Year 4: Gallery
Year 4 Mysterious objects..., by Mrs Hover
Date: 11th May 2017 @ 3:59pm
Our first lesson on 'The Water Horse'
Mysterious objects have been handed in to Gairloch Heritage Centre and they have sent a letter and photographs to Year 4 to observe. Using magnifying glasses and a little imagination, Year 4 described the objects and predicted what the objects might be.
The letter also revealed that one of their fellow volunteers has likened these objects to the legend of the kelpie… This has got us thinking!
Year 4 'Music For Life' - Brass, by Mrs Hover
Date: 27th Apr 2017 @ 9:19pm
Our first Brass Lesson - it’s harder than it looks!
Year 4 Chester Zoo Workshop, by Mrs Hover
Date: 27th Apr 2017 @ 9:16pm
Act for Wildlife
Year 4 learnt lots about why animals are endangered. We discussed and completed activities on Deforestation, Hunting and Pollution. We learnt what Chester Zoo does to help endangered animals and what we can do as individuals.
Year 4 Poetry, by Mrs Hover
Date: 12th Apr 2017 @ 7:19pm
Year 4's poetry inspired by the list poem, 'I come from...' by Robert Seatter
I come from…
(verses taken from some of the children’s poems)
I come from Chester, a busy city
Full of people
Friends and foes
Dotted around like landmarks on a map
Each leading different lives in different way
I come from the smell of cookies baking
The sweet scent wafting through the kitchen door
As the cookies turn golden and crisp
While the oven heats up
I come from the joy of finishing an amazing book
Silently reading somewhere in a corner
As the words come to life
And I get lost in worlds of my own…
I come from Florida full of adventure and magic
Where all your dreams come true
A swimming pool for a back garden
A theme park
Two water parks
Ice cream for breakfast…
Roller coasters everyday
Waves so powerful, they could knock you out
I come from part Scottish and part English
And wearing my first kilt at a wedding…
I come from a loving, fantastic family
Who love getting muddy and dirty
Going for walks with the dog
And getting sprayed by him
I come from hot holidays in Spain
And yummy, sugary doughnuts on the beach
I come from water fights with my sisters
And the smell of the roast dinner on Christmas Eve
I come from Trick or Treating around the streets on Halloween
And getting up early on Easter morning
Looking around for Easter eggs
I come from giggling and kindness
And spending time with my family
On special occasions
I come from popcorn and the cinema
Candy floss, the colour of the rainbow
Melting in my mouth…
I come from the library
And books scattered in a messy pile
Beside my desk
Samba Concert, by Mrs Hover
Date: 30th Mar 2017 @ 8:36pm
The last practice before the concert on Monday!
Welcome to Paige Sanders from the University of Chester, by Mrs Bailey
Date: 27th Mar 2017 @ 8:58am
Welcome to Paige Sanders from the University of Chester. Paige is a final year student who is completing her enrichment placement with us this week. She is looking forward to supporting in Year 3 and Year 4.
Knowsley Safari Park 2, by Mrs Hover
Date: 21st Mar 2017 @ 8:34pm
Knowsley Safari Park, by Mrs Hover
Date: 21st Mar 2017 @ 8:11pm
A brilliant day out with Years 1, 2 and 4!
Year 4 - More Greek Art!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 16th Mar 2017 @ 9:02pm
Two displays from inside our class including Year 4's brilliant mask designs created at home. Just outside our class, are pictures of our 'Greek Vase' designs and we have just started our papier mache vases - we're running out of room!
'Ancient Greek Theatre Mask' inspired clay work, by Mrs Hover
Date: 15th Feb 2017 @ 8:13pm
After researching and looking at different theatre masks from Ancient Greece, the children drew several of their favourite designs in their sketchbooks. Next, they chose one design and created a more detailed charcoal drawing, which they then sculpted out of clay.
All of Year 4's clay work is currently displayed in the space in front of the main entrance door.
Children's Mental Health Week 2017 - Year 4, by Mrs Hover
Date: 10th Feb 2017 @ 6:37am
On Tuesday, Year 4 began by creating mind-maps based on everything they knew about different feelings. We then played 'Feelings Bingo' and discovered that there were lots more feelings that we hadn't thought about. As we ticked off our Bingo cards, the children gave thought-provoking examples of when people might feel happy, excited, OK, proud, lonely, angry, grumpy, scared...
Next, we read one of Mrs Hover's favourite books, 'The Tear Thief' by Carol Ann Duffy. (The Tear Thief takes away children's tears and, in doing so lessens the causes of them).
We discussed why the children were crying and what could have helped them feel better.
