Year 4
Welcome to Year 4 Awesome Apple's Class Blog!
...Bringing you weekly updates on the amazing learning going on in Year 4 this year!
Notices for Autumn Two
- PE is on a Wednesday. Children must come to school wearing their PE kits.
- Spelling tests are every Friday
- Please remember to read and practise time tables on TTRS everyday at home and log onto Active Learn
What a great start to the year! The Awesome Apples have come back to school with a ready to learn attitude and they have showing this all throughout the week!
In science, we have started to explore solids, liquids and gases and the children enjoyed pretending to be a solid, liquid or a gas in our live particle models. We also explored different items and looked at their properties which make them what they are.
In maths, we have started to explore our place value topic and used counters and place value grids to represent different numbers up to 1,000. The children enjoyed showing me the representations they are comfortable with and exploring different ways to present the numbers.
Well done Year 4 on a successful start of the year! I am looking forward to seeing what we can achieve as we go on.
Miss Kempster
We have also carried out a science experiment where the children explored what happened to chocolate, ice and a candle when heat was applied and discuss what it meant by something melting.
In Talk for Writing, the children have been exploring different settings and understanding how we can use techniques such as personification to create a different atmosphere. Our vocabulary choices are amazing!
In maths, we have focused on rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 and I am so proud of the children for their resilience and concentration in this topic as we know it can be hard!
It has been a lovely first full week of learning. Well done Year 4!
Miss Kempster
This week, the whole class had their first guitar lesson in music. They played lots of games to understand rhythm and tune as well as starting to explore the strings and the sound they make. They all enjoyed the lesson and even had a chance to play the guitar, looking at the strings E, G and B. It was lovely to be part of the lesson and the children can't wait for the next one!
In Talk for Writing, the children have been exploring characters and creating poems based on the character's appearance and movement. We focused on goblins and the children used personification and similes to create some lovely descriptions. Check them out!
In PSHE, the children have been exploring what it means to be a citizen and part of a community. We discussed their rights and responsibilities and enjoyed exploring the different ways we could support each other, whether in or out of school.
Well done Awesome Apple on another awesome week!..
The children had their second guitar lesson this week and they were focusing on re-capping the strings they learnt the week before as well as playing in time to music. It was lovely to see all the children enjoying themselves and become more confident as the weeks go on. Keep it up Year 4!
We also had European Day of Languages on Thursday where the children learnt about different European countries and tried different foods from around Europe such as ginger nut biscuits and pita bread. It was a yummy afternoon.
Year 4 have continued to write some amazing pieces of writing in their Talk for Writing lessons, especially when it came to their 'cold task' of writing a portal story. I love their use of description and I can't wait to see this develop further over the last few weeks of term.
Finally, we held our election in class for Year 4's JLT representatives. Lots of the children were brave and came to the front of the class to deliver a speech on why they would like to represent their class and work with Ms Christy. The results have been counted and the winners will be announced in Golden Book Assembly next Friday. Good luck!
Well done on another great week Year 4.
Miss Kempster x
It has been an exciting and busy week this week!
We were lucky enough as a school to have a visit from an ambulance from the Blue Light service. The children were able to explore the inside of the ambulance as well as trying on the different parts of the uniform. It was lovely to see how excited they were and I can't wait to see the artwork they produce from our visit.
In RE, we were exploring role models and what made a role model. The children spent the lesson thinking about who is important to them and the responses were really humbling to hear. I just hope the children let these role models know who special they are to them.
At the start of the week, the children wrote a poem for the Harvest Festival which is coming up in a couple of weeks. We worked as a class to write an acrostic poem, exploring what happens during a Harvest Festival and why it is so important to others.
We had our first TTRs hero this week and it was Talha. She has logged on throughout the week and her times tables skills are already starting to improve. Well done!
Miss Kempster x
This week has been a creative week in Year 4!
We have been creating our holiday cards ready to send out for all you parents. The children enjoyed spending the afternoon creating their creations and they are looking forward to showing you all!
On Tuesday, we had a visit again from the Blue Light Hub where the children had the opportunity to work with a published illustrator to create their ambulance drawings for the competition. It was lovely to see the children work so hard and put in the effort to create some lovely masterpieces.
In Music, the children continued their guitar lessons with Miss Stevenson and they have grown so much in confidence. I love seeing them all take part and smile throughout!
Thank you also to all the parents who turned up for our 'Be our Best' afternoon on Friday. It was lovely to see your support and see you playing on Active Learn with them!
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Kempster x
Get ready for lots of photos coming your way!
What an amazing week of learning we have had in Year 4. We have had a great improvement in behaviour as well as routines so well done year 4. Thank you for parents who came to our TLC conversations on Wednesday too, it was lovely to meet you all and talk about your child's amazing progress. I hope you are as proud of them as I am!
In Talk for Writing, the children have been working really hard on their descriptive techniques and spending the time to work as a class to create a class example. I am really looking forward to seeing the children's stories they produce next week!
In maths, the children have been building their confidence in addition and subtraction and has this week, started 'teaching' the class themselves. It is lovely to see them working as a class and making sure they support each other. Well done Year 4.
In computing, the children have been editing images on the computer, which is part of their computing unit. It is great to see the progress that the children have made with Mrs Moore and I love hearing their conversations about how much they are enjoying it and what work they have been doing.
In music, we have continued to work on playing the guitar and the children are growing in confidence each week. They have been singing songs, playing the guitar as well as exploring beat and timings. I can't wait for everyone to see what the children have achieved.
One more week to go until half term. Lets finish the term off strong!
Happy half-term!
This week, the children have been finishing off their stories that they have spent 8 weeks organising and writing. It has been great to see the difference from their first story to their previous one. Check out the one below, this student spent lots of time writing this and I know he was super proud of what he produced.
