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Microsoft Teams
Salisbury Class will be using Microsoft Teams. Please read the documents below.
Information Letter
Microsoft Teams Policy
Teams Internet Safety Poster
Meet & Greet 2022
Please click on the link below to view a set of slides that cover a variety of topics linked to starting a new school year.
Meet & Greet 2022 Presentation
Summer Term 2023
WORLD TRAVELLER.COM
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April 2023
Welcome back to what is going to be a fantastic journey of learning from around the world. The Summer term topic in Year 4, is a geography based one in which the class will be learning about the wider world with the aim of answering the question: ‘Who lives in a place like this?’ They will recall the seven continents and then identify some of the countries within each one. In addition, they will learn about the human and physical geography of a country or region, which will include researching: the population and culture as well as climate, mountains and rivers of a country. This will be followed by the children finding out about and then comparing and contrasting a European country with the UK; exploring the physical and human geography of each one. Furthermore, the class will explore other countries and their cultures through our English,Art,and DT lessons.
For more information about this term's learning, please click on the link below.
Summer Term Curriculum Letter.
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June 2023 - Design & Technology - Day 2
Y4 continued their DT and cooking focus. Today was all about American themed and influenced food,that can be shared and eaten at special events, plus Fast Foods whilst building on the children’s knowledge of ensuring we eat some foods in moderation to maintain healthy. We made ice-cream, Fajitas and coleslaw. Great team work with peeling, chopping, mixing, whisking and of course tasting!!
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June 2023 - Design & Technology
Y4s DT focus is American style food cooking (linked to the World Traveller topic) along with some of the history behind some of the food styles we take for granted today. Today, we made a classic apple pie and then cornbread. Great teamwork at peeling, cutting, measuring, weighing, stirring and cooking. The class the enjoyed the tasting that followed.
Apple Pie
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Cornbread
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May 2023 - English: A Taste of Italy
In English, the class are learning to write a persuasive brochure on a Mediterranean island and so to be able to best describe the food enjoyed they needed to experience various foods from Italy.
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May 2023 - Maths
Congratulations to our TT Rocker of the week.
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May 2023 - P.E
Salisbury’s time with Mr Wilson, learning striking & fielding skills, culminated with a game of Diamond Cricket. A huge thank you to Mr Wilson for a great term of lessons.
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May 2023 - Maths
In maths we are learning to tell the time using 24hr clock plus being able to convert measurements of time. The children displayed their expert knowledge.
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May 2023 - Science
As part of the science focus on States of Matter, Y4 carried out an experiment to help understand what condensation is, how it is formed and how it can be found everyday in nature through the water cycle.
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May 2023 - Maths
Well done to this week's TT Rocker.
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May 2023 - Guided Reading
The sun shone and so Y4 enjoyed their guided reading session out on the school field – in the sunshine.
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May 2023 - Mindfulness
Y4 carried on the tradition of creating a set of colourful planters to place around school. Great team work, super gardening skills and a wonderful opportunity to enjoy a time of mindfulness.
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May 2023 - Science
Continuing with the science focus of ‘States of Mater’ the class learnt about the process of evaporation. Some of the class planned an investigation to see how water evaporates under different temperature conditions.
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May 2023 - Art
Salisbury class have completed their stunning artwork based on making a journey using Aboriginal symbols.
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Maths 2023 - Fractions
Y4 are learning how to subtract fractions with mixed numbers. Today we used equipment to help us visualise and understand the process.
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May 2023 - Maths
Congratulations to this week's TT Rocker.
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May 2023 - Maths
A huge well done to our 'TT Rocker of the Week!'
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April 2023 - Art
Y4 continued their art focus of ‘Journeys’ by starting a piece of artwork using Aboriginal symbols to depict a journey.
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April 2023 - Maths
Congratulations to our TT Rocker of the Week.
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April 2023 - Science
In y4 the science focus is States of Matter. Today we looked at properties of gases and the class carried out an investigation as to whether air weighed anything.
