Hello and welcome to Class Four’s webpage.
Here you will find information about what we are learning, pictures and other media clips.
Our teacher is Mr Jones and our classroom assistant is Mrs Fraser. We are also joined this year by Miss Shaw.
We have P.E. lessons on a Tuesday and Wednesday. Year 4 have swimming lessons up to Christmas, so remember to bring your kits.
Class 4 Curriculum Newsletter summer 2019
Our class value is SUCCESS. Here is one version of what success looks like in Class 4:
Class 4 with the Cross Country trophy.
Spring 2019
Science Week in Year 5
Year 5 have been looking at the science in our class book Kensuke’s Kingdom. We were investigating how we could extract pure water from dirty sea water. Look how clean one group got their water!
Year 5 filtered the dirty water through 3 different filters.
We evaporated the salty liquid to leave the salt behind.
Maths
Today in maths, we created a poster to explain our findings when we investigated patterns when converting improper fractions to mixed numbers. We discovered that the numerators are always both odd, or both even, but never a mixture of odd and even.
Working hard and quickly in Year 5.
Today, we have created a version of Stonehenge from different biscuits. Stonehenge is a beautiful monument built over 5,000 years ago. Stonehenge is in Wiltshire in the south of England.
This group have laid out the Slaughter Stone outside the centre circles.
This carefully constructed creation shows the different stages of construction from 3000 BC onward.
This group have demonstrated how thousands of years can cause a monument to decay. Can you spot the heel stones?
Autumn 2018
This half term, our science topic is electricity. We have started to experiment with electrical circuits, discovering more about electricity and electrical components.
As part of our Remembrance day activities, we researched some local heroes. We worked in groups to discover how our own village was affected by The Great War.
Animals Including Humans
We enjoyed using our own teeth to investigate tooth types. We learnt how the diet of an animal is linked with how their teeth are shaped.
Class 4 observing their teeth.
Our topic for the first half term was Romans. We learnt all about how they affected the whole of Europe, including our own country.
We particularly enjoyed creating our own Roman catapults. They worked really well.
English Summer Term 2018
British Values
With the latest royal wedding around the corner, we have been thinking about why the Royal Family attract so much interest in this country.
We talked about the role of the monarch over history and why we still have a queen.
What are the three main parts of our democracy?
Here are just two of the thoughtful questions that we came up with:
Why doesn’t the Queen use all of her powers?
Why is there a government if we have queen?
How would you answer these questions?
Religious Education
We were all excited to start our new R.E. topic today. We started by thinking of questions which would provoke people to think more deeply about common stories from the Bible.
Here are some of the questions which the children came up with today. Can you spot your own?
The Story of Creation
What was there before God?
Noah’s Flood
Why didn’t God make the sinful people like him?
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego
Why do some people listen to God and others not?
David and Goliath
Would David have beaten Goliath without God’s help?
Daniel and the Lion’s Den
Why did God choose to help Daniel?
We hope that these questions make you think! Hopefully, we can try to answer some of them over the rest of the term.
We examined the Big Frieze artwork by Emma Yarlet and asked our own questions about its meaning.
Here are some of our sketches with our own questions about the relationship between God and His people:
Some children thought of this old question.
What was special about Daniel?
This question is based on the time between Creation and Noah.
This is a question which goes to the heart of our topic.
In year 5 we are reading The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman.
Year 5 have written predictions, author profiles and newspaper articles based on our class book.
Our computing notice board
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Click link to download class-4-curriculum-newsletter-cycle-4-autumn-2016
Maths
We increased our fluency with multiplication by using combinations of place value blocks.
Science
September – Changing Materials
We made a solid (casein) from a liquid (milk).
We used the vibrations from our rulers to recreate the Three Blind Mice song.
Academic Year 2015/2016
Click link to download Class 4 Spring Term Curriculum Newsletter
Click link to download Class 4 Summer Term Curriculum Newsletter
Science
We have been learning all about electricity, forces and how to separate materials.
We created circuits to power transducers.
How can you make a balloon powered car travel as far as possible?
We used our knowledge of materials to separate them from a mixture.
Academic Year 2014/15
Hello and welcome to Class Four’s webpage.
Here you will find information about what we are learning, pictures and other media clips.
Our teacher is Mrs Baker and our Classroom assistants are Mrs Horner and Miss Howlett.
Mrs L Lumb helps us with ICT on Monday and Wednesday afternoons.