We made sure we had some brain breaks in between and ended our writing session with a Halloween boogie. What a great way to end the term!
In maths, we have continued addition and subtraction and the children have grown in confidence. They are volunteering to come to the board and wanting to explain our methods used. I can't wait to finish the topic with them next term and move onto perimeter.
In history, the children finished off our Viking topic and they had the chance to demonstrate to Mrs Eames all that they had learnt. She was super proud of what they could remember and explain to her and it was great to see the progress they have made.
It has been a long but lovely 8 weeks, full of learning and excitement and creativity. Thank you Awesome Apples for a great term, it has been a pleasure to get to work with you and I can't wait for the next term to come.
Have a lovely half-term, enjoy your well-deserved break!
Miss Kempster x
Welcome back Awesome Apple!
What an exciting week we have had! We have had a great start back to the term and we are looking forward to the build up to Christmas now.
In Talk for Writing, we have started our new topic, focusing on explanation texts of the children's choice. They worked on creating poems based on creatures of the Amazon Rainforest (which they performed to the class) and writing their own examples on their own topics. We are going to do lots of work this term on this text type and I am really looking forward to seeing what they can produce at the end of term.
In Music, the children have continued their guitar lessons with Miss Stevenson and as you can see, they are doing amazingly. There has been some great progress throughout the last term and they are really looking forward to the lessons this term to build on their skills more.
In Science, we started our topic of food chains and understanding how to read them and what they show. All children in the class were able to create their own food chains using the pictures and be able to describe them.
Well done for a great first week back Year 4!
Miss Kempster x
Week 2 complete!
We have had a very successful week in Year 4 and I am super proud of what we have achieved.
On Tuesday, the school had 'Michael Rosen Day' where we explored his poems, created our own and had a call with Michael Rosen himself! The children loved this and created some amazing poems. It was such a great learning day for us all.
In maths, we started our perimeter topic where the children have explored working out the perimeter of the rectangle and finding ways to do it more efficiently. The children have been working with their partners to work out different perimeters and it was lovely hearing their mathematical talk on this.
In PE, the children have been continuing to work on their gymnastic skills with Mr M with Kerem winning the 'Sports Award'. They were developing their confidence in jumping and moving around safely all together in a safe place. Well done Year 4!
Well done to Year 4 on a really amazing week. I am super proud of you all. Lets keep it up!
Miss Kempster x
Week 3 complete and what an amazing week it has been! We as a class have already completed our 100 square as well as some of the children completing their TTRS Heat Map. Miss Richardson is very proud of them! It has been an awesome week for Awesome Apple.
In Talk for Reading, the children continued to read 'The Midnight Fox' and have completed a range of activities on this such as creating story maps, reading comprehension questions and a class debate. They are really enjoying the book and we can't wait to see what is next.
We have spent a lot of time this week focusing on our times tables and oh my, they are learning them so quickly! We spend at least once a day on TTRS and make sure we do our fluency lessons everyday to practice the skills they have learnt.
In music, the children have continued to learn how to play guitar and they are getting so much better. Miss Stevenson is so impressed that she is going to teach them the 'Batman' song next week!
It has been a busy but exciting week and they are only going to get better, especially with our cinema trip next week!
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Kempster x
Assessments, assessments, assessments!
It has been a busy week in Year 4 with assessments and Mock Multiplication Checks. I am so proud of all they have achieved and now we can start to look forward to the festivities to come!
In DT, the children completed a sewing patch, using felt and needles and practicing ready for when they start to make their seasonal stockings. As you can see, a lot of concentrating...
On Tuesday, we went to the cinema to watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and it was so much fun! The children represented our school, smart and proud, and we got their and back safely.
The children had their session with Gemma where they were looking at how their body reacted to different emotions and what they can do to control them. Lots of emotions were discussed as well as strategies to support.
We are all looking forward to December and as a class, we have decorated the classroom all ready for our magical visitor on Monday... There is a lot of sparkles, tinsel and snowflakes!
Have a lovely weekend and a well-deserved rest.
Miss Kempster x
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
We are starting to feel in the Christmas spirit in Apple class with only a couple weeks until the end of term.
The children this week have been spending time on their kinetic letters with their regular lessons and a Christmas twist on the end. As you can see, they were all trying really hard on their letter formation and loved spending the time on our Christmas words.
In science, we explored the digestive system and how it gets nutrients into our blood through a class investigation. The pictures may look disgusting and believe it when I say it was smelly, but the children understood the science behind it and were all able to discuss how our body absorbs nutrients and creates the waste into 'poo'.
After our amazing times tables results last week which Miss Richardson was very proud of, the children have spent some time this week using TTRS to improve their times tables scores even further. They are getting so quick and improve every day!
Well done on another amazing week Year 4. I am so proud of you all!
Have a lovely weekend!
Miss Kempster x
I AM PROUD OF YOU AWESOME APPLE CLASS!
It has been such an exciting and busy week this week and I am so proud of what Year 4 have achieved and shown us what they can do. Well done!
In Geography, the children have been wrapping up their Amazon Rainforest topic with a great debate about deforestation. The children explored the effects deforestation was having to lots of different people and the rainforest itself. I was so proud to hear their arguments and see what they understood.
In Spanish, the children have continued to explore different tools that were used in different time periods. They used their new vocabulary to support them with their sentence writing and discussions.
In PSHE, the children were exploring what it means to be unique and what makes then unique. The children did some lovely drawings of themselves and wrote down what they loved about themselves.
What an amazing, hardworking week Year 4. 1 more week until our Christmas break.
Have a lovely weekend.
Miss Kempster x
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