We then completed some investigation ourselves by looking at different materials and their bounciness.  

In the afternoon, we wrote up our investigations and reflected on our hypothesis.

Today, we had guest speakers coming in to assembly to speak to us about the different types of careers in the field of science.

We finished folding our origami antibodies.

We discussed the enquiry question about what would happen if water did not evaporate and the impact it would have on us and the planet.

In the afternoon, using our knowledge of the states of water, we tried to build the tallest ice tower.

We started the day with a Science assembly where we watched various experiments that helped us to discover how density of matter makes some liquids float on top of others and how this can create a 'lava lamp' with the introduction of carbon dioxide, how air pressure can push an egg into a bottle, how air resistance and density or different gases allowed Nemo to fly across the hall and how we almost made icecream with the help of salt.

During the day, we made up our own exercise routine, without the use of equipment, to help us maintain a heathy lifestyle. We also practised the crucial skills of being a scientist - resilience, patience and creativity - when making an origami model of an antibody. Using microscopes, we had a detailed look at some materials close up and discovered how they were formed.

Talk homework - Explain to someone what we should do when someone is having an asthma attack.

Matilda enjoyed composing pieces of music for the scenes from our CLPE reading book.

Mihai and Betsy enjoyed learning how to draw symmetrical shapes in Maths as well as using cord to create 3D shapes.

Annabelle liked how Father David taught us about the different sections of the church whilst we were there for our RE lesson.

Riley enjoyed practising how to bat in rounders in PE whilst Jack B. liked running around the field playing tag games.

Isla and Isabella enjoyed writing our diary entries in English and expressing our emotions after a dramatic event in the CLPE story.

Aiden liked experimenting with solar cells and batteries in Science.

Spelling on Monday - expression, discussion, confession, permission, admission, impression, obsession, procession, omission, concussion.

Cole, Isabella and Aiden are enjoying learning about the Yao people for our new CPLE book in English.  Sebastian loved writing up the fact files about the Yao people, and today Jakub had fun creating our villages based on our research.

Mihai liked practising throwing and catching for rounders in PE.

Riley enjoyed learning money in Maths and using our decimal knowledge.

In PHSE, Matilda found it very interesting exploring the difference between boasting and being proud.

In Science, Jack B. enjoyed learning about pylons and how electricity is transported about the country.

Iris loved watching GenR8 in our assembly.

Talk homework – ask us the time throughout the day (12/24 hr).  We can also explain what am and pm means.

We have had a fantastic week and been making the most of the weather.  In English, we planned our predicted ending for our Power of Reading book using exciting verbs and descriptive adjectives.

We have completed our learning on time this week, and we can now tell the time in both 12 and 24 hours.

We had new Science books this week and wrote out our first investigation on conductors and insulators.

In DT, we planned the fruit kebabs we are going to make using local and seasonal fruits.

Buckden C.E. Primary School - Uniform (buckdenschool.co.uk) 

Talk homework – complete and discuss the Being Active sheet.

Monday – spelling test / reading records

• naughty, caught, fraught, automatic, astronaut, cause, author, applaud, taught, audience

We have had a busy start back to the summer term:

Aiden and Isabella enjoyed doing cartwheels in the sunshine during our PE session.

In Maths, Riley liked learning how to write tenths in decimals as well as fractions.

In English, Matilda is enjoying reading our new CLPE book and Seb like giving advice to our character about what they should do after overhearing some unsettling news.

Mihai liked learning about our Sustainable Development goal for this term – no poverty.

Isabella enjoyed singing assembly where we practised a well-known song.

The first day we spent making musical instruments in Science to learn about vibrations and pitch.

Today, we have finished our Skills Builder project of Brilliant Books and built our dream reading spaces.  There were some very inventive designs.

Hope you all have a great Easter break and get plenty of rest.  Do not forget to practise your timestables.

• https://youtu.be/z_BJjR9rdwA

This week we have focused on how to find fractions of a whole.  We also listened to multiplication songs to help us get ready for our tests in June.

In English, we have looked at fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases with prepositional phrase and using inverted  commas in great detail.

We are looking forward to our trip next week!