"The tears were jewels inside the darkness of the sack clinking and chinking and winking. Tears of rage were red and glowed like rubies. Tears of envy or jealousy were as green as emeralds. Tears of self-pity were turqoise. Scared tears were white like moonstones and guilty tears were amber."
Finally, we worked in friendship groups acting out scenarios based on 'not so good feelings' and discussed what could have been said or done to make the characters feel better.
Samba!!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 5th Feb 2017 @ 6:59am
We had to listen and concentrate really hard this week - Well Done Year 4! 
Year 4's 'Imaginative Critters'!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 10th Jan 2017 @ 8:38pm
D&T: Animal shadow puppets inspired by the wooden puppets that appear in 'Leon and the Place Between'!
Year 4’s ‘Awareness Video’ about Sumatran Tigers, by Mrs Hover
Date: 19th Dec 2016 @ 8:49pm
Please look at our video called, ‘Would it be OK…?’ about the plight of Sumatran Tigers. They are critically endangered and we wanted to educate people so this beautiful animal doesn’t become extinct. We worked in pairs thinking about the ‘voice’ of the tiger and then created powerful questions based upon their threats.
Year 4 - Animals in Captivity, by Mrs Hover
Date: 7th Dec 2016 @ 8:38pm
In Literacy, we read the poem ‘My Mother Saw a Dancing Bear’ by Charles Causley. Then, we used noun phrases, expanded noun phrases and powerful verbs to describe the life of a dancing bear and the life of a bear living in its natural habitat (David Attenborough film clip). Finally, we wrote from the viewpoint of the ‘dancing bear’.
Y4 Music 4 Life Guitar Concert, by Mr Brown
Date: 5th Dec 2016 @ 4:37pm
We were lucky to hear the Y4 children play their guitars in the concert today. Thank you to James and Rob from Music 4 Life.
Year 4 Drama, by Mrs Hover
Date: 25th Nov 2016 @ 8:30pm
WALT use drama to explore animal extinction and animals living in captivity
Today we moved on to look at animals because animals were traditionally used in circuses. In an exciting drama lesson with Mrs Baillie, we explored the movement and posture of different jungle animals creating ‘The Futuristic Museum of Extinct Animals’. Next, we created ‘The Live Jungle’ soundscape where we started off as trees and then some children changed into animals, whilst other children became poachers. Canes were used by the poachers to create a cage and the trapped animals were given ‘human voices’ to describe how they would be feeling.
Year 4 'Music For Life' , by Mrs Hover
Date: 6th Nov 2016 @ 2:41pm
Guitar practice with our fantastic 'Music For Life' teachers - James and Rob!
Year 4 Dance Class!, by Mrs Hover
Date: 22nd Oct 2016 @ 7:25pm
Year 4 Pierrot Self-Portraits, by Mrs Hover
Date: 22nd Oct 2016 @ 7:06pm
Year 4 have worked really hard over the last few weeks, learning about the proportions of the face and using observational drawing to focus on individual features of the face. They have learned more about self-portraiture, Pierrot and French artists who paint scenes from the circus.
European Day of Languages, by Mrs Hover
Date: 29th Sep 2016 @ 6:47am
On Monday 26th September, Year 4 spent the morning celebrating 'European Day of Languages'. Activities included using atlases to find the outline of different European countries and matching countries to their flags. In groups, the children researched either Scotland, Germany, Italy, Spain or Poland looking at capital cities, population, famous landmarks, food... creating an information board on their findings. They then presented their European countries to the rest of the class.
On Tuesday, the children thoroughly enjoyed learning some Polish from Franek. Franek taught us lots of words, read to us in Polish and shared some tongue twisters which were really funny!
Circus pictures - Leon and the Place Between, by Mrs Hover
Date: 15th Sep 2016 @ 8:43pm
Our classroom was transformed into a circus! There was music, incense, fairy lights, popcorn, candyfloss, images of the ‘Big Top’, acrobats, clowns, a white rabbit coming out of a top hat, a ringmaster, clowns on stilts and a lot more! In groups we wrote down what we could see, hear, smell and taste using expanded noun phrases.
Music for life concert, by Mrs Woodward
Date: 12th Jul 2016 @ 4:05pm
Well done to all of year 4 at the rehearsal and last night's concert at Northgate Arena. We were really proud of you all!
Year 4 Roman trip, by Mrs Woodward
Date: 1st Jul 2016 @ 3:26pm
We dodged the weather for our walk into Chester to visit the Dewa experience. After lunch we became a Roman legion to visit the Roman Gardens and the Amphitheater. Doughnuts assisted with our walk back. We all enjoyed the day.
