Year 4

Classes and Pupils

Teacher: Ms Nichol

TA: Miss Crolla

Summer 1:

In Science we have been learning about materials and how they can be sorted into solids, liquids and gases.

We have enjoyed working scientifically to investigate melting and freezing, using thermometers and using our scientific knowledge to draw conclusions.

We linked our science work to our work on rainforests by looking at the water cycle and the role of condensation and evaporation within it.

We have been learning about the Amazon rainforest; finding and labelling South American countries, describing the layers of the rainforest and learning about some of the animals and plants that live there. We have looked at similarities and differences between the UK and the Amazon rainforest and learned about the rainforest’s weather and climate.

In computing we have been busy using our skills to input data and then present it in charts and graphs. We have applied these skills in our topic work, finding data about the deforestation of the rainforest and how much of it has been lost..

In Art we have been using our sketching skills to draw rainforest animals. We have explored tone and shading in pencil, coloured pencil and pastels.

We have explored watercolour painting, creating a rainforest scene using washes, blending and dabbing techniques.

We were given the challenge of finding out about the layers of the Amazon rainforest and make a model to show them.

As a class, we had a lot of fun writing and performing our own rainforest assembly.

In RE we have been looking at churches and considering whether they are all the same.

We have used our computer skills to find pictures of churches all over the world and compare them. We have learned that the church is much more than just a building and that the most important part of the church are the people who come and worship within it.