Blog Author: Mrs Mayor

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

We had a fantastic Egyptian Day. Our costumes were amazing and we had lots of fun making Egyptian bread, playing games and becoming mummies! 

We have carried out a variety of investigations to understand and learn more about friction.