18 Dec

Using atlases

We have been using the atlases to locate the countries in Europe and their capital cities. 

18 Dec

Europe information hunt

In our geography lessons, we have been learning about Europe. We had to find the answers to questions about Europe that were placed around our playground. We had lots of fun finding the answers and keeping fit. 

10 Dec

Y4 Egyptian Day

We had so much fun on our Egyptian Day, Mrs Mayor thought our costumes were amazing and we made a scarab beetle bracelet to wear. We played games, baked Egyptian bread, made pyramids and even had a mummy competition! We also wrote our names in hieroglyphics on a cartouche and learnt about the…

28 Nov

Friction experiments

We have been completing lots of investigations to learn about friction. We used force meters to move our PE bags across different surfaces and have devised our own experiment to test which surface creates more friction. We have also made paper spinners to test air…

28 Nov

Egyptologist visit

We have been really lucky in Y4 to have the opportunity for an Egyptologist to come into our class. We discussed Egyptian society and together we formed a triangle to show the importance of different jobs. We even got the chance to mummify a body! Have look at our…

28 Nov

Using historical sources

During our topic about Ancient Egypt, we have learnt about Tutankhamun. We have looked closely at a photograph showing some of the artefacts that were found in his tomb thousands of years ago and have tried to infer information about Tutankhamun from this. We used our deduction skills just like…

28 Nov

Understanding chronology

In Year 4, we have been putting key dates in history into chronological order. We have been discussing the terms BC and AD and using these to order key events.

28 Nov

Investigating circuits

In Year 4, we have been exploring different circuits and making our own. We have been investigating materials that are insulators and those that are electrical conductors.

19 Jun

Leighton Moss

We had a fantastic day at Leighton Moss learning about habitats, food chains and exploring the reserve following maps.

 

22 Mar

Music Festival

What a fantastic evening we all had at the music festival. Year 4 sang beautifully and represented Scotforth well. We are so proud of you all.

 

22 Mar

World Book Day

Look at the brilliant costumes we wore for World Book Day.

6 Mar

Let's Dance

Coach Louise taught Year 4 a dance and we performed it to the rest of the school.