Roman invasion Friday 8th January

Year Four had an amazing day on Friday learning all about the Roman invasion of AD43. The children, all dressed as Roman citizens, welcomed a visitor who told us about life in Britain as the Romans arrived, as well as what it was like to be a soldier in the Roman army. We marched to latin instructions, dressed in Roman armour and helmets and experienced what it may have been like to be at a Roman slave auction. Thank you to all of our parents for their support with costumes for the children. There will be another opportunity to wear the costumes when we open our Roman Museum later this term.

Hour of code

Year Four have really enjoyed taking part in the 'Hour of Code' over the last two weeks. The children were challenged to write code using both Scratch and Python and were very successful. Everyone who completed all fifteen challenges was awarded a special certificate.

If you want to try the challenges again at home they can be found on https://code.org/starwars

The Year Four Team

Weaving with the Celts

As part of our history topic on the Celts all of the children in Year Four have had the opportunity to try weaving on a simple loom. We made some very colourful woolen fabrics using traditional techniques.

Our amazing Stone Age art

We wanted to share our amazing Stone Age art created with charcoal and pastel.

Electricity games morning

What an amazing morning in Year Four today! Thank you to all of the mums, dads, nans and grandpas who came to support our Electricity games morning. The children were really creative with their designs and the adults provided excellent support in turning designs into reality. Well done everyone.

Roman Museum Thursday 26th March

A reminder to all Year Four parents that the Year Four children will be opening their Roman Museum from 2.20 to 3.45 on Thursday 26th March. All parents (and grandparents) welcome.

Lion King Theatre visit

Year Four trip to The Lion King

On Wednesday 28thJanuary one hundred and sixteen very excited children left Crosshall Junior School to travel to the Lyceum Theatre, London for the matinee performance of The Lion King.

The show was outstanding, full of the colours and rhythms of Africa. We saw creatures from the African plains brought to life by expert puppeteers and dancers. Birds were dancing above our heads and hyenas were sharing their jokes with us. The performance is part of our English module on ‘Stories from other Cultures’ and we are hoping for some very creative writing and artwork to be produced in school resulting from this visit.

The children of Year Four impressed us all with their enthusiasm and listening skills and it was fantastic for all of the team to receive an email from a member of the public who had attended the performance complimenting our children’s behaviour. Year Four, we had a great day and we are very proud of you.

The Year Four Team