Year 4

The Year 4 team consists of three teachers – Mrs Pixton, Mr Hodgkins and Mrs Farrar-Williams – who are assisted by Miss Scott, Mrs Shortland and Mrs Rose. The Year 4 team is led by our lead practitioner, Mrs Lewis.

Our Year 4 team have very high expectations and are devoted to helping pupils achieve! We endeavour to create a stimulating and inspiring learning environment to enable children to succeed. We strive to create an atmosphere where the children feel comfortable in accepting challenges and taking risks through an exciting and engaging approach. It is also our aim to reinforce the importance and application of our school values and our South End Signature.

Click here to view our latest Year 4 curriculum overview.

Year 4 updates

Project 1 information: Potions

Click here to view the intended learning journey of our Potions project.

Click here to view the knowledge organiser for our Potions project.

Art: clay potion bottles

Year 4 studied René Lalique and drew inspiration from his designs to create our own potion bottles. Using the coiling technique, we created a unique model from clay. Even though some of us found this challenging, we persevered using our growth mindsets and determination.

I now know that the medicine used to put people to sleep or numb an area of the body are called anesthetics.

Year 4 pupil

Before we studied potions, I didn't know about the changes between solids, liquids and gases. I also know about viscosity and that is about the thickness of a liquid.

Year 4 pupil

You can make your own exploding volcano using a bottle, washing up liquid, baking soda and vinegar.

Year 4 pupil

Project 2 information: Burps, Bottoms and Bile

Click here to view the intended learning journey of our Burps, Bottoms and Bile project.

Click here to view the knowledge organiser for our Burps, Bottoms and Bile project.

When you eat food, you chew it and swallow it. Then it goes down the oesophagus and into the stomach where acid breaks it up. From there it goes through the large and small intestines.

Year 4 pupil

I now know that there are four types of teeth: molars, premolars, canines and incisors. Some of the molars are also wisdom teeth.

Year 4 pupil

The large and small intestines are like long tubes and they break the food down and take away the waste so the body gets to good stuff.

Year 4 pupil

Project 3: Ancient Civilisations

Click here to view the intended learning journey of our Ancient Civilisations project.

Click here to view the knowledge organiser for our Ancient Civilisations project.

The knowledge organiser for our science unit about ‘electricity’ can be accessed here.

Project 4 information: Misty Mountain, Winding River

Coming in March…

Project 5 information: Blue abyss

Coming in June…