Year 4
Welcome to Year 4!
2022-2023
We are very excited for the year ahead! Staff in year are Mrs Perry, Mr Lambkin, Mr Vale, Mrs Eagles and Mrs Plant.
In our classrooms, you will find a happy learning environment where all children are actively engaged in a creative and stimulating environment built upon a strong foundation of our Catholic faith.
In Year 4, children are growing and learning more and more each day as we strive to develop our learning skills and deepen our understanding of the world around us. Our Catholic faith is very important to us and we always keep Christ at the centre of everything we do. At all times, we think about how our words and actions play an important role in contributing to a peaceful and happy learning environment, as well as, helping us to set a good example to our younger friends in the school.
Please take a look at the curriculum overviews to see what we will be learning this year.
Curriculum Overview
The Rosary
October is the month of the Holy Rosary. Today, during our RE lesson we explored the beads in more detail and thought about the important events in the lives of Jesus and Mary.
Today, during our final PRE lesson, we spent some time remembering and reflecting on our time in Year 4.
What a brilliant year!
In History lessons this term we have been learning about the Glorious Revolution. Today we talked about how these events changed the role of the monarchy. We now know that the Queen has no political influence, however she does have a ceremonial and formal role within government.
We used our new books to write a fact file about Queen Elizabeth II. Thank you, your majesty
WaterAid Day
Sports Day - 4FC
Seaside Trip To Brean - 4FC
Seaside Trip To Brean - 4EP
Music Week
Refugee Week
Science - Electricity
Year 4 have been learning all about electricity in science this term. Today they explored switches and were able to use these to open and close a circuit successfully. Some budding electricians in the making!
Year 4 Celebrating the Queen's Jubilee
The children recreating the Queen's Platinum Pudding.
Year 4 had great fun learning all about solids, liquids, and gases.
Science Week
Blakesley Hall
Year 4 had a wonderful day out at Blakesley Hall.
World Book Day
Put On Your Brave Face
Year 4 learnt about Buddhism during Places of Worship day
We are working so hard to learn our times tables.
Today we had a times tables quiz in class.
All that practice on TTRS is worth it as we are making great progress!
Using Drama in our English Lessons
Collective Worship - The Epiphany
A beautiful child led Collective Worship to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany
4FC - Christmas Party!
Christmas Festivities
Advent Craft Afternoon
Art
We are really enjoying our Art lessons with Mrs Parker. This week we have been focusing on drawing backgrounds, foregrounds, and middle grounds. Look at some of our fabulous work.
Odd Socks Day
Year 4 Trip to the Botanical Gardens
Year 4 had a wonderful day out exploring God's creation at the Botanical Gardens in Edgbaston.
Year 4 Coding
Sports Day
Outdoor Learning
Vocations Day
Vocations Day
Sunday 25th April was Vocations Sunday. We marked the occasion by dressing up as what we want to be when we are older as a way of thinking about what God is calling us to be.
Summer Term News
Christmas Jumper Day - Raising Money For St Mary's Hospice
4FC Science - Bubbles Experiment
Christmas - D and T
Advent Craft Afternoon
World Science Day 4FC
World Science Day 4EP
Ancient Rome
Black History Month
Parent Powerpoint for September 2020 - Useful Information
Knowledge Organisers - Summer Term
School Closure Resources
Reading Advice For Parents
Knowledge Organisers - Autumn 2
Year 4 enjoyed a day in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. We loved exploring Roman artefacts and learnt some interesting facts about how the Romans used to live!
We use Manipulatives in our maths lessons to solve problems
Knowledge Organisers - Autumn 1
4CR prayer buddies with STACS
Geography Field Trip
Kenilworth Castle Trip
Advent Craft Afternoon
Working Scientifically
Practical Maths
Inspire Workshop
Thank you to all of the parents and family members that came to join us for our Digestive System Inspire workshop. We all had a great time!
Fire Safety Talk
On Monday 25th September, West Midlands Fire Service came into Year 4 to teach us about what to do if there was a fire in our house. They taught us lots of facts and we were tested at the end with a quiz – we passed! Thank you for taking the time to come and see us at St Brigid’s.
Year 4 Maths Competition
On Friday 22nd September, four Year 4 took part in a Maths Competition at King Edward's Boys School. The children completed two rounds of complex Maths and used reasoning to solve problems. They were brilliant and we came third out of 12 schools. We will have to wait and see if it is enough to get through to the next round. Well done children; we are very proud of you!
Prayer Partners
Science
We are learning about how sound is made. We tested different objects and observed how the sound was made. We tested the effect that a tuning fork had on water. This helped us to see that sound is made from vibrations.
1017 and all that!
1017 and all that! We met Chip who taught us about what life was like in 1017. We listen to stories around the fire and even got to try some Mead!!