Class 4 Blog 24-25

Check out what we have been doing in class:

• Friday 19 December 2025 Freezing, Fires & Forests This half term , we have been outdoors a great deal and it's been wonderful. We took part in a project about climate change with Beamish Open Air Museum . First we were visited by Catherine from the museum, who helped us to understand how people have used more and more fossil fuels over the last 200 years. We examined maps of our local area from the 1800s, 1890s and 1930s, comparing the use of the land and transport links. We were surprised to see just how many houses, roads, train tracks and factories have been built over the years. When we visited Beamish, we were able to see for ourselves how people's lives have changed and came to understand how much more people rely on fossil fuels on a day to day basis today. To help offset out carbon footprint, we planted seeds to grow flowers that will help our environment in the future.
• Wednesday 16 July 2025 Foley, Forestry and Farewell Four We've had a really busy half term in Class 4. We've been delving in to rivers, getting switched on about electricity, testing teeth, venturing into abandoned buildings, exploring our forest area and getting down in a dance-a-thon.
• Friday 23 May 2025 Body Experts
• Friday 11 April 2025 Balancing Brilliance This half term, year have 4 have been introduced to gymnastics, focusing on balancing and rolling. The children learned how to perform different types of balances and rolls, developing their coordination, strength, and flexibility. Throughout the lessons, the children demonstrated significant progress in their confidence, balance, and ability to work as part of a team.
• Friday 11 April 2025 Planting, Perimeter and Pyjamas Did you know that we are planting a forest? We, Class 4, have already planted around 100 trees on a part of our school field. We are so excited to be a part of developing an area for learning and enjoyment outdoors. That’s not all - we have been putting our writing skills to good use to bring about further developments for our school grounds. A POND! As a class, we decided to write to Gateshead Council to ask them for funding to create a pond habitat at our school.
• Friday 11 April 2025 Confident Communicators
• Friday 20 December 2024 Fencing Fun with Class 4 This half term, Class 4 has been trying something new and exciting during their PE sessions – fencing! Known as the "sport of the swords," fencing is an ancient and fast-paced activity that combines agility, focus, and strategy.
• Friday 25 October 2024 The Beautiful Game: Year 4 Football
• Thursday 24 October 2024 Changing States What a productive half term it’s been for Class 4. Our writing about the fearsome beast Grendel has led us to delve in to our writer’s tool kit to use amazing adjectives, descriptive verbs and precise nouns to retell the moment the gruesome beast burst in to Beowulf’s great hall and snatched 30 of his best warriors. Our words have been chosen so carefully for effect that any reader will be able to imagine the terrifying scene we wanted to show them.
• Friday 4 October 2024 A Historic Start to Year 4 What a great start to Year 4 we’ve had. Everyone has come in to Mrs Colquhoun’s class with buckets full of enthusiasm and a great attitude for learning. It’s going to be an excellent year and we can’t wait to see what the children can achieve.