This term in computing we have been exploring Microbits. We have learnt they are tiny computers and that we can program using code to make pedometers, night lights and this week play rock, paper and scissors. We had lots of fun writing the code and transferring to the Microbit then seeing if you could beat the computer!
This week year 4 were lucky enough to have a talk with Miss Stronach’s Grandad, Billy, who used to work in the shipyards. He spoke about what his typical working day was like, how long it took to build a ship and how the ships were built. The children were extremely interested and asked a lot of fantastic questions!
We had a fantastic time at Ushaw College, we explored the chapel and the grounds. The children were fascinated with the beautiful stained glass windows, stunning buildings and the domed ceilings that carried sounds so well. We even got to make some of our own stained glass windows and walls for the windows to go in. The children all behaved beautifully and had a
To celebrate British Science Week Year 4 took part in an investigation to find out which material muffles sound the best. We used plastic cups to place different materials inside, then put these against our ears and our partner made sounds to see if we could hear them and how loud the sound was. We had a fantastic time during this experiment take a
We were lucky to enjoy a session with the Camp of Champions today for P.E. We enjoyed playing lots of different games with the volunteers from America. We were very excited to beat the Americans in the dodgeball challenge and can’t wait to play some of the new games we have learnt on the yard during playtime.
Year 4 had a great time celebrating World Book Day, everyone’s costumes were visit and the children loved sharing their favourite stories with their teachers. Take a look at some of our fantastic outfits!
In History this term we have been learning about Ancient Egyptians, and have loved learning about the mummification process. To recap our learning today we had to act out the process of removing the brain through nostrils, taking out the organs and placing them in canopic jars and finally wrapping the body in linen! We loved demonstrating our knowledge, although we may need some
As part of our history and science curriculum we have been learning about animal classification in Science and Ancient Egyptians in History. As part of our learning today we visited the Great North Museum, we loved exploring the Ancient Egyptian area and seeing a real mummy, we were also fascinated with all the different artefacts which have been collected over the years. We really
This week in Science we have been learning about how sounds can make different pitches, both high and low. We made our own pan flutes to see how sound travels through the different size straws and the different pitch of the sound. We found the longest straw had the lowest pitch and the shortest straw had the highest pitch.
This term in art we are learning about Andy Warhol and pop art. This week we have explored his blotting technique. We used tracing paper to copy a picture before using blank ink to carefully go over the lines we have drawn and transfer the ink onto plain paper. Before finally adding colour using water colours. We were so proud of how these turned