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April 2023 - P.E
Salisbury class enjoyed the launch of their new Summer Term P.E theme of ‘Striking & Fielding’. They batted off with learning of bowling and striking a ball with a cricket bat.
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Spring Term 2023
All The Fun Of The Fair!
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Welcome back Year 4. We hope you had a wonderful Christmas with lots of exciting memories to share.
This term, our topic theme is 'All The Fun Of The Fair!' in which we will be learning about the history of fairgrounds and more specifically the science behind them which will enable the development of scientific enquiry skills, making observations, predictions and creating conclusions.
For further information about the subject coverage this term, please click on the link below.
Spring Term 2023 Curriculum Letter.
March 2023 - Easter
Salisbury class had an ‘Egg-citing’ time searching for hidden chocolate eggs in the Easter Egg Hunt.
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March 2023 - Star Writer
Congratulations to our writer of the week.
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March 2023 - Science.
Salisbury class applied their learning on insulators and conductors to create their own working switch to create a working electrical circuit. Lots of problem solving skills utilised and team work applied.
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March 2023 - P.E: Gymnastics
Salisbury class enjoyed their P.E lesson exploring the gymnastics equipment.
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March 2023- Maths: TT Rockstars
Congratulations to our TT Rocker of the Week who achieved 100% accuracy in their answers.
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March 2023 - DT: Textiles
After completing their designs, the class are now making their individual money containers. Today was all about cutting out the fabric with the use of a template followed by sewing the sides together.
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March 2023 - P.E: Swimming
Congratulations to all our fantastic Year 4 swimmers many of who received certificates in Good Work Assembly.
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March 2023 - Maths: TT Rockstars
Well done and congratulations to this week's TT Rocker.
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March 2023 - Maths: TT Rockstars
Congratulations to our TT Rocker of the Week.
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March 2023 - Writer of the Week
Congratulations to our Writer of the Week for creating a fantastic piece of writing linked to our class book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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March 2023 - TT Rockstars
Well done to our TT Rocker of the Week.
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March 2023 DT - Textiles
Year 4 DT focus is textiles. Today we learnt to thread a needle, cast on and to create a running stitch. Great team work plus discussion on how sewing is a life skill for both boys and girls.
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February 2023 - Junk Models Homework
Y4 presented their fantastic homework in Good Work Assembly today. An amazing range of ‘Junk Models’ of instruments or models showing the structure of the inside of the ear.
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February 2023 - Islamic Centre & Mosque Visit
Year 4 visited the Sleaford Islamic Centre and Mosque. The class spent time building a deeper knowledge of some of the key Islamic rituals linked to the 5 Pillars of Islam as well as touring the Mosque.
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February 2023 - Shrove Tuesday
Salisbury class enjoyed Shrove Tuesday by: learning about the importance of this day; why we have pancakes and how pancake day is celebrated along with the traditions linked to the 4 nations of the United Kingdom. The children were able to help with the cooking of some pancakes and then enjoy tasting them with their favourite topping(s). Our afternoon finished with pancake races in the playground.
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February 2023 - PSHE
Salisbury class, in PSHE, as part of the Dreams & Goals focus, were set a challenge to create an entry for: ‘The Funniest Potato Person’ competition. The task involved the classes creativity, design and making skills and most importantly team work. Check out the finished entries!
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February 2023 - Internet Safety Day
In year 4, as part of Safer Internet Day, we shared various scenarios and made independent decisions as to what course of action we would take. We then spent valuable time discussing our decisions, reasoning with each other why we made these decisions and the importance of sharing any concerns with a trusted adult.
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February 2023 - Church
Salisbury Class led our community service all about respect exploring the bible story about Jesus and the tax collector. They read beautifully and were a real credit.
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January 2023 - English
The class enjoyed their ‘Experience Day’ in English as they sampled various types of chocolate. They collected a bank of vocabulary to then create a new name for a new chocolate bar.
