This week, we begun our learning about the area of shapes. We enjoyed working in groups to create regular and irregular polygons using squares of the same size. After some exploration, we found that all of our shapes had the same size area (space inside the shape), even if they looked completely different!

As part of our learning about the Romans, Year 4 have been learning about the different types of catapults used during this period. Using a plastic spoon, elastic bands and lollipop sticks, we designed and built a small, working catapult in pairs. We then had a lot of fun testing our catapults!         […]

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).

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 […]