Year 4 | St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School

One of our first collaborative art pieces was to create this lovely piece showing how we are all part of God's plan. The children decorated puzzle pieces and combined them together to make the a Sign of the Cross.

Art: Drawing and Sketching

We have begun our Art unit by looking at the illustrators Laura Carlin and Shaun Tan. Both illustrators talked about how they compose their illustrations befroe we had a god and mimicking some of their work. We applied sketching and shading skills to show tone and shadow. Afterwards, we began some still life drawings using charcoal, compressed charcoal, pencils and ink.

Church Visit - Years 2 and 4

Earlier in the year, we visited our church with our Mass buddies from Year 2. Whilst we were there, we practised, genuflecting, the responses during Mass, learning when to kneel, stand and offer each other a sign of peace. Year 4 were great role-models for Year 2 and behaviour was brilliant.

Y2&Y4 Church Visit

Gymnastics session

We have jumped straight into our gymnastics unit for PE, starting of with some partnered balances. We have learnt about what is required for a strong, stable balance and how to safely support our partners. We have progressed onto rolls, tumbles and cartwheels, practising safely before having ago at ascending and descending in P.E. We've even been able to have a go on the springboard to mount a vaulting horse on the highest level.

Yr4Gymnastics

Science Investigation

In Science, we are looking at Animals including Humans with a focus on digestions, food chains and teeth. So far, we have learnt about the functions of different teeth and are currently observing the effects of different liquids on our teeth. We will record our observations over a 5-day period to see how the different liquids effects the egg shells.

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