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Year 4

Mrs O’Shaughnessy and Mrs Grant teach in Year 4. Mrs Brown will teach us on a Tuesday morning.

Children in Year 4 are in Lower Key Stage Two.  

Find out what has been happening in our class. 

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Year 4 Autumn Term Booklet 2023

3D painting

3D painting

We have been using our knowledge of shades and tints to try and create a 3D effect when painting. First we had to draw the outline of the cup on to squared paper. We then used blue to paint it. We had to make sure each square was a different shade of blue to create a…

Representing numbers

Representing numbers

Today we have been using lots of equipment to represent numbers. We had lots of fun making and representing different numbers.

Programming shapes

Programming shapes

In ICT we have been learning how to create shapes using different codes. We found out that we could ‘shorten’ the instructions by using the word ‘REPEAT’ and the end product would still be the same.

Shades and tints

Shades and tints

Year 4 have been exploring shades and tints. We started with the ‘true’ colour and then added black to make shades and white to make tints. We could see the different colours this created by gradually mixing black and white to colours. We will be using this knowledge…

Bike4Health

Bike4Health

Year 4 have been taking part in Bike4Health sessions. Some of the class took part in a safety skills session whilst others had a go at learning to ride without any help. Well done, Year 4! We hope to work with the Bike4Health team again soon!

Charcoal Art

Charcoal Art

We have been trying to draw using tone and proportion. First we covered our whole page in charcoal dust and then we used a rubber to ‘draw’ the outline of the objects. We used charcoal pencils to add detail and tone to the pictures.

Commando Joe

Commando Joe

In the Autumn Term, we took part in Commando Joe sessions. In these sessions, we worked as a team to build the tallest structure, to memorise patterns, to guide our team through a path way of hoops and to use equipment to move other pieces of equipment without…

Adapting a Recipe

Adapting a Recipe

We were given the opportunity to adapt our original recipe. For this we worked in small groups. Group 1 added cocoa powder and chocolate chips. Group 2 added golden syrup and raisins. Group 3 added Smarties. Group 4 added lemon flavouring. Once they were all baked,…

Final Biscuit

Final Biscuit

As a class, we decided to make a double chocolate biscuit with added Smarties. This was a huge change in recipe from the original. We added cocoa powder, chocolate chips and smarties. This completely changed the way the biscuit looked and tasted. The biscuits were…

Following a recipe

Following a recipe

We have made a very simple biscuit following a recipe. We had so much fun and we can’t wait to start adapting recipes and baking better biscuits.