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Which surface creates more friction?
This week, we have been learning about friction. We used Newton meters to pull a bag across different surfaces to see which created more friction. More force was needed to move the bag across rough surfaces like the astroturf, concrete and carpet.
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Year 4 RE
Year 4 have been looking at the concepts of trust and betrayal linked to the Easter story. As an introduction to this topic we played some trust games in the playground.
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Year 4 rivers lesson
Year 4 have been having fun making models of rivers with Miss Flynn in their Geography lesson.
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Year 4- Chinese New Year
Year 4 have been using their Art and DT skills to make Chinese dragons ready to celebrate 2022 The Year of the Tiger.
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Year 4 DT
Over the last half term we have been practising different pop up techniques. Today we have made a moving Christmas picture.
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Year 4 French
Year 4 have been learning the French names for Christmas objects. These strips are ready to make into a paper chain to hang in the classroom.
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Year 4 French
Year 4 have been revising colour names in French. Do you like our pictures of un bonhomme de neige?
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Year 4 RE
Year 4 have been learning about the festival of Hanukkah. We have drawn menorah candlesticks and have played the Dreidel game.
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Ripley Christmas Science Spectacular
Year 4 went to Ripley School to complete some Science experiments.
We had a fantastic time!
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Year 4 NISCU visit
Yesterday afternoon Diana from NISCU came to give us an RE lesson based on Jesus the light of the World. We found Bible quotes, discussed how Jesus could show us the light and made paper lanterns.
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Year 4 Art based on the artist and architect Hundertwasser
The children have designed their own pictures in the style of the artist Hundertwasser. Eventually these will be made into calendars for 2022. Don’t the pictures look bright and colourful?
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Year 4 French
We investigated ways of travelling to France. Next we made a guidebook showing places to visit in Paris.