Welcome to Year 4
Our class teacher is Mrs Raimes and our teaching assistant is Miss Ireland.
We are all looking forward to learning about lots of new things this year. Please read our class newsletter and look at our long term plan to find more detail about what we will be covering as part of our cross-curricular approach.
As always, if you have any questions or queries, then please feel free to contact me as I'm always happy to help.
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RE - 'Christmas According to John' Christmas Card Designs
As part of our RE unit 'What is the Trinity?', the children have been learning about the Gospel of John and what it says about Jesus and God. From this, they were then asked to design and make their own 'Christmas according to John’ Christmas cards. They used some words from the following Christmas carols and songs to explore what the Gospel of John means to help them with their designs:
From ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’: ‘In your dark streets shineth the everlasting light’.
From ‘Silent Night’: ‘Son of God, Love’s pure light’.
From ‘Once in Royal David’s City’: ‘He came down to earth from heaven, who is God and Lord of all’.
From the Calypso Carol: ‘Mary cradling the babe she bore: the Prince of Glory is his name’.
From ‘Shine, Jesus, Shine’: ‘Send forth your word Lord, and let there be light.’
Here are some photos of their amazing Christmas cards! See if you can work out which lyric has inspired their design.
Speed Watch
Wednesday 8th October 2025
On Wednesday 8th October, our class carried out a traffic survey in the local area. They were asked to record the number of vehicles that drove past in a given amount of time. They were also asked to observe how safely people were driving and if they were driving at the speed limit.
Here are some photos of them in action.
'Plastic Not So Fantastic' EQUANS Workshop
Monday 6th October 2025
On Monday 6th October, our class took part in a workshop delivered by Equans, in which the children found out everything they’ve always wanted to know about why plastic is not so fantastic! As part of the session, they learned more about single-use plastics and recycling, and learned how to re-use plastic bottles to make their very own mini greenhouses!
Here are some photos from the session.
Year 4 PE Baseline Assessment
Tuesday 30th September 2025
On Tuesday 30th September, our class took part in the PE baseline assessment. This involved sprinting, throwing and catching, speed jumps, long jump and balancing. They thoroughly enjoyed the session and challenged themselves to do their very best with each activity.
Here are some photos from the session.
PE - Hockey
This half term in PE, we have been learning how to play hockey. The children have been learning to develop: sending and receiving the ball with accuracy and control; the attacking skill of dribbling; dribbling to beat a defender; using defending skills to delay an opponent and gain possession, and applying attacking skills to move towards goal and find space. They have then used this knowledge to compete in a tournament.
Here are some photos of the children practising and applying these key skills.
Computing - Coding
In computing this half term, we have been focusing on how to code simple programs using Purple Mash. As part of our learning, we have started to understand: selection in computer programming; how an IF statement works; how to use co-ordinates in computer programming; how to use the 'repeat until' command; how an IF/ELSE statement works; what a variable is in programming and how to use a number variable. The children have then used everything they've learned to create a playable game which they have all really enjoyed doing.
Here are some photos of the children creating their own simple computer programs.
RE - Holy Trinity Artwork
As part of our RE unit 'What is the Trinity?', the children were asked to express their understanding of the Trinity in symbols and art. They were each given either a triptych or a three-piece Venn diagram template to create a work of art for Christ Church called ‘Holy Trinity’. They were then asked to write a short piece to explain their artwork and the ‘big idea’.
Here are some photos of them creating their amazing artwork!
Year 3 and Year 4 Football Tournament
Thursday 25th September 2025
On Thursday 25th September, a group of children from Year Four went to Colne Valley High School to represent our school in the Year 3 and Year 4 Colne Valley Pyramid football competition. They all played extremely well, worked well as a team and demonstrated great sportsmanship. They represented Linthwaite Ardron incredibly well and did us proud. They came sixth overall in their league.
Well done, Year 4 - what a fantastic achievement!
Key Stage Two Pilgrimage
Thursday 25th September 2025
For our annual pilgrimage, Key Stage Two walked from school to Blackmoorfoot Reservoir, and back again. Our focus this year was 'Thanking God for the gift of water'. As we walked, we enjoyed looking at the beautiful scenery and learning about the history of our local area. We learnt lots of interesting facts about our local history which has inspired us to research more about where we live.
Here are some photos from this year's pilgrimage.
Road Safety Training
Monday 15th September 2025
On Monday 15th September, our class completed road safety training, building on what they had learned in Year 3. They all became 'Road Safety Rangers', investigating a pretend road collision scenario in order to create a 'Road Safety Collision Report'. The children learned lots about how to keep themselves safe when crossing roads, including the Green Cross Code, and will now be able to put this into practice in future.
Here are some photos from our training session.
Outdoor Learning Day (Autumn Term)
Friday 12th September 2025
On Friday 12th September, our class had their first Outdoor Learning Day of the year. We had lots of fun learning and working outside!
First, we did some orienteering. The children worked in groups of three to read a map of the school playground to find each of the numbered orienteering cards. Each group worked well with one another, demonstrating good teamwork and excellent communication skills in order to complete the task in the quickest time possible.
Next, we did some work on place-value, linked to the work we have been doing in maths this half term. The children were given the challenge of finding natural items in the playground to represent thousands, hundreds, tens and ones, in order to make their own 4-digit numbers. They did an excellent job with this, using things such as leaves, twigs and stones to represent their numbers.
In RE this half term, we have been thinking about the symbolism of water as part of our unit 'What is the Trinity?'. In their groups, the children talked about times when water is: cleansing, refreshing, life-giving, beautiful, dangerous, still, flowing, powerful, reflective like a mirror, thirst-quenching. They also discussed what else water is good for. In their groups, they then created their own mind maps about water using chalk on the playground, writing their top 'meanings of water' and its uses.
In the afternoon, the children had lots of fun completing a tricky code breaker activity using Roman numerals. Once they had found all of the letters hidden in the Wildlife Area, they had to work out what number it represented using Roman numerals so they could crack the coded message.
Here are some photos from our Outdoor Learning Day.
RE - 'What is the Trinity?' John the Baptist Artwork
As part of our learning about 'What is the Trinity?' in RE, we looked carefully at two paintings of the baptism of Jesus by the artists Verrocchio and Daniel Bonnell. We discussed similarities and differences between how the different painters have shown God. The children were then asked to make their own pictures, inspired by the pieces of artwork they had looked at, including symbols for the voice of God and the Holy Spirit.
See if you can spot these in their wonderful artwork.
