Year 4 had a fantastic afternoon, on Friday, exploring our RE topic of Sikhism! We delved further into their beliefs and looked at The 5Ks and what these mean. We loved having The 5K objects to look at and even tried some of these on 
Year 4 had a great afternoon consolidating all of their learning around their science topic. Paul, the electrician, came back in to work with us to help use our knowledge of circuits to connect our batteries and motors to make our cars go! We even used elastic bands to create resistance with our own gear boxes!
Year 4 enjoyed their art this afternoon and continued looking at Islamic artwork! We created star motifs, as an important symbol in Islam and how this is included in a lot of artwork 
Year 4 took part in a fantastic workshop at the Discovery Museum today linked to their science topic, Electrical Circuits and Conductors. We started by looking at Joseph Swan, and his journey to creating the lightbulb. We then conducted an experiment to test different materials to see if they were conductors or insulators. We finished our session by using our circuits knowledge to make our own torches!
Year 4 looked at budgeting yesterday as part of Numeracy Day. Firstly, we talked about what a budget was, and why they are important. We looked at the difference between things we need and things we want, before trying to make our own budgets without over spending, and including all of the things we need.
Year 4 have continued with their athletics unit in PE this week, with a focus on hurdles. We looked at how we should jump over the hurdle correctly, before trying to jump over different heights. We loved finishing our PE session with Miss Marley’s weekly fitness challenge!
Year 4 have been consolidating our science and DT learning and have been working hard on making our motorised vehicles this week. After our science lesson on electric circuits, we have started to put together our frames before adding the electrical components to our chassis, ready for connecting our motors to our batteries.
Year 4 have continued with their athletics unit in PE this week. We have been looking at jumping this week, and worked on both our long jump and triple jump technique.
On Thursday, Year 4 were very lucky to complete a workshop with The National Archives today linked to our history topic of Ancient Civilisations. The workshop focused on Howard Carter’s excavation of Tutankhamun’s tomb. We analysed documents from the archives from the period of the excavation, and also looked at some of the items recovered. We also learned more about our history mover and shaker Howard Carter and all the obstacles he faced finding and excavating the tomb.
Year 4 had a jam packed day finishing off their DT topic today. To consolidate our learning, we visited the Shipley Art Gallery, where we looked at lots of different types of fabrics. We investigated both natural and synthetic materials, looking at their uses and properties. We then designed and made our very own felt using wool, as well as adding embellishments to material to create our own patterns, putting our sewing skills to the test!
