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Year 4 - Badgers
Year 4 Badgers
Welcome to Badgers class page!
Class teacher - Ms Robinson nrobinson@inspiream.org.uk
Teaching Assistant - Miss Popperwell and Mr Mann
Farm Education / Forest School is on a Wednesday. Children should bring in their Forest School kit every Wednesday.
PE is on a Thursday. Children should come into school dressed in their PE kit.
What are we learning this term?
Main Experiences:
Mission: Spreadsheet / The Great Outdoors
During this experience, Year 4 will be learning about the features of a non-chronological report to write a report explaining why a new National Park should be created in the South-East of England. Whilst learning about topography, the water cycle and rivers, the report will describe the natural features found in the Surrey Hills, how rivers and the water cycle shape the land, and how tourism could affect the environment.
Hook: The children logged onto Excel and explored all the features and formatting tools that could be used.
Outcome: Mission Spreadsheet - create a spreadsheet that the children to continuously add to throughout the term linked to their Times Table Rock Stars progress.
The Great Outdoors - we are going to be creating a non-chronological report on the Surrey Hills, including information of topography, the water cycle and rivers. A workshop will be taking place on Sept 30th relating to the water cycle
How can you support at home?
Reading
Please ensure children are reading daily at home. This can be recorded in the children's reading records and will be checked regulalry by an adult in school. Further information about home reading can be found in your child's reading record.
Times Tables
Each child has a login to Times Table Rock Stars to support them with learning their times tables. Please encourage the children to log on and practise regularly at home. We will be organising some Year 4 tournaments and competitions for Times Table Rock Stars, so keep a look out for them in the future.
Recommended book list - Year 4
Max and the Millions – Ross Montgomery
Desirable – Frank Cottrell Boyce
My Brother is a Superhero – David Solomons
There’s a Werewolf in my Tent – Pamela Butchart
The 13 Storey Treehouse – Andy Griffiths
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor – Jon Scie
The Peppermint Pig – Nina Bawden
Operation Gadgetman – Malorie Blackman
The Children of Green Knowe – Lucy Boston
How to train your Dragon – Cressida Cowell
Lizzie Dripping – Helen Cresswell
The Great Elephant Chase – Gillian Cross
The Twitts – Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl
War Game – Michael Foreman
Toad Rage – Morris Gleitzman
The Last Castaways – Harry Horse
The Falcon’s Malteser – Anthony Horowitz
The House that Sailed Away – Pat Hutchins
Fairy Tales – Terry Jones
The Hodgeheg – Dick King Smith
The Worst Witch – Kill Murphy
The Way to Sattin Shore – Philippa Pearce
The Firework maker’s Daughter – Philip Pullman
The Suitcase Kid – Jacqueline Wilson
George’s Marvellous Medicine –Roald Dahl
Billionaire Boy – David Williams
Cliffhanger – Jacqueline Wilson
The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth – Eoin Colfer
The Invisible Dog – Dick King Smith
The Battle of Bubble Sqeak – Philippa Pearce
Give Peas a Chance – Morris Gleitzman
The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips – Michael Morpurgo
The Yearling – Marjorie Rawlings
The Buried Crown - Ally Sherrick
Learning Experiences 2023-2024
Raiders of Settlers
In this experience we will be learning about the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons. About how they came to Britain, lived and eventually left when they were defeated by William the Conqueror.
Winter is looming
In this experience we will be looking at how we can use textiles to create ourselves a book mark. We will be learning about many different techniques to be able to weave. The children will make their own decision about which will be the most effective to create their outcome of a bookmark.
Changes that matter
In this experience we will be looking at the water cycle and how it effects our planet. We will be writing a non chronological report about this for our outcome.
Staycation
In this experience we will be looking at the national parks within England. We will learn about why the became national parks and how they effect tourism in the local area. We will then create an outcome persuading people to go to the national parks.
Learning Experience's 2024 - 2025
Winter is Looming
HOOK
To begin this Art-based experience the class had a go at some paper weaving to familarise themselves with the weft and warp threads.
OUTCOME
Raiders to Settlers
HOOK
An exciting workshop (26th September) led by Viking experts that will teach the children all about life in Anglo-Saxon times and include amulet making, dressing up and a battle simulation.
OUTCOME
Winter is Looming
Winter is Looming
Hook
To begin this Art-based experience the class had a go at some paper weaving to familiarise themselves with the weft and warp threads.
Outcome
The children have each made a wovenbook mark which they can take home and use when reading at home or gift to someone special. Children have used the tabby weave technique to weave their bookmarks, some children have also deepened these skills further by using the closed slot technique to weave multiple colours on the same row and the rya technique to add tassels to the bottom of their bookmark.
