Year 4 | Gade Valley Primary School

Welcome to Year 4!

Our Class Teacher is Mrs Russ.
Our Teaching Assistant is Mrs Reeve .

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We had great fun this week thinking about who inspires us and who are our heroes. We enjoyed creating colourful posters about them.

We had great fun making our tree decorations for our Dress the Tree Assembly.

In maths, We have been working hard adding and subtracting fractions as well as finding equivalent fractions. We also challenged ourselves to convert improper fractions to mixed fractions. We are proud of our achievements.

We had a fantastic time learning new skills during our skipping workshop.

For 'Take One Country', we have made trinket bowls inspired by Greek geometric patterns.

We had fun sharing a book with other children during Buddy Reading today!

This week, we have been learning to tell the time to the minute. We made analogue clocks to helps us.

Look at some of our super maths! We have been very confident at solving subtraction sums this week. We are very proud of ourselves!

Look at some of our super maths! We have been very confident at solving subtraction sums this week. We are very proud of ourselves! 3

Look at some of our super maths! We have been very confident at solving subtraction sums this week. We are very proud of ourselves! 4

Look at some of our super maths! We have been very confident at solving subtraction sums this week. We are very proud of ourselves! 5

Look at some of our super maths! We have been very confident at solving subtraction sums this week. We are very proud of ourselves! 6

Look at some of our super maths! We have been very confident at solving subtraction sums this week. We are very proud of ourselves! 7

We had great fun creating our 'Growth Mindset' comic strips about our experiences on facing challenges and overcoming them.

We had great fun creating our 'Growth Mindset' comic strips about our experiences on facing challenges and overcoming them. 3

We had great fun creating our 'Growth Mindset' comic strips about our experiences on facing challenges and overcoming them. 4

In Computing and Topic, we had a go at creating a report on our chosen countries. We loved writing and finding out lots of interesting facts.

In maths, we have been learning to solve addition sums using the compact column method and the expanded written method. We are proud of ourselves for our hard work and perseverance.

This week we have started our new topic 'All Around the World'. We each chose a country to research and drew flags that represent the countries. Here are some we created.

Our journey from last year.

This week, we have been drawing on our own knowledge about the digestive system. We mind mapped facts we know, facts we thought we know and what we liked to know.

We have been historians and have been working as archaeologists. We have been collecting our own evidence from some Angolan Saxon artefacts.

We have been historians and have been working as archaeologists. We have been collecting our own evidence from some Angolan Saxon artefacts. 3

We have been historians and have been working as archaeologists. We have been collecting our own evidence from some Angolan Saxon artefacts. 4

We have been learning about Anglo Saxon Britain and have made posters about place names and their meaning.

We have been learning about Anglo Saxon Britain and have made posters about place names and their meaning. 3

We have been learning about Anglo Saxon Britain and have made posters about place names and their meaning. 4

We have been learning about Anglo Saxon Britain and have made posters about place names and their meaning. 5

We have been learning about Anglo Saxon Britain and have made posters about place names and their meaning. 6

Our Year 4 mathematicians have been working hard this week solving number problems involving decimals and adding 4 digit numbers.

Our Year 4 mathematicians have been working hard this week solving number problems involving decimals and adding 4 digit numbers. 3

Our Year 4 mathematicians have been working hard this week solving number problems involving decimals and adding 4 digit numbers. 4

Book Week: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. For book week, we had a workshop at our local library and we started rehearsing for our play. We looked at the different features of a play script and had a go at taking on the role of different characters.We also produced posters advertising our Year 3 &Year 4 performance.

We wrote thank you letters to Hazard Alley for thanking them for our amazing experience at their centre.

We wrote thank you letters to Hazard Alley for thanking them for our amazing experience at their centre. 3

We wrote thank you letters to Hazard Alley for thanking them for our amazing experience at their centre. 4

We wrote thank you letters to Hazard Alley for thanking them for our amazing experience at their centre. 5

We wrote thank you letters to Hazard Alley for thanking them for our amazing experience at their centre. 6

We wrote thank you letters to Hazard Alley for thanking them for our amazing experience at their centre. 7

We wrote thank you letters to Hazard Alley for thanking them for our amazing experience at their centre. 8

We wrote thank you letters to Hazard Alley for thanking them for our amazing experience at their centre. 9

Here are some pictures from our trip to Hazard Alley. We had such a superb time!

We created colourful Growth Mindset posters to help us to keep motivated when things are tricky.

This term, we have been lucky enough to take part in Tag Rugby with Hemel Stags. We have really enjoyed developing our rugby skills.

