Year 4 AD
Welcome to 4AD!
In Year 4 we enjoy a broad and balanced, cross curricular curriculum which challenges us, explores a range of topics and enables us to achieve our full potential.
Take a look at what we have been learning about below.
4AD 2024-2025
Banksy
Year 4 took part in an exciting whole-school art challenge inspired by Banksy. Using their creativity and artistic skills, the students reimagined the traditional balloon design, incorporating their own unique ideas and messages.
We used a range of techniques including sketching, shading, blending and colouring. Year 4 explored themes of hope, freedom and expression.
World Book Day 2025
We had a fantastic time on World book day! Not only did we look fabulous in our character costumes we spent the day celebrating our favourite books and book characters. We shared and listened to our favourite stories, drew ourselves as our favourite characters and designed our own Bookmarks.
We lost ourselves in a good book and set of on wonderful adventures.
Year 4 Valentines Day Bake off
As part of our DT Topic on Biscuits we were given the technical challenge of designing and baking a biscuit to give to our loved ones on Valentines day. We did extensive research tasting biscuits so we could design a recipe that would be delicious. We also designed our own packaging for our delicious treats.
Show Racism the Red Card!
In Year 4, we had an exciting and important workshop as part of "Show Racism the Red Card." A special guest visited our school to help us learn more about racism and how we can stand up against it. We took part in lots of activities and discussions, exploring real-life scenarios to understand the impact of discrimination. Through role-play and group work, we thought about how different situations might make people feel and how we can be allies to others. The session helped us learn the importance or respect, kindness and equality.
Roman Day
Our Roman Day was an unforgettable journey back in time! We were excited to welcome a Roman visitor who brought history to life, sharing fascinating stories and answering all our questions about ancient Rome.
The day was packed with exciting activities, from recreating gladiator fights to investigating real Roman artefacts. We explored Roman clothing, weaponry and everyday objects to gain a deeper understanding of this time in history.
Together, we discussed everything we learned, bringing the world of ancient Rome into our classroom. It was a day of fun, discovery and unforgettable memories!
Hello Yellow Day
On Thursday 11th October, we celebrated World Mental Health Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about mental health issues with children and advocating for more support and understanding. And what better way to do that than with a splash of sunshine? That’s why this year’s celebration was all about saying, Hello Yellow!
National Poetry Day!
We had a fantastic time celebrating National Poetry Day on Thursday 3rd October 2024.
We created our very own free verse poems about The Nowhere Emporium and performed them in front of the class. We also looked at a range of poetry styles inspired by our class novel 'The Nowhere Emporium'.
We performed our free verse poems!
Reading
Year 4 Get Creative with Aaaargh, Spider!
Our Year 4 children had a fantastic time reading the fun and engaging book Aaaargh, Spider! By Lydia Monks. As part of their reading skills lessons, the children wrote in the role of the Spider by writing a thought bubble about what the spider would be thinking throughout the story.
The class also created colourful information posters about spiders. These posters are filled with creepy, fascinating facts designed to teach others all about these amazing creatures, helping to unravel some common fears!
Well done, Year 4, for your creativity and hard work!
A member of the Fire Safety Team from Sunderland and South Shields Fire Brigade came in to vist Year 4 to speak to us about the importance of keeping our homes safe from fire. They shared some really useful tips on how to avoid fires, like the importance of checking smoke alarms regularly, practicing family escape plans, keeping flammable items away from heat, and being careful not to overload plug sockets.
Welcome to Year 4!
Key Instant Recall Facts for Maths
These are the key instant recall facts for maths in Year 4.
