Author: year4

Here is a selection of our Easter Bonnets.

 

This term, we explored the cog ‘to give’.  We explored what kindness means to us.  We also made cards and wrote letters to the people who we appreciate most.  Finally, we shared positive comments about each other.

We had a fantastic Ancient Egyptian day. The Living Workshop really brought ancient Egypt to life for us.  We made our own cartouches by sanding down the metal and engraving our initials in hieroglyphics.  We played Tomb Raider, carved our own figures, wrote our own afterlife spells on papyrus paper, weaved with reeds, ground grain to make flour, learned how to play a game called Senet, took part in an artefact quiz, mummified apples and lots more!

We had great fun carving sculptures out of soap for our art topic this term.

Here are some of the finished products.

 

We carried out a number of investigations.  The first investigation involved putting eggs in water.  In a glass of water, the egg sank.  When we added salt, the egg floated because it made the water denser.  The salty water pushes it up more.  This is like the Dead Sea.

We put food colouring into milk.  The colours mixed.  When we added soap on a cotton bud, they shot away and swirled.  This is because milk contains fat and the soap started to break down the fat molecules.

 

We explored different designs of paper planes and spinners to see which would stay in the air the longest or go the further.  We also tested different materials and size.

As part of our Ancient Egyptians topic, we planned and made our own Shaduf in small groups. We worked well in our groups to ensure we could make the bucket move up and down and that we had a stable structure.

Year 4 enjoyed their residential to Kench Hill and really thrived outside of the classroom.

The children practised their map reading skills during our orienteering session. We went on a long stream walk, which resulted in lots of very muddy (and very happy!) children.  The children also learned about their surroundings.

 

We made shelters and learned about the basic needs of human life today – air to breathe, clean water, food, shelter and sleep.

The children had the opportunity to try archery, mini beast hunting and the bouldering wall. They also enjoyed feeding the ponies, chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs.

One of the highlights of the trip was tackling a very, very, very muddy obstacle course — including braving the “Pit of Doom,” which involved plenty of swishy, wet mud!

We also enjoyed the free time, campfire and food!

The children worked with the New Romney Arts Society to create some wonderful artwork linked to our history topic about the Egyptians.

Can you believe that we are over halfway through the academic year?  Term 4 is a very busy term, with lots of fun events including our visit to Kench Hill and our Egyptian day.

Here is an overview of the term:

Here are our KIRFs to learn:

We used drama to help us to explore our book ‘The Explorer’.  We used these ideas to help us write our diary entries in the role of the characters.