4 Blue have a debate!
This half term in English, we will be writing a persuasive text to help stop deforestation. To help us with this, we had a debate. We split the class in half and both sides presented their arguments clearly, with evidence…
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Year 4 Portfolio – Spring 1 2023
Wow Year 4, what an amazing half term! We had the opportunity to visit The Thinktank in Birmingham to enhance our knowledge on states of matter and you all represented BH brilliantly! So much progress has been made across all…
4 Blue Visit the Think Tank 💭
Wow, what an amazing day we’ve had visiting the Think Tank in Birmingham! We started the day participating in a chemistry workshop, before having some free time around the museum. After we built up an appetite, we went for lunch.…
Mrs Sanders’ Times Tables Group Battle
Hello Rockstarz! I have set up a mini TTRS battle between my Rockgirlz and Rockboyz. This will run from the Thursday 2nd February until the 16th February. There will be a treat for the winning group, the top girl and…
4 Blue learn simple Spanish food phrases!
Today in Spanish, we played the healthy and unhealthy food game. All of the flash cards were in Spanish and we had use our Spanish knowledge to help us translate the phrases. After we translated the phrases, we separated the…
Reading Gladiators – Word of Mouse
Hello Gladiators! Before the next session, I would like you to pre read to the end of chapter 18. Please list all of the sophisticated vocabulary you come across and define them below. If you have any issues, please come…
4 Blue – Jungle Book Characters
This half term in English we are learning to write a story inspired by another culture. To help us with this, we have been reading The Jungle Book. Today, we have concentrated on the characters and how we can describe…
Year 4: Reading Gladiators
Hello Gladiators! Over the past few weeks we have been reading The Wild Swans and The Nightingale by Hans-Christian Anderson. By Thursday’s session, I would like you to complete the book ready for our comparison session. We will be thinking…
Year 4 Spring 1 Spellings
Hello year 4! Below, you will find a copy of your spelling words for Spring 1. Please practise these regularly ready for your spelling test every Friday. Good luck all! Crocodiles Sharks Monkeys
Jack and the Beanstalk in 4 Blue! 🌱
What a fabulous Jack and the Beanstalk inspired Book Week in 4B! On Monday, we started the day by watching a Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime. After this, we used drama by creating freeze frames to show how we inferred…
Pen Licences in 4 Blue!🖊
A big well done to Myiesha, Eliza, Mo, Zahra, Madeeha, Afsa, Rehyan, Khadijah, Osas and Dhiyashini for gaining their pen licence. They have shown beautiful, cursive writing consistently. How could you gain a pen licence?What will you do to improve?
Understanding laws during Anglo-Saxon Britain
In History, we learnt about crime and punishment during the Anglo-Saxon era and compared it to modern times. We found out that many of laws today are not much different to the Anglo-Saxons times. However, the punishments are considerably different.…
Subject specific vocabulary
This half term in English we have been learning about the purpose of an information text and the key features. Today we focused on the subject specific vocabulary and highlighted any words we were unsure of and found the definitions…
Reading Gladiators – Year 4 📕
Hello gladiators! Can you please finish reading The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Anderson before our next session on Monday. Once you have read this, you have the opportunity to be creative. I would like you to create a book…
4 Blue Visit Tamworth Castle 🏰
This half term, 4 Blue are learning about the Anglo Saxons and today we were lucky enough to start this unit with a wow opportunity to visit Tamworth Castle! 4 Blue had the most amazing day learning about Anglo Saxon…
Maths Week in 4 Blue! 🧮
Wow, what a start to Maths week 4 Blue! We have been busy completing maths challenges, while working as a team to collect crystals for our resilience, teamwork and application of maths. So far, we have traveled to Greece and…
4 Blue’s Arts Around the World Week – Trinidad and Tobago
Wow 4 Blue, what an awesome end to an amazing half term! We have had so much fun exploring Trinidad and Tobago which is part of the Commonwealth. Over the last few days we have been busy locating Trinidad and…
Year 4 Portfolios – Autumn 1 2022
Wow Year 4, what an amazing start to the new school year! You have achieved so much in this short time, and it shows with all the progress that has been made so far! Please watch and share the videos…
Year 4 Autumn 2 Spellings
Hello year 4! Below you will find a copy of your spelling words for Autumn 2. Please practise these regularly ready for your spelling test after the holidays. Good luck all! Crocodiles Sharks Monkeys
Year 4 – Coding
Hello super coders! This week in Computing we have started to code our very own educational games. You have successfully, created backgrounds and made characters move and talk. Most of you even included maths questions in your games and a…
4 Blue’s Well-being Day
What a fantastic day! You have taken part in so many different activities such as baking, dancing, swimming, team building, active maths and letter writing. Take a look at our gallery of photos below! Baking Team Games Active Maths What…
4 Blue’s Science Experiment 🔬
This week in science we looked at the different foods that can affect the health of teeth 🦷 Watch the video below to find out more! What do you predict is going to happen?How can we keep this a fair…
Why do we have different types of teeth? 🦷
Today in science, we looked in detail at the different types of teeth. To help us understand our different teeth and what they are for, we ate a piece of fruit and noted down which teeth we used during the…
Exploring the genre of stories set in imaginary worlds 🌎📖
This half term in English, we are going to be writing a story set in an imaginary world. To help with this, we explored the genre of stories set in imaginary worlds. In small groups we explored a range of…
This is Me Week in 4 Blue!
Wow 4 Blue, what an amazing week it has been getting to know each other better! I can’t believe all the activities we have managed to fit in to the week! Mrs Woodman and I have have been so impressed…
Three Red to Four Blue!
Wow 3 Red, what an amazing day we all had! Miss Woodman and I had a lovely time getting to know you all and are super excited to be teaching you in September! Please watch the video below which shows…
Art Day in 4 White 🎨
To start the day, we researched the artist William Morris who was one of the most influential designers of the the 19th century. We then created a poster to showcase our findings. Next, we went on to do some observational…
4 White’s Jubilee Celebrations! 🇬🇧👑
4 White have had an amazing day celebrating the Queen’s Jubilee! We have been busy learning the national anthem, creating our own coins, using a map to track down the Queen’s hat and creating a piece of art inspired by…
Year 4 Portfolios – Summer 1 2022
Hello Year 4. It has been awesome to see lots of learning and progress being made this half term. Watch the videos below and tell us what you have enjoyed this half term. Have an amazing break, stay safe. See…
Year 4 Spelling – Summer 2
Hello Year 4, please find your spellings for Summer 2 below and practice them for your spelling test on Friday for Week 1 when we return. You should be practising these at least 5 times a week.