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January 2023 - Art
In art today, the children were learning about the use of perspective within a picture. To help the children work towards creating their final piece of art: to create a version of a LS Lowry painting, the class practised sketching one of his pieces applying this knowledge.
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January 2023 - Swimming
Year 4 are enjoying their weekly swimming lessons. The class are applying skills learnt last year and becoming both more proficient and confident in the water.
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January 2023 - Science
Y4s science theme this term is sound. Our session today was to investigate what sound is. Presented with various objects, the children were able to see what produces sound.
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January 2023 - Art
Y4 continued their focus on LS Lowry’s work and specifically his style. Today, we investigated techniques to create the legendry Lowry ‘Matchstick people’.
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January 2023 - P.E
Y4’s new P.E focus is Net and Wall games. Today we practised sending an object over a net as found in games of tennis, badminton, volleyball and table tennis.
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January 2023 - Maths
Y4 are focusing on division in their maths lessons. Today was about using the equipment to visually see the process of division.
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Autumn Term 2022
Rotten Romans
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Welcome back Year 4. We hope you had a super summer holiday with lots of exciting memories to share. This term, our topic theme is 'Rotten Romans' and we'll be asking the question: "What did the Romans Do For Us?"
During the course of the term, we will be taking a historical look back on how the Roman Empire was created; how the empire expanded across so many countries; daily life during Roman times contrasting Italy with England; Roman life in Lincoln and why our city was such an important staging post plus Boudicca's revolt. Through all of this, we will investigate how the Romans changed our lives and the legacy they have left.
For further information about the subject coverage this term, please click on the link below.
Curriculum Letter - Autumn 2022.
Decmber 2022 - Christmas Activity Day
Y4 enjoyed a morning of Christmas activities which included Christmas hat making, seasonal mindful colouring plus some unusual xtables activity sheets!!! Plus, the class thoroughly enjoyed their Christmas lunch.
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December 2022 - Design Technology
As part of their focus on Roman architecture in D&T, Y4 have designed and built a model aqueduct. Lots of team work involved in addition to bringing together skills and knowledge learnt over the term. To finish, the class tested their models by relying on gravity alone to see if a marble - to simulate water – moved along the channel.
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A couple examples of our work.
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November 2022 - Maths
In Y4 we are learning to count in sixes. To help learn this xtables the children worked with a partner: one threw a dice and the other had to recall the product of the number on the dice and 6.
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November 2022 - Open the Book Assembly
Lovely to have Open the Book lead our collective worship today. Y4 children enjoyed taking part in today's Bible story that was about Joseph and the value of forgiveness.
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November 2022 - Star Writer
Congratulationbs to Wilfred who is our Star Writer this week.
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November 2022 - The Collection Museum - Lincoln
Salisbury class enjoyed a fabulous trip to The Collection museum to learn more about the Romans and their legacy in Lincoln. Lots for the children to explore and experience. Many thanks to the PTFA for supporting the trip financially with the the travel costs
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November 2022 - Children In Need
The children in Salisbury class thoroughly enjoyed accessorising their school uniform becoming completely SPOTACULAR!
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November 2022 - Design Technology
Y4 continued their learning about Roman architecture by researching why and how arches are used. Today’s lesson was all about investigating which type of arch can hold the greatest weight. A great combination of team work and use of mathematical skills.
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November 2022 - The Code Show Workshop
Y4 enjoyed their session with Gary from The Code Show and finding out the early days of digital technology along with gaining an insight of the coding and programming behind some of those early computer games.
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November 2022 - Music
Our music lesson today saw us playing the glockenspiel to accompany a piece of music using only certain notes and remembering to count accurately to a four, four 4 beat.
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November 2022 - P.E
Continuing the theme of Invasion Games, the class are learning to play Tag Rugby. Today’s lesson was all about learning to throw and catch the ball with accuracy and control along with some of the basic rules linked to the game.
