Year 4 have had a wonderful end to spring term.

Our highlights have definitely been the CUSP food festival where the children had the chance to cook their very own homemade beans on toast, from scratch! They had a fabulous time exploring the ingredients in canned beans from the supermarket and comparing why the ones we made ourselves were healthier (and tastier). The children looked at the meaning of preservatives and additives and applied their new knowledge expertly. They really enjoyed kneading their dough for their soda bread too! Overall, it was a yummy experience!

The Children also thoroughly enjoyed World Book Day this term and loved spending the day reading in their pyjamas! We did brilliantly on the Literacy Trust National Quiz and really enjoyed reading to the reception children.

In science, we have concluded our work on food chains and the digestive system. The children have expertly navigated the path which our food takes through our bodies, learning new vocabulary along the way. They were particularly amazed that the small intestine is 5.5 metres long!

In reading, the children have really immersed themselves in the text ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ and have enjoyed learning about the lives of people such as Nelson Mandela, Mae Jemison and Katherine Johnson. They have worked hard to understand the significance of the impact these people had in history and the hardships that they faced due to racial discrimination.

We are very much looking forward to ending spring term with an exciting visit to Malvern theatre to go and watch a stage adaptation of ‘The Boy at the Back of the Class’ which tells the story of a Syrian refugee named Ahmet. The children can barely contain their excitement. Be sure to ask them all about it!

Year 4

Miss Vale

Mr Peltier

Mrs Adderley

Mrs Mac