This term, we have been lucky enough to take part in Tag Rugby with Hemel Stags. We have really enjoyed developing our rugby skills. 3

This term, we have been lucky enough to take part in Tag Rugby with Hemel Stags. We have really enjoyed developing our rugby skills. 4

During National Storytelling Week, we read the book Matilda by Roald Dahl & acted out different scenes from the film. We shared our work with Year 6 during Buddy Reading.

For National Storytelling Week, we wrote diary entries from the point of view of Matilda, to explain the moment when she first discovered her amazing superpowers.

During E-Safety Week, we created posters to explain how to stay safe on the internet.

During E-Safety Week, we created posters to explain how to stay safe on the internet. 3

During E-Safety Week, we created posters to explain how to stay safe on the internet. 4

During E-Safety Week, we created posters to explain how to stay safe on the internet. 5

This week, we have been learning about the Water Cycle. We made flowcharts to explain what happens in each stage of the cycle.

This week, we have been learning about the Water Cycle. We made flowcharts to explain what happens in each stage of the cycle. 3

This week, we have been learning about the Water Cycle. We made flowcharts to explain what happens in each stage of the cycle. 4

This week, we have been learning about the Water Cycle. We made flowcharts to explain what happens in each stage of the cycle. 5

Year 4 have been busy making their own Christmas decorations for 'Dress the Tree'.

Yesterday, we learnt about democracy in Ancient Greece. We acted out being part of the Eccelsia which was the assembly of Athenian men who met together to vote on laws. We learnt if they wanted to speak,they had to stand on a stone called a Pnyx. When the Athenians voted they used white pebbles to say yes and black pebbles to say no. We used white and blue counters to represent voting. We also discussed what system of democracy we have in the U.K and how this compares to the system in Ancient Greece.

This week,Year 3 & Year 4 took part at a cross country sporting event. We had great fun!

We had fun taking part at a sports festival this week.

Year 4 buddies up with Year 2 during 'Buddy Reading'.

Here is some of our fantastic writing inspired by Roald Dahl Week!

Here is some of our fantastic writing inspired by Roald Dahl Week! 3

Here is some of our fantastic writing inspired by Roald Dahl Week! 4

Here is some of our fantastic writing inspired by Roald Dahl Week! 5

Here is some of our fantastic writing inspired by Roald Dahl Week! 6

In Maths, we have been reading and comparing 4 digit numbers. We had fun generated our own 4 digit numbers.

In Maths, we have been reading and comparing 4 digit numbers. We had fun generated our own 4 digit numbers. 3

In science, we have been thinking about how electricity is being generated.

In science, we have been thinking about how electricity is being generated. 3

In science, we have been thinking about how electricity is being generated. 4

We started our new topic,'Around the World' and we have been learning about identifying countries in the Northern and Southern Hemisphere as well as identifying lines of longitude and latitude.

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox.

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox. 3

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox. 4

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox. 5

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox. 6

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox. 7

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox. 8

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox. 9

Year 4 collaborated with Year 3 and we have been acting out an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox. 10

We've been reading an extract from Fantastic Mr Fox by Roald Dahl and have been practising reading with expression with our learning partner.

Our journey from last year!

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 3

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 4

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 5

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 6

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 7

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 8

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 9

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 10

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 11

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 12

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 13

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 14

Reception and Year 4 have been collaborating in P.E. Year 4 enjoyed teaching Reception how to throw and catch a ball.n 15

As part of Take One Book week, we wrote and performed some colour poems with Year 3.

We've had a fantastic sports week. Here is a snapshot of some of our sporting activities.

Chicken Fortnight has been fantastic! We have been so lucky to see our gorgeous little chicks hatch and grow!

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs.

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 3

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 4

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 5

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 6

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 7

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 8

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 9

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 10

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 11

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 12

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 13

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 14

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 15

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 16

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 17

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 18

We had an interesting workshop learning about how to look after dogs. 19

We have been creating our own explanation poster about how a toaster works.

Here is some of our fantastic persuasive writing that we are proud of!

We have been working hard, learning about area and perimeter of rectangles and compound shapes.

We have been working hard, learning about area and perimeter of rectangles and compound shapes. 3

Here are a few memories from our Tudor Day!

We had fun learning new basketball skills during our Storm Basketball Workshop.

In Science, we have been starting to explore electricity and make circuits.

In Science, we have been starting to explore electricity and make circuits. 3

In Science, we have been starting to explore electricity and make circuits. 4

In Science, we have been starting to explore electricity and make circuits. 5

In Science, we have been starting to explore electricity and make circuits. 6

In Science, we have been starting to explore electricity and make circuits. 7

We used our instructions to make our own Easter pop up cards.

