Dave and V were full of super information about these beauties, we even saw the millipede up close and the bugs that live on it!Shape and Symmetry a go go here in Year 4 this week. We have been exploring properties of shape and today we moved on to lines of symmetry with some pretty nifty mirror work. In Science, we have been looking at animals and their habitats and as chance would have it, we found these stunning creatures and have been looking at them under the microscope.
This week also saw Year 4 enjoying Circus Skills on Monday (photos above) and have been visited by a Story Teller as part of our enrichment sessions. Have a super weekend, Miss Chalcraft, Miss Bennett, Mrs White and Mrs West. Picasso inspired clay faces - Superb attention to detail over this 3 week project in Art with Mrs White. The children designed their faces last week, created them in clay this week and next will be painting them. The children used the clay cutters, wire and sculpting tools like professionals!
Rock Pool Project - As part of our in school enrichment plans (due to trips being cancelled) we were visited today by The Rockpool Project. They set up on the field and year 4 went to sketch animals from the rockpools in a scientific way with accurate labelling and also they had the opportunity to look at rockpool creatures in a mobile rockpool. All animals will be safely returned to the beach this afternoon. Ocra Ultimate Frisbee - Year 4 took part in Ultimate frisbee this morning and improved their short and longer distance throwing skills. They threw as pairs, into a funnel of cones, into a bullseye formation and distance throwing (avoiding hedge and the family of rabbits that were looking on). The children scored points for each round. Such a fun week! Have a super weekend! Miss Chalcraft, Mrs White, Mrs West and Miss Bennett A busy week in year 4, so busy that we have very few photos to share. We practised the high jump and ball throwing in readiness for Sports Day, we painted in the style of Picasso in Art and Edie showed her wonderful Picasso art diary from a trip she had been on.
Our Spain topic starts next week, so watch this space for food, culture and vibrant happenings! Have a super weekend, Miss Chalcraft, Mrs White, Mrs West and Miss Bennett. Our Egypt topic draws to a close with this incredible talent! 'Egyptian Level' by Martha, well done!17/6/2021
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So much wonderful work for the topic, here is just a handful of it. Year 4 have been working so very hard on 3D pyramids and Sarcophagus', Hieroglyphic script, decorative Egyptian Collars and Ode to a Pharaoh poems on papyrus paper. Have a wonderful weekend, Miss Chalcraft, Miss Bennett, Mrs White and Mrs West For your info: The Rosetta Stone - Everything you every wanted to know Here are the links to our research and discussion this morning. We hope you find this useful to help raise awareness of the issues that affect ALL of our daily lives. A healthy ocean = a healthy planet. It’s time to listen to the ocean (SAS) Year 4 are working towards making changes locally first. Ideas that were discussed were local litter picking, traffic congestion, traffic speed control, recycling in school/home, plastic use and pollution and clingfilm usage, to name but a few! Plastic Pollution EBookPlastic Pollution National Geographic (contains images of animals affected by plastic)Egypt came to year 4 today in the form of super costumes, a mummification ceremony (the mummies were quite ticklish so all organs remain intact!) and epic pyramid building. Tiger Bites were tasted, having been made yesterday from ground almonds, oil and honey under the careful supervision of Mrs White and Mrs Glover with the children. Also sampled today, with year 3, were flatbreads, honey cake, olives, grapes and dates ... needless to say there were many dates left un-nibbled! Year 4 continued with their Egyptian collars and will make the finishing touches after half term.
We wish you a very safe and happy sun filled half term, Thank you too to Mrs West who has been supporting in class this half term. Miss Chalcraft, Miss Bennett, Mrs White and Mrs West Year 4 are SO lucky with their rain free Wednesdays lately!Really super end of sequence writing this week! We had some superb ideas for alternative endings to this super story from escapee tortoises tumbling downstairs, parachutes made of lettuce leaves and relaying tortoises off of balconies! Such fun. All children decided that Mr Hoppy should not have a happily ever after, as he had lied to get the love of Mrs Silver! Quite right too!
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ABOUT USWelcome to the blog for Year 4 of South Tawton Primary School
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