to make a human number line to help us understand how to order positive and negative numbers.

 Our World War 2 Topic

In Year 4 our topic for this half term is World War 2. The children have been looking at how children were evacuated to the country. The children are excited for the arrival of our very own evacuee’s suitcase due to be delivered in October 2012. In Year 4 have been think about the destruction and devastation caused by the war and how the Blitz could have affected the towns and cities near where we live.