Year 4
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Welcome to Year 4's Class Page

Year 4 have had a very busy first term. Everyone has settled in well and we have been very busy. This page is a chance for you to see some of the wonderful things we have done through our learning.

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Autumn Terms

Celebrating our Feast Day

The whole of St Francis' School went to Noah's Ark Zoo Farm to celebrate our feast day

When in Rome

The children have enjoyed learning about the Romans and life in Rome. We have had a go at creating our own mosaics just like the Romans.

As well as mosaics, we have been looking at the Colosseum. We worked in the style of Monet and Picasso to create our artwork, using the Colosseum as our inspiration.

Caerleon

Year 4 enjoyed a fabulous trip to Caerleon, as part of their topic on the Romans. First stop were the ampitheatre and barracks, where the children were able to explore the ancient remains and marvel at the various activities that took place there so many years ago. Next, the children had the opportunity to visit the Roman baths to learn how the Romans made use of their leisure time. After lunch, the children got to experience the Roman feast of Saturnalius, before heading over to the mock Roman barracks, where they got to dress up in Roman armour and experience life as a Roman soldier. Finally, the children enjoyed a trip to the museum, where many exciting artefacts and discoveries were held and more interesting facts were learnt. A brilliant day out!

Spring Terms

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The Iron Man - Robots

We have been spending a lot of time in the Spring terms thinking about the story of 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes. As well as enjoying the story and using it to influence our own writing, we have also looked into the world of robots and robotics. We spent several weeks researching the areas of robotics that interested us the most: the history of robots, using robots in the home and where robots could take us in the future! We put together our learning into a Power Point and shared our discoveries with our Year 1 buddies. It was a lot of fun!

Recycle City

We were lucky enough to be visited by Rachel and Jack from Peter Brett Associates who are a local engineering firm. They told us a little bit about what they did before presenting us with the Recycle City challenge. In small groups, we worked together to plan our own city; not only did we get to include whatever we wanted (including space stations and a Costa) we also had to think carefully about how people could get around and how to be eco-friendly! Mr Groves wasn't keen on the prison for ALL adults...

Dance Lessons

Here are some photos of us enjoying dance sessions with the coaches. We are having lots of fun copying routines and freestyling - bring on the Dance Festival!

Danceathon

We had a lot of fun on Tuesday 19th March raising money for the Borderlands charity. They help refugees and asylum seekers who have come to our country and have nowhere else to go. We raised as much as we could by having a sponsored non-stop danceathon - some of us lasted for the full thirty minutes!

Dance Festival 2019

It was a real privilege for Year 4 to participate in this year's North Somerset Dance Festival. We went down to the Weston Playhouse on Wednesday 20th March to perform to over 600 people! Mrs Field had worked incredibly hard to choreograph dances to 'This is Me' from The Greatest Showman and 'We Will Rock You' by Queen. It was a genuine thrill to perform these dances on a proper stage and under professional lighting - the applause will stay with us for a long time!

Summer Terms

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Anti-bullying Day

Year 4 were lucky enough to have Michael Loader spend the day with them on 20th June. He led us through an entertaining, interactive and engaging day all about anti-bullying. As well as being given the opportunity to act out scenarios involving bullying, we also heard from victims of bullying (including one man who is now a successful author) and were even joined by a professional musician so we could compose our own anti-bullying song to perform to Year 3. It really was a great day and gave us the chance to not only consider the feelings of victims of bullying but also why people bully in the first place. This should help us get along as a class.

RE Retreat Day

Year 4 partnered up with the Year 4 class from St Joseph's in Portishead to have a day of reflection and fun. We arrived at the church of The Immaculate Conception in Clevedon and shared mass with the local parish. After that, we spent time getting to make new friends and consider what it takes to be a good friend. This was followed by some well-earned squash, biscuits and time to play in the beautiful friary gardens. Perhaps the highlight of the day was heading down to Clevedon beach to admire the spectacular pier and attempt some beach sculptures! It was a wonderful day and great to have the opportunity to reflect.