Welcome to 4HM

Welcome to Fabulous 4HM In Year 4 we immerse ourselves in a rich , diverse curriculum which inspires and engages the children in their learning. On this page we would like to share some of the exciting activities and fantastic learning we have been doing in Year 4.

4HM 2024-2025

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.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa is a woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Hokusai, created in late 1831 during the Edo period of Japanese history. Inspired by the work of Hokusai, we created our own amazing pieces of art.

Year 4 Valentines 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.

Santa Traps.

Using our knowledge of circuits we designed and made traps that would catch Santa delivering the presents on Christmas Eve. we had great fun making and then testing them to see if they would work. You better watch out Santa as all of our traps were a huge success! Take a look at our amazing designs. 

Winter Wonderland.

We had a great time joining Year 1 in a Christmas song-a-long at the Sundial.

Christmas Party.

We had a great day preparing decorations for our party in the morning and then party games and dancing in the afternoon. A great time was had by all.

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.

We also created stunning poppy water colours inspired by the poem "In Flanders Field", a WW1 poem written by John Macrae , a Canadian soldier.

HALLOWEEN CRAFTS

We had great fun during our Halloween crafts, creating wreaths , folding skeletons, witches tights and zombie drawings. It was "Fangtastic", we had a      "Spooktacuar " time.

Hello Yellow Day 2024.

We celebrated Hello Yellow Day by investigating the  power of doodling  to help express and control our emotions. We also designing emoji's to reflect our emotions and explored the powers of meditation. We had a fun and relaxing day .

National Poetry Day.

We had a great day exploring a range of poetry. Inspired by our class novel, "The Nowhere Emporium", composed and performed our own free verse poems.

Fire Safety.

Today, member of the Fire Safety Team from Sunderland and South Shields Fire Brigade came in to speak to Year 4 about the importance of keeping our home and devices safe. They gave us valuable advice on how to avoid fires and what to do in the case of an emergency.

Aaaarrgghh ! Spiders by Lydia Monks.

Inspired by the story "Aaaarrgghh Spider!"  by Lydia Monks, we learnt the valuable lesson that you should "never judge a book by its cover"! Spiders are amazing creatures and during our exploration we discovered that spiders are our friends.

Inspired by the story we wrote in the role as the Spider, writing a thought bubble about what the spider would be thinking throughout the story. 

We also created colourful information leaflets 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!

Key Instant Recall Facts for Maths

These are the key instant recall facts for maths in Year 4.