In PE, we have been working on creating and performing a sequence. We were challenged to create a sequence that contained a roll, a jump and a balance. We found it a bit tricky to join these movements together but we worked really hard and some of the finished sequences were amazing. Take a look at...
In Science, Year 4 have been learning all about teeth and how they play a vital part in the digestive system. We know we have to look after our teeth to keep them healthy. We investigated the effects different liquids have on teeth. For this we used an egg – the shell of an egg would act like...
Today our Year 3 and Year 4 classes performed at the Gateshead Schools Dance Festival. They opened the show with a fantastic dance to Believer. All the effort that has gone into each PE lesson was worth it for every child to have this experience. We are so proud of our children!
Today we went Pizza Express to make out healthy pizzas. We really enjoyed making the pizzas using all of the fresh ingredients. A big thank you to Pizza Express, Gateshead for having us.
On Friday, we had another session of Commando Jo. In this lesson, we had to work in small groups. One member of the group had to be blind folded and the other members of the group had to guide them around obstacles using specific instructions. We quickly realised that we needed to use lots of positi...
Today, we had to adapt our biscuit recipe to try and improve the appearance, taste and smell of the biscuit. We worked in groups to come up with ways to adapt the recipe.
Table 1 added cocoa powder,
Table 2 added honey
Table 3 added lemon flavouring
Table 4 added choc chips
Table 5 ad...
We have been learning to sing Mamma Mia by ABBA. We have found out lots of facts about this song and we know it was very popular in the 1970’s and is now the title of a stage show and film. Today we have continued to sing the song and we even had a go at playing the Glockenspiel. We had to pla...
In Science, Year 4 have been learning all about teeth. Today, we set up our own experiment to investigate the effects different liquids have on our teeth. For the purpose of this experiment a boiled egg is going to be ‘a tooth’. We placed the boiled eggs in a plastic cup and poured a spe...
During our PE sessions, we have been taking part in Co-Jo sessions. We have had lots of fun using all of the equipment. We needed to work together as a team and come up with ways to use and adapt the equipment to meet our surroundings.
Year 4 have been researching biscuits. We had to fill in a research grid and comment on the taste, smell, texture, appearance and packaging of each biscuit. We then had a go at following a simple recipe to bake our own plain biscuit. Next week, we will be looking to adapt and improve our plain biscu...