Olympic heroes

As we get ready for our own sports week at Cabot, read all about some Ancient Greek Olympic heroes here;
http://www.sikyon.com/olympia/athletestories_eg.html

Some super-scoring Year 4 footballers had the opportunity to take part in a local tournament last week. Here they are making us proud!

Moving and Growing.

We are learning all about how we move and grow. Have a look at these websites to look at all the different bones we need to protect us and help us move.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/skeletons.html

http://www.bonesandharry.co.uk/main/main.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/podsmission/

http://www.ehc.com/vbody.asp

Bar Charts

Year 4 are making bar charts using data we collected for science - click on this link to make your own bar chart.

Festival of Nature

We learnt about endangered crayfish.

YUM! Hedgehog food!

Did you know crabs have tongues at the end of their feet?

We planted sunfllower seeds.

Links in the chain

Year 4 are learning about food chains. There are lots of great websites to explore that will help you find out all about food webs and energy chains. Try playing the games on here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9/habitats.shtml
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/frogs/chain_reaction/play_chainreaction.cfm
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/content/animals/kidscorner/games/foodchaingame.htm
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/fooodchains.htm

A winged guide to the Ancient Greeks:

http://www.abc.net.au/arts/wingedsandals/sandals_fixed.html

TRIP TO THE CITY FARM

Year 4 went to the City Farm to find out all about farm animals and mini-beasts!

We went bug collecting in Boiling Wells

We found out how to feed the animals.

We learnt that sheep are very friendly!

We took some time out to practise our Greek plays in the ampitheatre.

Virtual fieldtrip....

YEAR 4 are going on a virtual fieldtrip.

What different types of plants and animals will you find in these places? Were your predictions correct?

Virtual pond-dipping:http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/pondexplorer/pond3.html,

Virtual woodland: http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/woodland/index.html,

Virtual grassland: http://www.naturegrid.org.uk/grassland/index.html,

Virtual rock pool: http://www.kscience.co.uk/as/module5/seashore_web_site/places/rockpool.htm

Happy hunting!

Putting on a Show

The budding actors and directors in Year 4 are preparing to put on a play. Here they are, hard at work on the first stage - drafting the script!

We can't wait for you to see the end peformance!

Add a new page to your blog.

"Greek Theatre"

Use these websites to help you find the information you need -

BBC

MR DONN

WOODLANDS JUNIOR

Find out:
- What kind of plays did the Greeks enjoy watching?
- Who was Dionysus?
- What kind of costumes did the actors wear?
- What was the orchestra? What was the skene?

We're blogging!

Year 4 pupils have been designing their very own webpages.
Here's the link to your website Year 4:
http://www.hamiltonweblearner.com
You should have your passwords in your reading records.
This weekend, update your homepage introduction to the Ancient Greeks - try out some new styles and add some pictures - we'll start adding links on Tuesday!!

Happy Holidays

Our topic for next term is the Ancient Greeks and the Olympians.
Here are some websites to help you with your Homework Assignment

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/ancient_greeks/

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Homework/Greece.html



Don't forget to use Mathletics as often as you can - will we be the next Champions??

FIELD WORK!

This term we are learning how to collect data and information about our local area. We walked around our local area and made maps with keys and symbols. We also collected information about the types of buildings and landscape there are in our local area.

We also investigated our local play park!

TIMES TABLES CHALLENGE

We are learning our times tables OFF BY HEART!! Practise at home, use the songs on Mathletics to help you:
http://www.mathletics.co.uk/

Try playing games so get those tables in your brain - how about Balloon Invaders:
http://www.mathplayground.com/balloon_invaders.html

 

By the end of terms, we will be tables experts!!!!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to the Spring term everyone!
Our new topic is all about looking at things in a different way - "A Different View".  We're going to learn all about our own local area, and then go somewhere... completely DIFFERENT!
Check out this website that teaches you all about how to read and make maps:
http://mapzone.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/mapzone/