Year 4
In full stride
Year 4 provides the children with further opportunity to hone
their skills; independence, research, collaboration are buzz
words in this year group. Packed with trips and workshops, Year
4 offers new and interesting challenges for the children with day
trips to Butser Ancient Farm, The Victoria and Albert Museum as
well as theatre trips and workshops in school. They also take
part in a two-night residential trip to Bowles Outdoor Centre in
Tunbridge Wells which is considered a highlight of the year
among the excited Year 4 pupils.
After successful and action packed Autumn and Spring terms,
the Summer Term brought the opportunity to shine once again
in the Play. This year’s was a whistle-stop tour through History,
where all of the children excelled on stage, bringing their own
sense of character and creative flair to their roles. Assemblies
provide the opportunity for children to share their trips and
learning with their peers, with children often performing on a
musical instrument they are learning.
As is the case in every year, the children leave Year 4 with many
more strings to their bow. The have grown up and feel ready
for their Year 5 adventures!
The Verulamium Museum
Year Four investigated Roman living at the Verulamium
Museum. In the classroom we looked at Ancient Roman
objects, then we used our best detective skills to work
out what the objects were and how they were used.
They were split into four different groups: kitchen,
dining room, building and looking good! The artefacts
were very well preserved, although the wood and metal
objects were replicas of the real things, because real
objects would have either rusted or gone rotten by now!
The museum itself was full of interesting areas, we had
to investigate each room and draw conclusions about
how the Romans lived. We even got to see some real
Roman coins!
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“We also visited the
Hypocaust, which is
the Roman central
heating system. We
learnt how the
slaves lit a fire in
one room, and how
it travelled all over
the house. The
Hypocaust example
had a mosaic with a
tunnel by the side,
leading to the
underground way of
transporting the
heat. The room had
a very big mosaic
which was the
highlight of the
Hypocaust. “ Sam