Year 4 Ocean Blog
Children’s Mental Health Week
This week in school we have been considering how we belong and the impact it can have on our mental health and well-being. We had an assembly on Monday and have continued to look at mental health through the week in our PSHE lessons. We have learnt the importance of...
Live Lesson
This afternoon children In Ocean class joined an online lesson by WWF with guest speaker Steve Backshall to learn more information about the Arctic and Antarctic, the animal inhabitants and the water life. The lesson lasted 45 minutes and we thoroughly enjoyed it....
Severn Trent Water Visit
Year 3 and 4 had a visit from Andy who works for Severn Trent water. He came to discuss water waste and how we can make a difference to save water. It was very interesting and then we had an activity to complete. Andy gave us a range of 'families' who live on water...
The Iron Man
We have been completing work around the story of the Iron Man by Ted Hughes. We have created a specific word dictionary of words only associated with the story and also created our own little paper 3D iron man. He was a little tricky to do but through perseverance and...
Edgemond Hall 2026 – Monday 9th February
Volcanic Eruption
In Ocean class this week we have learnt about tectonic plates and how volcanoes are formed over many years. We were surprised to find out that volcanoes still grow year on year and how the landscape changes with each eruption. We looked inside a model volcano to...
The Human Digestive System
In Science our topic this half term is the human digestive system. We have looked in detail at the parts of our digestive system and the journey our food goes to pass through it. We then created our own 'human' and added on the digestive system. As you can see we...
Our First Forest School
Unfortunately due to the icy conditions we had to complete our Forest school activity in the classroom. We had great fun making bird feeders.
Roman Day
On Friday we had a Roman workshop day, where we looked at Roman artefacts, learnt to play Roman games and quizzed. In the afternoon we looked at Roman armour and weapons, learnt all about Boudica's Rebellion and Gladiatorial battles. It was an amazing day where we...
Theatre Company Visit
For anti-bullying week we completed many activities and learnt about the 'bullies network'. On Thursday afternoon we had a theatre company visit us who performed a production called 'Hope'. It was about a girl who had been bullied at her school and then she came face...
Our Torches
If you have been following our recent posts, you will be aware that we have been completing circuits in Science and understanding the component parts in a torch. Last week we designed a torch and this week we have tried to create our design. We spent the lesson...
Science
This week we have been looking at the individual parts of a torch and how they work. We have looked at the reasons why specific materials are selected when constructing a torch. We were all surprised at home many components there were in one simple torch.
Science Investigation
Today we have been conducting a Science investigation to identify which materials are conductors and which are insulators. We then concluded that all metal objects conduct electricity and cardboard, paper and plastic all insulate.
Wear it Red
Friday 17th October - Wear it red - Stop Racism. Today we all wore red to raise awareness and to stop racism. In Ocean class we visited the Stop Racism website and followed their assembly. We learnt that racism is treating others differently this could be due to skin...
Roman Architecture Drawings
This week we have been looking at Roman architecture and how we see the depth and detail through shadows. We then replicated the aqueduct by using light and dark tones to show depth and detail. We were very pleased with our perseverance and end results.
Roman Shields
Today we learnt all about the importance of the Roman shield. We learnt why they were slightly curved, not only to protect the body but also to join together to form a 'wall' in the testudo formation. Then how the 'boss' in the centre of the shield was used and how...
Safety Seymour Visit
Last week we had a visit from the CO crew. First thing in the morning we had an assembly with Julie and Al to learn about Carbon Monoxide. We realised that you can't hear it, smell it, taste it, touch it or see it! We learnt that you need to have a special detector...
Live Picture News
As part of Black History month, we joined 4,300 other school on a live assembly with Picture News. It was fun and enjoyable and very informative. It was amazing to think how many other children were participating too.
Science circuits
In Science we have been creating electrical circuits using wires, bulbs and batteries. We extended our learning to find out what would happen if we used more batteries and this week we have been looking at complete and incomplete circuits, making predictions and then...
Place Value
Our current unit of Maths is place value. We have been using multiple resources to embed our knowledge.
Shared Writing
We have been enhancing our English sentences by attempting expanded noun phrases. We compiled all our ideas and then we produced a shared piece of writing.