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November 2022 - Skateboard Experience
The class were excited to take part in a skateboard workshop and had fun learning some fancy flicks and tricks.
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November 2022 - Design & Technology
In DT, Y4 are learning about Roman architecture. Today’s session focused on the design and use of pillars and learning some key vocabulary linked to parts of Roman buildings. The class were set the challenge of constructing 2 pillars to support the weight of the roof and pediment. Super team work and fantastic group evaluation on how they would improve their designs and construction.
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Novemeber 2022 - English
The class enjoyed an experience day in English when they simulated the process of the digestion system using a banana, crackers, orange juice, water, paper cups and a pair of tights. The children will now take this experience to help them write an explanation text.
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November 2022 - History
Y4 continued their learning about the Romans by developing their understanding of the terms: ‘Invader’ and ‘Settler’. The class applied their English skills of using a thesaurus and dictionary to research additional words that could be linked to the Roman invasion.
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October 2022 - English
This half term in English our Jane Considine narrative unit has focussed on the wordless book 'Journey' by Aaron Becker. In the sentence stacking lessons we learnt about a range of writing techniques such as alliteration, personification, similes and metaphors. Fronted adverbials and correctly punctuated dialogue were also a focus. I am really proud of the content of the children's published pieces, where they wrote the middle of the story. They have worked hard on the presentation of their work as well. Here are some examples of their work from their books and on display.
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October 2022 - Art
Lovely for the children in Year 4 to celebrate their excellent art skills linked to their History topic of Romans. Great printing skills and some marvellous mosaics.
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September 2022 - P.E
Mr Wilson from Carre's Grammar School came in today for our first gymnastics lesson. He challenged us to work together as a team to create different letters and words using only our bodies. Can you tell what we made?
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September 2022 - Welcome Back
Year 4, your classroom is ready for your return.
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September 2022 - Feelings Flowers.
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Summer Term 2022
Its All Greek To Me!
Ancient Civilisations
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Welcome back Year 4, hope you all had an 'egg-citing' Easter break. Our new topic, for the summer term, is all about the Ancient Greeks. This fun and engaging topic, all about Ancient Greece, will take you back to one of the most fascinating civilisations in history as you explore ancient Greece and its many wonders. Through a series of lessons, you will discover the people, the inventions, the art, the technology and the mythology of the ancient Greeks. For more details about the curriculum coverage for the summer, please click on the curriculum letter link below.
Year 4 Summer Term 2022 Curriculum Letter.
July 2022 - P.E
Inter House Games playing Diamond Cricket. Applying skills learnt over the last few weeks with super fielding, bowling and batting utilised.
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July 2022 - Maths
Congratulations to Autumn who is our TT Rocker of the Week after completing over double to homework challenge set. Well done Autumn.
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July 2022 - DT
The class are completing their DT project of designing and then making an Olympic Mascot. Careful cutting, threading and sewing skills being used to super effect. Look out sewing Bee!!! Here are a few examples of our fantastic work.
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July 2022 -Maths
Congratulations again to Evie who has been awarded our TT Rocker of the Week.
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July 2022 - Maths
Our focus in maths is decimals. Today we were learning to round to the nearet whole number and using the 'approximately equal to' symbol / phrase. To help and put our maths into context, we measured small objects from around the classroom, measured accurately to the nearest mm and then used our knowledge of rounding to the nearest whole number.
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July 2022 - French Cultural day
As part of the whole school French Cultural Day, Salisbury class enjoyed various activities all with a French theme. The day started with playing Lotto with the children recalling their knowledge of French numbers; we visited the 'pop up' French cafe to order items from the petit dejeuner menu which was followed by time researching where key French cities are located and using our geography skills to answer questions about the physical and human geography of the country. In the afternoon, we undertook a small art project: producing a print of the Eiffel Tower using the pointillism style while others applied thier DT skills and had a go at constructing a model of the Eiffel Tower using straws. Finally, we all played petanque in the sunshine.
