On Wednesday afternoon, Year 4 investigated how sound travels using a string telephone. We discuss how the sound would travel along the string and made our scientific predictions. We investigated what happened to the sound if the string was taut and not taut.

We discovered that when the string was taut we could hear our partners much louder and clearer, but when the string was not taut we couldn’t hear what they were saying.

Welcome to Year 4! During our first week back at school, we have been discussing the fruit of the spirit and how we can show these qualities in our school life. We thought about all the ways we could show love to our friends and families and used these ideas to write a poem about the meaning of love.

Peace has many meanings and we talked about how the word can be used to mean quiet and hush as well as calm and serenity. We then wrote a recipe to achieve peace in our own hearts.

Year 4 have been learning about plastic pollution that is destroying our seas and oceans. We researched how plastic is becoming a huge problem all over the world and how it is killing innocent sea creatures. Using out new knowledge we have written newspaper reports to explain the growing problem and how people can help to stop plastic pollution!

On Thursday 7th June, Year 4 visited Dudley Zoo. We learnt about the different animals such as tiger, lions, monkeys, snakes and seals. Before lunch, we listened to a talk all about birds of prey. The zookeeper made us all sit on the floor and the bird of prey flew over our heads! After lunch, we visited the bats inside the dark, mysterious castle. We ending the day by playing in the huge sandpit, or rolling down the hill. We all had a fantastic day and we have learnt lots of new facts about different animals their habitats and their diet.

On Friday 18th May, Year 4 celebrated the Royal wedding by designing and creating wedding dresses and suits fit for a Prince and Princess.

We worked collaboratively to sketch our designs and discuss ideas. Then we used a range of materials to create the unique clothing.

We even used a member in our group as a real life mannequin to create the dress, or suit that was made to their measurements.

As a class we voted for the best dressed and Zariah’s group and Adam’s group won!

Year 4 have been learning about the human body and how to look after our teeth. We completed an experiment to investigate how different liquids effect our teeth. To represent the enamel on our teeth we used egg shells and placed them in different liquids such as, milk, water and coke. After a week, we removed the eggs shells from the  liquids to show the effects of sugar on our teeth. 

On Monday, Year 4 visited the Think Tank to learn about the human body and the digestive system.

We took part in a workshop were we explored and discussed different parts of our bodies. We started by identifying our teeth and discussed how to keep them clean and healthy. We learnt about a healthy balanced diet and organised different items of food into the 5 key groups made up of carbohydrates, protein, milk and dairy product, fruit and vegetables and sugar and fats.

We learn that the digestive system is a pretty important part of our body. Without it, we couldn’t get the nutrients we need to grow properly and stay healthy. Next time we sit down to lunch, we’ll know exactly where our food goes from start to finish!

In the afternoon, we discovered the different areas of the science museum and we were even lucky enough to play in the fascinating science garden.