Yesterday, we visited the Thackray Medical Museum! We had a great time taking part in a workshop on teeth and the digestive system where we investigated the different stages of the process. We then had some time to explore the rest of the museum where we saw lots of artefacts and visited different exhibitions. Mr Atkinson and I then held a quiz back in school about what we learnt; we made the questions pretty challenging and our class did so well! It’s safe to say we have really digested our Science unit!

Check out our nearly-completed Celtic inspired shields! We have put a lot of effort into these this week and learnt new skills whilst refining current skills. We planned our design, assessed what materials and equipment we would need and made the cardboard frame with the relief built up. We painted the background thinking about how to create a gradient by blending darker shades of colour. Finally, we added the chalk-pen detail (we will finish some off next week!). We will evaluate our creations afterwards to discuss the strengths and areas for development.

This week, we have started our self emotional check-in. This has been a really valuable way to recognise and accept our feelings and emotions when we enter the classroom. It makes us more self-aware and empathetic of others who may be feeling a certain way to start the day. In addition, we have been spotting ACE manners and generosity this week for our in-class recognition board. What a great week it has been so far in 4H. Well done everybody. 🙂

Miss Tricia is BACK to continue our Beats, Bones and Bodies project where dance is fused with the learning of certain Science concepts. This week, we were looking at the oesophagus and the muscles that help the food to travel down. Can you remember how many seconds it takes the food to travel from the mouth and down through the oesophagus? In our dance session, we explored what a ‘transition’ is in dance and how this can make a routine look smoother and more interesting.

I’m so impressed with 4H’s attitude to learning this week. We have worked hard on our ACE expectations, our reasoning, particularly with place value in Maths and our learning of the model text ‘Keep off the tracks’. Another highlight from this week has been our Science unit on teeth and digestion where we set up an investigation to explore the effects that different liquids have on teeth (eggs!).

Can you practise our warning tale at home? How well can you remember it?

What a great first week we’ve had in Year 4. It has been wonderful welcoming 4H into the classroom; establishing ourselves as a team and getting into the rhythm of Year 4. Here is a snapshot of what we have got up to this week!

I wonder if you can talk your parent/ carer or someone at home through these key learning moments this week?