Year 4 Term 2
Our learning this term
The current topic web for this term can be found below. It provides information about the topics children will cover in each subject area for the term.
Sportshall Athletics
Twelve pupils, six boys and six girls, went to Aldersely Sports Village to compete in the local Sportshall Athletics Competition. They competed against four others schools in their heat, nineteen in total.
Children represented the school fantastically, demonstrating all of our School Values, as well as determination and skill during the various events.
Pupils ran, hurdled, jumped and threw in a variety of events, from obstacle races and sprint races to long jump and javelin.
The group loved going to the events and all thoroughly enjoyed the competition. We eagerly await the results.
Well done!
Art -Sculpture
Our Spring Art topic was sculpture. We learnt all about different sculptures and how they are made. We then focused on Giacometti, an artist who made sculptures of people and animals with long thin limbs and torsos made of bronze.
We practiced using tin foil, play dough and wire to create sculptures inspired by Giacometti's work.
To create our final pieces we designed our sculptures, chose our materials and began making.
Pupils create some amazing pieces of sculpture using wire, clay, tin foil, papier mache and mod rock.
See our in school display below.
Faith Trail Trip
Year 4 had a great time when travelling to Derby for the Faith Trail trip. They visited a Gurdwara and a Mosque, experiencing different cultures and religions first hand. They stopped features of the holy building and discussed why they are there and took part in a fabulous workshop related to Asian Weddings. Pupils tried on a variety of clothing and jewelry and got to experience henna too. This trip has really enhanced the RE learning they have done over the last couple of years in their Islam and Sikhism learning.
See below for pictures of the pupils during this trip.
World Book Day
During World Book Day 2025, pupils in Year 4 had a wonderful day. They all dressed up as their favourite book characters (see picture below) and took part in several book themes activities.
The had great fun joining in the live 'Book and Footy Quiz' on the National Literacy Trust website, took part in the World Book Day live lesson and spent time reading their new book chosen during the book swap.
Pupils also name contributions to our book themed class door, writing book reviews and drawing characters from David Walliams books (see picture below).
A great day had by all and a real celebration of the love of books we all have!
Flotsam
In Year 4 this term, we have explored the text 'Flotsam' by David Wiesner. This picture book has inspired some wonderful writing including settings descriptions' and sorry opening. See below for a few examples of writing from this term.
Sports Leader's Indoor Pentathlon
The Sports Leaders in Year 4 have completed some training with our local SGO, Mrs. Woods, to run an Indoor Pentathlon with other pupils in the class. They learnt to teach pupils to compete in five different events (Shuttle run, Chest push, Vertical jump, Standing Long jump and Speed bounce) in a virtual Sportshall Athletics competition between schools in the local area.
The Sports Leaders showed all of our school values while recording scores, encouraging others and ensuring health and safety during the events. They all did a great job. Well done!