This week we were developing our passing skills. We could talk about long and short passes and when these could be used effectively. We knew that shorter passes may help us to retain possession and better control over the ball.
We then applied these passing skills to play mini games and to score within the endzones! The scores were high this week as we were counting in multiples of nine!
The designers in Y4 were tasked with creating a purse that was strong enough to carry coins. influenced by our study of the Romans we went on to investigate a variety of purses and wallets to determine their qualities.
During our Focused Practical Tasks, we learned how to sew materials together using a variety of stitches. The pupils evaluated the stitches that they had practised to help them decide which method they would use in their design.
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Although some stitches were challenging, our teachers were very proud of the resilience that we demonstrated whilst learning these new skills.
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We used paper templates to help us gauge the size of our design, where the folds, stitches and attachments would go.
We worked with patience and pride. We applied our new skills and some of excelled and were able to help our peers!
After we had posed for these photographs where we proudly displayed our finished purses and wallets, we considered what we would change if we were to do it again. We evaluated our methods, skills and finished outcome as we always strive to be the best that we can be!
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Inspired by the wonderful Egyptian artefacts and the magnificent sketches of Howard Carter, Year Four have been studying proportion to improve their observational skills and sketching techniques.
We studied our artefacts from a range of viewpoints and used a variety of media to record them. We combined the three images to create a beautiful Egyptian Triptych which will be gifted to our families as our annual calendar.
Some on our work has been sent to Ferens Art Gallery in Hull,
to be displayed within the Junior Open Exhibition which we are incredibly excited and proud about!
Take a peek at this link for a virtual tour, can you spot our Triptychs?
https://www.hcandl.co.uk/museums-and-galleries/ferens/junior-open-exhibition-2022
So now that we can create and fix a simple circuit, we were challenged with creating a switch to turn the bulb or buzzer on and off.
We need a switch within the light-boxes that we are creating for DT, so it was important that we figured this out and really understood how the switch worked!
After putting together their action plan, the Eco Committee realised that some of the planned projects were long term so some members wanted to get started with smaller tasks such as feeding the birds . The pupils filled large pine cones with fat, nuts and seeds which they hung around the school grounds to help feed the birds during the cold winter months and attract a variety of feathered friends for us to observe.
Session 3 – Climate Change Farm in a Box Project
Such a fun way to learn about the very serious role of Greenhouse Gases in Climate Change!
This game helped the pupils to see how the rise in GHG’s (yellow bib players) is trapping more of the sun’s energy (orange bib players) within the Earth’s atmosphere and as a result causing Global Warming.
Session 2 of Year Four’s ‘Climate Action – Farm in a BOX’ Project.
This afternoon, pupils considered the difference between weather and climate. We looked at how daily weather changes affect our lives and the lives of Farmers through the Farmers year game. The pupils considered how climate change is affecting the Farmer’s annual cycle and how their work load can be dramatically affected by the severe weather in a typically, predictable maritime climate.
The pupils examined photo-cards and considered the challenges of land in various spots across the farm. Out on our school field, the children then were able to locate a similar spot and worked as a team to measure the temperature of the soil and assess the weather conditions in this area. As teams, the children worked well to interpret a farm’s rainfall data, which was presented as a graph. They looked at an average data set and compared it to the measurement taken oven one year. The children were able to deduce that climate changes have resulted in heavier or less rainfall during unexpected months.
Session One
The Y3/4 children have been talking about COP 26 in Glasgow this fortnight. Today, they were excited to participate in our first ‘Climate Change Farm in a Box’ session.
We began by watching a video, presented by a boy called Harry who explained the inputs, processes and outputs of a farm. Some of these we already knew, but there were a few interesting ones to consider such as the farming of solar and wind energy.
Feely Bags were then passed around the class as the pupils tried to work out what was in the bag and how it represented a Farming input or output.
After this discussion, we went outside. We calculated that to grow enough wheat to feed one person for a year, the farmer would need an area of 15 metres squared! We use a variety of measuring tools and worked as teams to mark out the area. Here we are stood around the perimeter! We were quite taken back by the amount of land needed just to feed one person!
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We then considered if this person ate foods other than wheat, such as beef. We were staggered to calculate that this required 79 squared metres of the farmers land! We got out the trundle wheel and found that this area was equivalent to the majority of our enormous school field!
Today the Journalists in Y4 were using talk partners to share ideas, edit and improve their writing when recording direct speech within a paragraph. The children talked about their language choices as they wanted to hook the reader in and impress their Editor!
This week Y4 have LOVED being creative with clay!
Inspired by the Yorkshire based Sculptor Steve Winterburn and his amazing animal sculptures! Check him out
https://www.instagram.com/stevewinterburn/?hl=en
We loved the feel of the clay between our hands.
We used the tools to create the texture of fur.
We looked closely at shape to craft our clay.