French Breakfast
The class thoroughly enjoyed their ‘petit-dejeuner’. Great speaking skills applied when ordering in French.
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French Studies - Geography
In French studies the children carried out some geography by locating and then plotting on a map the key cities in France then researched key information about the physical geography of the country.
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Art / D&T
The children could either apply their DT skills and construct a model of the Eiffel Tower using straws or create a piece of art of the Eiffel Tower using the pointillism style.
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Petanque
The children enjoyed a game of petanque in the sunshine to round of their French Day.
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July 2022 - Maths
Well done to Indie who is our TT Rocker of the Week after completing the most minutes on task.
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June 2022 - Energy from Waste Trip
Year 4 were fortunate to visit the Energy from Waste recycling centre in North Hykeham, Lincoln. The class took part in a couple of workshops to deepen their understanding of the impact carbon impact has on everyday items along with discussing the changes in product packaging and the need to reduce the need for single use plastics. In addition, the children toured the plant to see how everyday waste is used to produce electricity and the importance of recycling our household waste responsibly.
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June 2022 - Maths
A BIG Well Done to Evie who is our TT Rocker Of The Week.
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June 2022 - Maths
Y4 are now focusing on decimal fractions in maths. Today’s learning was all about being able to recognise and write decimal equivalents of any number of tenths with an outcome of understanding what the value in each place value column represented. To help, we used the place value counters along with place value grids.
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June 2022 - Maths
Congratulations to Archie who is our TT Rocker of the Week.
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June 2022 - Art
In art, the class have explored how Ancient Greeks created many sculptures and how these help us to understand what life was like during this historical era. The children had a go at carving their own sculptures using soap as a replacement to marble. The children were amazed at how long it took and that one slip could be fatal to the finished piece!!
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May 2022 - Platinum Jubilee Celebrations
Salisbury class joined the rest of school for a fab day of celebration which included lots of fun activities in class during the morning, a wonderful whole school lunch followed by each class singing a song from each decade of the Queen's reign and finishing with traditional maypole dancing.
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May 2022 - Maths
Well done to Lucy who is our TT Rocker of the Week achieving the highest accuracy score.
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May 2022 - Art
Y4 continued their Greek art theme by creating some Ancient Greek Pottery. Each pot includes a design linked to the Ancient Greeks and finished to replicate those researched as part of the planning.
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The finished designs
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May 2022 - Science
Y4 are carrying out an investigation as to which liquids may cause tooth decay. After planning, we gathered the equipment needed and then placed egg shell in various liquids that included: milk, coke, orange juice and vinegar. We are going to observe what happens over the next week.
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May 2022 - Our Wonderful World
Y4 have distributed the flower pots around school so helping to bring a splash of colour to our school while also helping the environment and nature.
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May 2022 - Maths
Huge congratulations to Archie who is our TT Rocker of the Week. A great score accomplished on your homework task.
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May 2022 - Music
Y4 are very lucky, as we are enjoying specialist musical instrument tuition from Tom of the Lincs Music Service. The children have learnt how to assemble the clarinet and today we produced our first note.
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May 2022 - English
Well done to Mimi who is our Writer of the Week, awarded for her input to our English lessons and for her application of skills to her independent tasks.
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May 2022 - R.E
Y4 continued thinking about being the best ‘caretakers’ of God’s Wonderful World by planting up the school plant pots with colourful, scented stocks which they then distributed around school. Look out for their handy work near the front entrance.
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May 2022 - Maths
Big well done to Florence who completed more sessions than the homework set, so making her our TT Rocker of the Week.
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May 2022 - Art
Part of our Greeks topic, was to learn about Greek theatre and the use of comedy and tragedy masks. The children designed their own mask and have now brought them to life using the medium of clay. Skills of creating the correct thickness, cutting apertures, and then affixing additional parts using cross-hatching and slip.