We were very excited to get into our costumes!

We created our own Jack in the Beanstalk posters to advertise our play

As our play is fast approaching, we have created our own posters to advertise our performances!

We are developing our catching and ball skills, through playing team games in netball!

We enjoyed visiting the local library and delving into some interesting books!

In P.E, we have been learning different genres of dance. We particularly enjoyed creating our own Haka dance!

Our exciting visit to the Roald Dahl Museum!

Maths week 2017! Year 3 and 4 collaborated together to problem solve. We had great fun!

Skipping Workshop

We were lucky enough to take part at the Sports Festival held at Cavendish 2017!

Science Week 2017!

This week we have been practising telling the time using analogue clocks.

This week we have been practising telling the time using analogue clocks. 3

We have had fun learning about fables and acting out different morals.

Reflecting on and celebrating Year 4 learning.

We are all ready to have a fabulous and safe summer.

We are all ready to have a fabulous and safe summer. 3

We are all ready to have a fabulous and safe summer. 4

We are all ready to have a fabulous and safe summer. 5

We are all ready to have a fabulous and safe summer. 6

We are all ready to have a fabulous and safe summer. 7

We are all ready to have a fabulous and safe summer. 8

Our visit to College Lake Environmental Education Centre.

We thoroughly enjoyed Sports Week.

Enjoy our recorder concert.

We have been doing lots of research for our argumentative writing.

In Maths week we explored how time was measured in ancient times and about time around the world.

In Maths week we explored how time was measured in ancient times and about time around the world. 3

In Maths week we explored how time was measured in ancient times and about time around the world. 4

In Maths week we explored how time was measured in ancient times and about time around the world. 5

In Maths week we explored how time was measured in ancient times and about time around the world. 6

In Design and Technology we designed and made fruit dishes.

Look at all the learning we have done this week.

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 3

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 4

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 5

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 6

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 7

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 8

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 9

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 10

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 11

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 12

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 13

Look at all the learning we have done this week. 14

We had fun maths looking at patterns.

In Science we have been finding out about circuits in electricity.

In Science we have been finding out about circuits in electricity. 3

In Science we have been finding out about circuits in electricity. 4

In Science we have been finding out about circuits in electricity. 5

In Science we have been finding out about circuits in electricity. 6

In Science we have been finding out about circuits in electricity. 7

In Science we have been finding out about circuits in electricity. 8

Look how much fun we had on Geography Day.

In Geography, we have enjoyed learning about Kumaon in India.

In Geography, we have enjoyed learning about Kumaon in India. 3

We have been investigating our multiplication facts.

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 3

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 4

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 5

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 6

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 7

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 8

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 9

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 10

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 11

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 12

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 13

We have been investigating our multiplication facts. 14

We have had a very busy week.

Our National Art Gallery experience.

We have been doing lots of learning this week.

We have been doing lots of learning this week. 3

We have been doing lots of learning this week. 4

We have been learning about how we can take care of our environment by upcycling used materials.

We dressed up as our favourite characters for World Book Day.

We dressed up as our favourite characters for World Book Day. 3

We dressed up as our favourite characters for World Book Day. 4

We dressed up as our favourite characters for World Book Day. 5

We dressed up as our favourite characters for World Book Day. 6

In year 4 we have been working with Saracens Community Coach linking Maths to Tag Rugby.

In our sharing assembly we designed adverts for a theme park with our parents.

In our sharing assembly we designed adverts for a theme park with our parents. 3

In our sharing assembly we designed adverts for a theme park with our parents. 4

In our sharing assembly we designed adverts for a theme park with our parents. 5

In our sharing assembly we designed adverts for a theme park with our parents. 6

In our sharing assembly we designed adverts for a theme park with our parents. 7

In our sharing assembly we designed adverts for a theme park with our parents. 8

We had lots of learning fun reading to Reception this week. It is National Storytelling Week.

We enjoyed History day learning about Our Local Area.

We enjoyed History day learning about Our Local Area. 3

We enjoyed History day learning about Our Local Area. 4

We enjoyed History day learning about Our Local Area. 5

Homework

Spellings : Following our spelling scheme, new spellings will be given out on Monday at the beginning of each new unit. The children will have two weeks to learn their spellings and they will be tested at the end of the second week (these will be based on patterns covered in our phonics/spelling lessons).

Homework activities : Given out on Fridays, for handing in by the following Wednesday.

Reading : It is important that a range of texts are read at home and try to do this every day. Whilst reading with your child, I would encourage you to draw attention to: punctuation, grammar, sentence structures, vocabulary choices and the organisation of writing (i.e. paragraphing and layout).

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