The Tyrrells School
Aspire, Care, Learn for Life
Year 4
Welcome to Year 4!
Thank you for visiting the Year 4 page. This is where you will find information about our learning. If you have questions, please contact us on the email addresses below.
Mr Little, Miss Wood and Mrs Bude
clittle@tyrrellsprimary.com
vwood@tyrrellsprimary.com
abude@tyrrellsprimary.com
Year Four Knowledge Organisers
Year 4 Production
Year 4’s production of SuperStan has been a major focus of our learning this half-term. The children auditioned, learnt lines and songs, practised acting and dances before performing to the whole school and their grown-ups. We are so proud of each and every one of them for their dedication and it was clear to see how much they have grown in confidence.
Fieldwork
As part of our topic and science learning about ‘Biomes and Ecosystems’, the children took part in some fieldwork around the school grounds. We used a variety of equipment to support our data collection. The children learnt that the school is home to a variety of living things.
World Book Day
The children have enjoyed celebrating World Book Day! All children created a drawing of their favourite book which will be displayed around the libraries. Each class had a different teacher come to read to them. Some children participated in our reading photo competition and everyone received a book voucher.
E-safety Week
As part of the national e-safety week, Year 4 spent some time discussing scams and phishing techniques. We applied our knowledge to some scenarios to identify which were scams and explained our reasoning.
Y4 Superstars
We went to Chelmsford Sports and Athletics centre and took part in a variety of sporting events to increase our physical skills. We competed against other schools and came 3rd. Well done to everyone particularly our medal winners who were part of the top individual scorers!
Roman Cross Stitch coasters.
After researching Roman mosaics, we designed our own. We applied our sewing skills to create our designs using cross stich. We were very proud of our coasters and have displayed them in the main school corridor.
Colchester Castle.
As part of our topic on the Romans, Year 4 visited Colchester Castle. We enjoyed seeing the artefacts, consolidating our learning from class and working together to build a Roman Villa and Roundhouse. We especially enjoyed finding out more about Boudicca from the tour guide, whilst sitting under the castle!! We look forward to continuing with our topic after such an enjoyable and informative day.
Roman Oil Lamps.
We used our clay skills to create clay oil lamps. These were based upon our topic of Romans. First we looked at some examples and made sketches of our own design. The we moulded and rolled our clay into long strips to create the layers of our pot. We added a handle and created a spout. Finally, we smoothed the edges and added our design.
Anti-bullying week.
In Year 4 we wore our odd socks to celebrate our differences. We designed our own socks for display in the classroom.
Science - How can we make the best string phone?
In our Sound topic, we have been investigating how to create the most effective string phone. Each group selected a variable to change and recorded how many words we could hear from a message transmitted by our partner. We finished our investigation by collating our findings.
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