Cobalt

Cobalt 2024-25

Welcome to Year 4 and Team Cobalt

Your teachers are Mrs Holman & Mrs Bonner

Your teaching assistants are Mrs Pullen & Mrs Hajzeri

What a busy half term we have had in Year four – we have certainly packed a lot in! Some of our highlights have included taking part in World Book Day, investigating the theme of ‘Change and Adapt’ for Science Week and visiting one of our local churches to learn about Jesus and the Last Supper.

In History and Geography we have been learning all about the Ancient Egyptians – a topic we have loved! We enjoyed finding out about the pyramids and what they were like inside, who Tutankhamun was and how his tomb was recently discovered and why the River Nile was so important to the Ancient Egyptians. We even had a go at building a pyramid ourselves using props from the classroom – we really got a sense of just how much work it would have been to build these amazing structures!

In DT, we continued to look at the Ancient Egyptians and made our own Egyptian inspired bread rolls. We added our chosen fruits, after taste testing a range of delicious options! These included sultanas, dates and figs, and we also added honey to sweeten them! We enjoyed sharing them with our families at home.

In Science, we have been learning about the digestive system and how this works. We have looked at the components of the digestive system and their functions. We also learnt about the different types of teeth that we have, and explored the uses of each type. We learnt how important it is for our teeth to work together in order for us to be able to eat. Later on in the term, we set up an experiment to explore which liquids are healthy and not healthy for our teeth. We substituted teeth for eggs (as these have a similar texture to the enamel on our teeth) and greatly enjoyed observing the effects on the eggs over time. The liquids of coke, vinegar, toothpaste, orange juice and milk certainly made the classrooms smell interesting!

In the Summer Term, we will be starting to learn about the Ancient Greeks. We will be exploring who they were, and the impact they have had on modern society. In Art, we will be creating vases inspired by the Ancient Greeks using the medium of clay. In Science, we will be learning about sound and how our ears work.

Have a cracking Easter Holiday everybody!

Our PE days for Team Cobalt this half term will be Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Our library day is Friday - please bring books into school every week.