Cashes Green Primary School and Children's Centre

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Year 4

To contact Mr Atkinson, please email latkinson@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk 

Class Notices

PE Day is a Monday. We will be outside doing athletics.

Reading Record day is a Thursday. Children can write what they have read but this must still be signed by an adult please.

Times Table test day is a Friday. You can support your child by practising Times Tables at home. By the end of Year 4, children are required to know all their tables up to 12X12 and will have a formal test in June. Here are some websites you can use to help.

https://play.ttrockstars.com/h

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

https://www.timestables.co.uk/ - A wide range of games and recall opportunities

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check

We use the mathsframe website for our test at school as this simulates the speed recall required for the end of year test.

PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD HAS A SPARE PAIR OF TRAINERS OR WELLIES IN SCHOOL EVERY DAY WHICH THEY CAN WEAR ON THE FIELD - WE WILL BE USING IT IN ALL WEATHER.

Friday 19th May 2023

Wow what an exciting couple of weeks in Year 4! We made an exciting archaeological discovery! Mr Atkinson uncovered an axe head and shield boss in the school vegetable patch. We very carefully excavated it and discussed where we thought it came from. We decided to present our discovery in a newspaper report which we have been writing in English.

We have also been excited to welcome Mr Bunker to our class! Mr Bunker is a student teacher who will be helping to teach the class until the middle of June.

Friday 21st April 2023

 What a busy first week back! We have been doing lots of learning about the Norse people and Viking raids in History lessons and states of matter in Science. We have continued our learning on decimals in Maths and done some writing based around this term's book in English. On Wednesday, we started learning to play the cornet with Mr McLaughlin.

Term 5

This term, all of our learning will be based around 'Odd and the Frost Giants' by Neil Gaiman.

This term we will be learning the following:

English

Narrative - Alternative ending

Past Tense report

Recount

Maths

Decimals

Money

Time 

History

Vikings

Computing

Internet Safety

Science

States of matter

Geography

Place comparison

Trade links

PSHE

Growing and changing, including puberty

Friday 17th March 2023

We have started to do in-class battles on Times Table Rock Stars this week! The first battle was boys v girls and the winner was... THE GIRLS! Well done girls, you are the first winners of the coveted TTRS Trophy! Now that we're into the swing of it, we will have a rematch for next week! Children will bring home a new code this evening in case they have misplaced theirs... Good luck!

We've also been working hard in Science, Geography and Art lessons. In Science, we have been learning about the world around us and finding out about different food chains and ecosystems. We have been watching some of David Attenborough's Frozen Planet II to give an idea of what life in the mountains is like for different animals. In Geography we have been learning about mountains - how they were formed, what they are like and who has climbed them! In Art, we have carried on our work using Plaster of Paris and have had  go at casting different animal foootprints. We have planned a yeti footprint and will have a go at making a mound next week!

Friday 3rd March 2023

We've had a really exciting start to our new term! On the first day back, our classroom had been visited by a yeti! We started making casts using moulds with Plaster of Paris. We made some pretty cool patterns - have a look at our art gallery!

Term 4

This term, all of our learning will be based around the brilliant 'The Abominables' by Eva Ibbotson.

This term we will be learning the following:

English

Narrative - New story chapter

Travel Leaflet

Maths

Fractions

Decimals

Times Tables

Computing

Internet Safety

Science

Animals including humans - Food chains

Living Things and their Habitats

Art

Pattern and Texture

Geography

Mountains

Europe

PSHE

Rights and Responsibilities

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Friday 3rd February 2023

We've had a busy couple of weeks, full of different science! We used our electricity knowledge to make our own Operation board games. Have a look at the pictures to see how we got on!

We have also been learning about teeth and have done some enquiries into the effect of different liquids on teeth. We have used egg shells to represent teeth and thought about how to make our investigations into a fair test. 

Friday 20th January 2023

What a great start to the term we have had! We have been busy learning all about the digestive system in Science lessons. We have made a simulation using some food, juice and tights! Look at the photos to see the children in action or watch the video to have a go at home!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsV4q5nEUx4

We have used our learning to make Operation board games in DT lessons, including electrical circuits. We have been writing present tense reports in English lessons and learning how to multiply and divide in Maths.

Term 3

This term's book is Giant by Kate Scott

We will be using this book to guide our learning throughout the term. Subjects covered this term will be as follows:

English

Narrative - A new story with the same structure

Non-fiction - Present tense reports

Maths

Multiplication & Division

Measurement

Fractions

Times Tables

Computing

Internet Safety

PowerPoint

Science

 Animals including humans - Digestive System and Teeth

DT

'Operation' games

PSHE

Mental Health

Being my Best

16th December 2022

we've had a great week to finish the term. We have been finishing our DT project, using electric circuits to make projectors. Hopefully they will all look lovely at home! Have a look at the photos to check out the final products!

We have enjoyed a festive start to the Christmas holidays and the children have worked very hard all week. Merry Christmas from the Year 4 team and see you all in 2023!

2nd December 2022

We've had a great few weeks in Year 4. We have been working on narrative writing in English, and started to write our own stories based on The Firework Maker's Daughter. In Geography lessons, we have started to learn about rivers and have been exploring different parts of a river and locating major rivers on maps. We have started to design projector toys in our DT sessions and are looking forward to making them over the next couple of weeks.

We had a brilliant time at Techniquest and had so much fun with some hands-on science! Have a look at our gallery to see what we were up to!

18th November 2022

We have been writing firework poems. We explored different poetic techniques and experimented with vocabulary before writing our final pieces. Aren't they amazing! Have a look at these fantastic pieces!

We have also finished our work in History about the Shang Dynasty. We concluded our topic by answering the question: 'How did a pile of dragon bones help solve an ancient Chinese mystery?' We looked at different sources and artefacts and built an answer to the question, focusing on what we have covered throughout the topic.

Term 2

This term we will be studying the book The Firework Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman.

We will be using this book to guide our learning throughout the term. Subjects covered this term will be as follows:

English

Non-fiction - Instructions

Poetry

Narrative - A sequel to the story

Maths

Subtraction

Length & Perimeter

Multiplication & Division

Times Tables

Computing

 Self image and identity

Research

Science

 Electricity

DT

 Firework projectors 

History

The Shang Dynasty

Geography

Rivers

PSHE

Me and My Relationships

Friday 14th October 2022

We have been working really hard in our Science lessons this term, learning all about sound. We know how sounds are produced and what happens the further from a sound source you get. We have explored the way that sounds travel through different media and made string telephones in last week's session. Have a look at some of the pictures from this term's learning!

Friday 30th September 2022

We have been busy learning all about the Anglo-Saxons this week! On Tuesday, we were transported to the past with visiting Anglo-Saxon Edmund. He taught us all about Saxon battle tactics, board games, archaeology and The Witan. We learned all about how they lived and had a fantastic day!

Term 1

Welcome back! We're so excited to welcome you into Year 4!

Our class teacher is Mr Atkinson and our teaching assistants are Miss Maloney and Mrs Rice-Taylor. You will also see Mrs Bennett every other Wednesday for RE, Times Tables and Art. 

The children have started the term fantastically and settled into Year 4. Keep it up!

This term, our book is King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Marcia Williams.

We will be using this book to guide our learning throughout the term. Subjects covered this term will be as follows:

English

Narrative - A new Arthurian story

Non-fiction - A past tense report about Saxon life

Poetry - A narrative poem about Sir Lancelot

Maths

Place Value

Addition and Subtraction

Times Tables

Science

Sound

History

The Anglo-Saxons

Geography

United Kingdom

Grid references

Art

Colour

PSHE

Valuing Difference