Spelling words -

This week in Maths we have been learning about equivalent fractions, 1/5 = 2/10.  Watch this video to recap on the lesson.

https://vimeo.com/507468794

In English, we wrote a respectful letter to Mr Irons to inform him of the circumstances of the new boy at school based on Power of Reading book. We also used our listening and speaking skills to hold a debate in the classroom.

We had a fun time using modroc to create our suffragette badge and will be completing these next week.

Hope you have a lovely weekend.

Monday

Spelling: serious, obvious, curious, hideous, spontaneous, courteous, furious, various.

Reading record

We had an online meeting on Thursday to discuss the details of the Grafham residential trip.  We have attached the zoom video.  The forms for dietary requirement and medicines have been sent out, if you need another form please contact the office.  If you have any further questions please email them to the Year4@buckdenacademy.org. 

In English, we have been exploring empathy by understanding the feelings of the characters in our Power of Reading book.  The children have discussed how our actions can make others feel.

In Maths, we have been working hard on our fractions.  We have learnt how to find the value of the parts: within a whole and greater than a whole.

On our Topic day, we focused on the Suffragettes and how their actions have affected us.

Monday

1. Spelling: merriment, happiness, plentiful, penniless, happily, prettiest, nastiness, beautiful, pitiful, silliness.
2. Reading record

­­We have had an exciting week with World Book Day on Thursday. Throughout the day, we celebrated the joy of reading.

We started the morning with awarding the winners of the school writing competition, Aiden in Year 4 won 3^rd place.

Then the whole Year 4 gathered into one classroom and enjoyed hot chocolate and biscuits whilst sharing our favourite books.  Afterwards, there was a book swap where the children were able to swap their book for another one that had been brought in by others.  The children liked the idea of reusing each other’s book and saving the environment.

Finally, we watched a live event on the World Book Day website where author Nathan Byran and illustrator Dapple Adiola spoke about where they got their inspiration from for the stories and illustrations.

Happy reading!

After half term, remember to bring in

• your Reading records even if they have not been completed
• new stationery

We have all enjoyed writing our own chapters for the end of Oliver and the Seawigs.  Today, we have created a book using the book cover we made during our Art sessions.

In Maths, we explored how the product is also the dividend in calculations.

In our Topic day, we learnt about levers and linkages.  We were ancient Roman builders and created new tools to help us build aqueducts.

Have a super half-term and remember to get lots of sleep and rest.

Spellings:  courageous, outrageous, nervous, famous, adventurous, disadvantageous, ridiculous, carnivorous, rapturous, torturous.

Talk homework: explain to someone about Roman aqueducts.

We had a fantastic week in Maths, learning about division using place value and part whole models.

In English, we have recapped on inverted commas and wrote some persuasive pieces for our Power of Reading book.

In our History topic day, we learnt about the importance of sewage and sanitation.  We explored how the Romans have influenced Great Britain through aqueducts and bath houses.

Iris enjoyed practising our leaps in PE whilst Bella enjoyed the Teddy bear rolls and scissor leaps.

Seb and Matilda enjoyed our Computing Day today where we edited images using PowerPoint. Aiden liked learning all the different techniques and short cuts and Mihai learnt how to change font type and colours.

Keira and Finn liked writing instructions for looking after the Sea Monkeys based on our Power of Reading ‘Oliver and the Seawigs’.

Cole found our recapping on Roman numerals fun.

Annabelle is intrigued with Goldfish Boy enjoyed multiplying 3 digits by 1 digit in Maths.

Ella-May found online safety interesting and Jack. B learnt how to shoot in Hockey.

1) Learn your part for the play.

2) Go on abacus https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0&l=0 

user name: first four letters of first name and last name

password: year4

school code: kmm7 

We have had a fantastic week in Walnut class.

In English we explored the important role of fruits and berries to humans and all the different foods they appear in.  We had fun taste testing some fruits – figs were not everyone’s favourite.

We went on an invertebrate hunt in Science and found lots of different insects on the field including ladybird nymphs.

We are developing our understanding of 4 digit numbers in Maths as well as learning Roman numerals.

Our class reader, Kensuke’s Kingdom, is becoming more exciting as our main character has fallen off the boat!

Walnut class had a fantastic netball match, it turns out we are a competitive class!