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The finished creations.
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May 2022 - R.E.
As part of Y4s R.E focus of Our Wonderful World, the class reflected on what they can do today to be good custodians of our world. Linking directly to several Bible quotes, the class concluded their learning by creating a bird feeding area near the classroom, scattered wild flower seeds in the wildlife area and sowed some green bean seeds in the veg patch near the outdoor classroom. A fantastic piece of caretaking in action.
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May2022 - Maths
Well done to Amelia who topped the leader board and is our TT Rocker of the Week.
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April 2022 - Science
Following last weeks science lesson on identifying and locating where the key parts of the digestive system, this week they learnt about the functions of the various parts of the digestive system.
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April 2022 - Maths
Year 4 started their maths lesson by recalling knowledge linked to our current maths focus of fractions and mixed numbers. The class came up with some great examples with some of the children able to draw these out and explain their thoughts.
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April 2022 - P.E
Congratulations to Emily and Florence who were spotted, by Mr Wilson our specialist P.E teacher from Carres Outreach Team, great Team Work in their lesson this morning. Well done girls, a super quality demonstrated.
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April 2022 - Maths
A HUGE well done to William who is our TT Rocker of the week. He went over and above in the task set as homework which is really helping him understand and complete the maths work in class on equivalent fractions.
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April 2022 - Science
Y4 are learning about the human digestive system. Our lesson began with the class drawing on a body shape where they believed the key parts of the digestive tract were located.
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April 2022 - P.E
Y4 enjoyed their P.E session today which was led by the Carres Outreach P.E team. The focus this term is athletics and in today’s session the class were getting a brief taster of some of the disciplines involved in this sport.
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April 2022 - Maths
Well done to Oscar who is our TT Rocker of the Week after successfully completing the most questions over the Easter break as part of his homework. Well done Oscar.
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April 2022 - Welcome Back
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Spring Term 2022
Pre-Historic Britain
January 2022
Welcome back Year 4 and Happy New Year. I hope you had a fabulous festive break and that all your Christmas wishes came true. This term, we will be travelling back in time as we study and chronicle an era of Britain's past in our our new history topic.
This term's topic is ‘Pre-Historic Britain’. The class will journey through a million years of prehistory and explore the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age, discovering how humans first came to Britain. As well as understanding the chronology of this fascinating time, children will learn about the food, religion, homes, technology and art and how each of these areas developed and changed over time and how amazing developments occurred from the Stone Age to the Iron Age.
For more information about each subject area this term, please click on the link below to access and read the spring term Curriculum Letter.
Salisbury Class Y4: Spring Term Curriculum Letter.
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March 2022 - Easter Egg Hunt
The class enjoyed tge spring sunshine, in between snow storms, to hunt out hidden Easter eggs. Thanks to Y6 for finding such great hiding places and to the PTFA for supporting.
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March 2022 - DT
The class have used their sewing skills to make a sheath commonly used by Pre-Historic man to secure a knife. The class learnt about this particular item at our recent trip to Wild Woodcraft.
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March 2022 - Science
Y4, as part of their science learning, have been learning about seeds and how they can be used a food source as well as the beginnings of new plant life. The task today was to make a bird seed cake which was a mix of bird seed and lard. They packed them inside old yoghurt pots and then hung them in the schools wild life area.
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March 2022 - Science
Y4 extended their science learning form yesterday when we learnt about the role of flowers. Today , we dissected a flower to see in more detail the petals, stamen, anther and stigma.
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March 2022 - P.E Tennis
Some of the children from year 4 took part in a small tennis competition against Winchelsea school.
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March 2022 - Spellings
As part of their maths lesson on statistics, the in-focus task was to create a table and bar graph using data provided. A good opportunity to consolidate learning from last few days.
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March 2022 - Maths & English Awards
Lucy is our TT Rocker of the week as she has completed more time on answering questions than was set for homework. Well done Lucy, great job.