Term 2 – Curriculum update 2015
SCIENCE: The Human Body
You will be looking at the functions of major organs and bones in the body, and learn their scientific names. You will learn about the structure of our teeth and how to keep them healthy. You will also learn about different types of drugs and their effects on the human body.
ICT: Control and Modelling / Internet and Emails
You will be designing and writing programmes that accomplish specific goals. This will include solving problems by simplifying them into smaller parts.You will be learning to send emails for different purposes and how to find things out using the internet.
HISTORY: Tudors
You will be learning about the important Tudor people and different aspects of Tudor life. You will find out about the lives of famous Tudors such as, Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and Sir Francis Drake. As part of our study, we will be having a Tudor day which will include a range of activities such as learning about Tudor artefacts, Tudor dancing and Tudor music.
HISTORY: Romans
You will be learning about the key events in Roman civilisation, including what objects which help us explain how Romans live. You will learn about where Romans came from and why they wanted to live in Britain. You will also be learning about life as a Roman, including their homes and what they did to relax.
FRENCH:
You will be revisiting numbers to 100, including writing and pronouncing each number correctly.You will also be learning about currency and acting out various role plays, which include the exchange of money.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Dance / Invasion Games /Swimming
You will perform more complex Tudor dance phrases and dances that communicate character and narrative. You will learn about a range of invasion games such as, hockey, netball, football and rugby.You will also have swimming lessons at Heathfield pool.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL EDUCATION: Healthy lifestyles
You will be learning how to lead a healthy lifestyle by considering diet, exercise, hygiene and the importance of sleep. We will also think about things that could be harmful to our health.
MUSIC :
You will be listening to and learning a range of songs from different time periods including the Tudors.You will also be learning about pulse, rhythm and pitch through singing and playing instruments.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Holy Words
You will find out about the different books that make up the Bible, and you will be studying some of them in more detail. We will consider how holy words are important to people of different religions. You will be using the Bible to locate various Bible references.
ART/ DESIGN TECHNOLOGY: Portraits, 3D models
You will be drawing portraits of famous Tudor people using a range of artistic materials.You will also create a clay model of a Tudor house which will be painted to add effect.
Term 1 – Curriculum update 2014
SCIENCE: Changing materials / light & sound
You will be investigating a range of materials and looking at how they change when they are heated or cooled. You will be learning to use scientific vocabulary to describe changes and understand the difference between reversible and irreversible. Later in the term you will be investigating light and sound: what makes light? How does sound travel?
ICT: Word processing/ Internet research/ e-safety
You will be learning more about using computers to edit and improve your work. You will practise researching topics on the internet safely in order to create informative word documents.
GEOGRAPHY: Rivers
Class 4 – river fieldwork
You will be learning to locate the major rivers of the world on a map, as well as researching specific rivers in detail. You will learn to identify the different stages of the water cycle, understand where water comes from and identify how the river starts and how it changes as it journeys to the sea.
GEOGRAPHY: Improving the environment
You will be exploring how both the school and local environments can be improved. You will consider how we can improve recycling in school by producing new recycling initiatives.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Creation Stories
The 7 days of creation by Class 4
You will be learning to consider what the Bible says about how the world was created. We will be reading creation stories from different cultures and thinking about how we can help God look after our world.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Invasion games /Dance
You will learn about a range of invasion games such as, hockey, netball, football and rugby. You will try different ways of passing the ball and learn how to attack and defend. You will also have weekly swimming lessons at Rishworth pool.
In the run up to Christmas we will enjoy a range of folk dances.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL EDUCATION: Getting on and falling out/Keeping safe, including e-safety
You will be thinking about what makes a good friend and how you can solve problems peacefully. You will also think about keeping safe in a range of situations, including when using the internet.
MUSIC/ FRENCH:
As well as class music lessons, during Junior
activity afternoon, you will be having guitar lessons from Calderdale music service.
As well as French lessons in class; you will have another French lesson as part of junior activity afternoon. You will learn lots of French vocabulary such as numbers, days, months, greetings, weather and food.
ART: 3D work
You will research a variety of 3D sculptures and mobiles and discuss how a mobile is put together. You will discuss what items can be included in a mobile and then produce your own.
You will be thinking about what makes a good friend and how you can solve problems peacefully. You will also think about keeping safe in a range of situations, including when using the internet.
DESIGN TECHNOLOGY: Clocks
You will be designing and making a battery operated clock. You will be using wood and card to build the clock and paint and coloured paper to decorate it.