They children of year 4 have been working really hard to write their stories this week. They have a wealth of knowledge about the Romans and Boudica and their writing really shows this. Below are a mix of photos from various lessons this week.
On the 10th October, Oliver Goldsmith celebrated World Mental Health Day. We all wore yellow to raise money for mental health awareness and we shared a mindful breakfast as a class, where we had a chance to chat with our friends and enjoy each other’s company. Later in the day, we continued our learning about the Zones of Regulation and discussed strategies we can use when we want to return back to the green zone.
Over the last few weeks Year 4 have been learning all about how the Romans lived, the Roman invasion of Britain and Boudica’s rebellion against the Romans. Here are some photos of their learning (including creating freeze frames, making time lines of key events and using secondary sources to discuss how Britain changed over time).
What a wonderful day Year 4 had at Southwark Cathedral. They were able to dress up as Romans and Celts to explore their beliefs about Gods and religion, create a laurel wreath (which was a sign of Roman triumph) and become archaeologists while digging for clues about Roman way of life. Best of all, everyone had the opportunity to make their own mosaic from scratch out of clay and glass tiles. The children who attended were all brilliantly behaved, showed off all of their excellent learning and were a credit to the school!
Welcome to year 4’s blog. We have had a great start to the year learning about The Romans and how they built their empire. The children have also been developing their writing skills and have written a report on ‘Life as a Roman Soldier’ this week. In maths, we have used lots of practical resources to make sure that we have a good understanding of place value.
On Thursday 20th June, year 4 took part in an under 9’s cricket competition playing against 14 other schools from Peckham, Walworth and Camberwell. The teams all played a number of matches and it was a lovely day. One of our teams even made it through to the final after winning all of their matches and were declared the overall winners of the day!
Every child who took part in the tournament deserves a huge congratulations for their efforts and excellent sportsmanship and a huge congratulations to the overall winners too.
This half term, our topic is Saving Planet Earth. We will be learning about how our world is changing due to factors such as global warming, deforestation, burning of fossil fuels and plastic pollution. We will also be learning about climate change activists and the ways in which we can combat environmental damage and help endangered animals.
In English, we have been reading The Promise which includes important messages about the environment. We will writing our own narrative based on this book. In Maths, we will continue to focus on decimals and then money at the end of this half term. In Science, we are looking at forces.
PE Days
Hubble – Wednesday
Pioneer – Friday
Our topic this term in Science has been ‘living things and habitats’. This week, Year 4 spent time working in groups to research three habitats which are greatly effected by global warming – the ocean, the rainforest and Antarctica. After researching these habitats using the iPads, we answered questions about climate change and its impact on animals in these habitats. 
It is a busy time in Year 4 at the moment as we have also been taking part in cricket lessons. Last week, everyone had fun practising their throwing and catching skills and playing a range of different games.