Plus, a huge well done to Isla who is our writer of the week. Great to see English skills being applied to our history work.
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March 2022 - Maths
s part of their maths lesson on statistics, the in-focus task was to create a table and bar graph using data provided. A good opportunity to consolidate learning from last few days.
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March 2022 - Wild Woodcraft
Y4 enjoyed a fabulous day out at Wild Woodcraft where they experienced Stone-Age life. During the day, the class made dens, explored some of the various tools and weapons used by early man as well as making and lighting fires, gutting and cooking fish and learning about the many methods used by Pre-Historic people to adapt and make resources needed to survive. A great day of experiential learning and the sun shone which helped. For more pictures from the day see our class page.
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March 2022 - Science
In science, year 4 are learning all about plants. In this session the class learnt about the importance of leaves and how water is transported within a plant. The children set up and undertook an investigation to see this in real time.
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March 2022 - Homework
Oscar chose to create a model of Stonehenge as part of his ‘pick and mix’ homework tasks. Great piece of DT work. Well done.
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March 2022 - DT and Art
Y4 spent the afternoon spent the afternoon on a carousel of activities. They started a second DT task of sewing, painted display posters ready for the summer or evaluated their learning for the spring term. A really busy afternoon but a well done to all in class as they completed all the tasks successfully.
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March 2022 - Maths
Congratulations to Evie who is our TT Rocker of the week.
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March 2022 - DT
Linked to our class topic of 'Pre-Historic Britain', the class have designed and created jewellery with a stone-age styling. Here are a few examples of our excellent work.
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March 2022 - PE
The Y4s are continuing with their PE focus of net and wall. Today the focus was on tennis and building on previous skills learnt, the class were challenged to serve the ball and for it to land in a specific area. Easier said than done but, all the class had a really good go and by the end of the lesson were becoming more and more accurate.
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March 2022 - Science
Y4, in science, have been recapping the process of seed growth and understanding what each part plays during the first few days and weeks after planting. We are carrying out an investigation of our own to monitor seed growth and how many roots sprout from a seed.
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March 2022 - Maths TT Rocker of the week
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March 2022 - Maths TT Rocker
Well done to Joseph who is our TT Rocker of the week.
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March 2022 - PE: Swimming Awards
Year 4 received their swimming certificates and were very proud of their efforts!
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March 2022 - DT
The Year 4s have created, using the medium of clay, some stone-age jewellery. Following their design sheets and following the criteria of 4 different shapes the class have worked brilliantly at this task.
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March 2022 - Shrove Tuesday
Year 4 have been celebrating Shrove Tuesday by linking all their learning to this exciting day. Our maths linked to scaling recipes depending on how many people we were cooking for. This was useful as we made a batter mix, as part of English and DT skills. The original recipe was for 8 people, and we needed enough for the whole class. We wrote up a recipe for our batter which we later cooked to produce pancakes that we went on to enjoy with a selection of toppings. Plus, we learnt about the reasons why we celebrate Shrove Tuesday, with RE links to Rev. Al’s assembly, along with traditions from around the UK. To finish our day, we had pancake races on the school field. Lots of fun experiential learning as well as smiley faces.
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February 2022 - Maths
Year 4 spent their maths lesson reviewing their understanding of using the written method for addition. We consolidated our understanding by practising the method and concluded by having a go at some problem-solving challenge tasks. Lots of super maths vocabulary used and applied when we practised using the place value counters.
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February 2022 - PSHE Circle Time
Y4, as part of their PSHE circle time theme: Dreams and Goals, were set the challenge of working as team to create the funniest Potato person. The challenge involved working with people you wouldn’t normally; creating a design thern implementing the design ensuring everyone’s ideas are heard and all team members participate positively. Lots of fun and smiles as anything goes.
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February 2022 - Subject Revolution
On Friday 4th February we had a Maths focus day, this was part of the NSPCC Number day. We were so lucky have Subject Revolution(https://www.subjectrevolution.co.uk) in school to help us celebrate all things MATHEMATICAL! They provided us with an exciting, modern, interactive and hands-on educational Mathematics experience for us all.
In KS2 we had a day full of mathematical reasoning and problem solving that required us to work in teams and pass through each maths challenge zone, undetected by the invading Robotrons. We had to find the codes that would bring down the Robotron's secret server room and save us all!
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January 2022 - French
Year 4 are listening to the story, ‘Boucle d’Or Et Les Trois Ours’ which is French for Goldilocks & The Three Bears. The class are identifying the key language to be able to interpret and understand the story. To help with this, the class were asked to sort a variety of flashcards based on the story, and then create images from the French vocabulary provided to really consolidate their learning.
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January 2022 - P.E: Swimming
Y4 continued making fabulous progress in both confidence and technique during their weekly swimming lessons whilst also having great fun. One group were mastering the use of legs and what better way than balancing a bucket of water on your float. Lots of smiling faces.
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January 2022 - Art
Linked to this terms topic of Pre historic Britain, the class have been learning about cave art and how that was used as documentation and a way to communicate daily life. In addition, they’ve learnt how archaeologists can use this fantastic evidence to understand life during this era of history. The children had a go at creating some of their own cave art whilst experiencing the conditions of cramped space even trying to draw upside down.
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January 2022 - P.E - Swimming
Year 4 are thoroughly enjoying their weekly swimming lesson. Each week the children are either learning new skills or improving existing ones. It was wonderful to see everyone pushing themselves and becoming fantastic confident swimmers.
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Autumn Term 2021
Amazing Americas!
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September 2021
Welcome back Year 4. I hope you had a super summer holiday with lots of exciting memories to share. This term, we will be on our travels as we explore the continent of South America. The place and its people.
The autumn term topic in year 4 is Amazing Americas! covering an exciting mix of geographical, historical and sceince skills. In the first half of the term, the class will take a trek into the depths of the rainforest where they will discover where the rainforests are located, what they are like, who lives there, including animals, plants and indigenous peoples. In the second half of the term, the children will uncover the mysteries of the Maya. They will start by taking a trip deep into the rainforests of Central America to explore Mayan ruins and from there, embark on a journey that will help them uncover the life, society and civilisation of both ancient and modern Mayan people.
For more information about each subject area this term, please click on the link below to access and read this term’s Curriculum Letter.
Salisbury Class Y4: Autumn Term Curriculum Letter.
November 2021 - Art
The Year 3 and Y4 classes have been learning the new art skill of batik and then creating rain forest animals prints using this new skill.
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October 2021 - Animal UK
Our topic came alive today as we enjoyed a visit from Animal Uk who brought into school a selection of animals that could be found in a rainforest environment. This was a fantastic opportunity to handle, stroke and learn about an amazing set of creatures.
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September 2021 - Macmillan Coffee Morning
Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed a delicious cake and a drink in support of this year's Macmillan coffee morning. Thank you for all the generous donations.
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September 2021 - English
Our current focus is poetry and we are creating poems about rainforest animals. Today we presented some of poems to Y1 who had to guess what animal was being described.
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September 2021 - P.E
Our indoor P.E focus is gymnastics and balance. The children explored various ways of balancing as individuals, in groups whilst using various balance points of the body.
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September 2021 - P.E
Y4 enjoyed their first P.E lesson of the autumn term which focused on invasion games and was led by Carres Outreach P.E team.
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September 2021 - Welcome Back
Year 4, your classroom is ready for your return.
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Home Learning
Salisbury class will be using Microsoft Teams as a form of communication between parents, children and their teacher. Please click on the links below for information on how to login and use as well as important policy guidelines on its use.
Information Letter
Microsoft Teams Policy
Teams Internet Safety Poster
How To Upload / View Documents on Teams
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