Class 4 2023-24

 There are lots of exciting things going on this term. Keep checking for new links, photos and videos!

Y4 VIRTUAL LIBRARY

At Longman’s Hill, we are passionate about children reading and enjoying books. We have created a virtual library and added some of our favourite Y4 books to the shelves for you to enjoy. Just click on the book cover to access a video of the story being read.

 

World Book Day 2024

Our Class Governor, Mr Wilcockson, came in for World Book Day to read to us.

 

Jumpstart Jonny came to Longmans!!!

Stay & Create Spring 2024 – Flower Sculptures

 



Drumba Workshop – Spring 2024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest Schools – Spring 2024

Using square lashing and frapping technique to make a picture frame:

 

Bird Feeders:


Forest Schools – Autumn 2023

Inspirational Maths Week September 2023

Shape Challenge – making different shapes with rope using at least one hand each at all times. Can you spot the fantastic 3D shape one group managed to create?

 

Hepworth Art Gallery 05.07.23

Year 4 really enjoyed our trip to the art gallery. They started with a workshop learning how to create a sketch book from different types of paper and elastic bands. Once they created their sketch books they explored the different sections of the art gallery admiring all the artwork and completing sketches/drawings using different features.

Forest Schools

Clay Tree Faces

The task was to create a face based on the spirit of the tree. We tried to make it as 3D as possible by manipulating the clay and by adding resources found on the ground for aspects of the face such as hair and teeth.

Group collaboration activity – make a letter…

Can you guess which letters are below?

Square Lashing and Frapping Picture Frames

We have been busy making picture frames out of sticks and wool! We tied the sticks together using the Square Lashing and Frapping technique. Then we photographed our faces in the picture frames! Some of us also made great works of art inside the picture frames using resources we found outside. The dispositions we used today were collaboration, team work and being resourceful.

 

Story Time

We were very grateful to Mr Troke, our class governor, for coming in to read to us today. He read the first chapter of the second book in the ‘Series of Unfortunate Events’ series. It has given us a taste of what might happen to the Baudelaire children and we’re keen to read some more!

 

 

Sing A Song For Selby May 2023

 

Scarborough Residential 27th – 28th April 2023

What a fabulous time we had in Scarborough – rock pooling, visiting Peasholm Park and seeing all the animals at the Sea Life Centre.  The children really enjoyed this residential and made lots of memories.

 

Library Visit 25.04.23

We had lots of fun at Selby library listening to stories and choosing some new books

Salsa Dip Making

As part of our Design and Technology project this term we have researched and tried a variety of dips. To conclude our topic we had a chance to make and try our own salsa dip.

Stay & Create – Pablo Picasso Portraits

Thank you to all the parents who came to our Stay & Create session today. Look at the wonderful art work we produced:

World Book Day – March 2023


 

Science Experiment – Testing Chocolate

We really enjoying melting white, dark and milk chocolate using hot water, We observed and found out which piece melted first and how long it took to melt.

Mosque Visit – February 2023

What an amazing day Class 4 had at Makkah Mosque in Leeds. We learnt so much about the Islamic faith and important features of this place of worship.

Anyone entering the mosque needs to take their shoes off. This keeps the floors clean which is important as worshippers sit and lie on the floor in the mosque.

 

This is the room for washing before prayer (wudu).

The children asked great questions which helped us learn even more about mosques.

 

These clocks tell Muslims what time of day to pray. The top clock is the present time. Five of them show prayer times for that day. The sixth one is the special Friday prayer clock; Friday is a special day for Muslims.

 

The mihrab is an area where the Imam stands to say prayers. It points East which is the direction to Mecca.

During Friday prayers, the Imam will sit on this special seat called a minbar and talk to the worshippers about various things relevant to them – this could be about things happening in the world at that moment.

 

The children were flabbergasted when they saw the beautiful dome in the top prayer room. It is full of calligraphy in Arabic. This mosque contains more calligraphy than any other mosque in GB!

 

We were shown some Qur’ans – some were tiny! The small ones can be used if someone is travelling or as a gift or token. Even the smallest ones contain ALL the 148 verses of the Qur’an!

 

The beads are prayer beads that a lot of Muslims like to use while praying.

 

These flashcards are the Arabic alphabet.

 

Some children choose special caps and headscarves to try on.

 

What a great morning we had! The children really enjoyed their visit to the Makkah Mosque.

 

 

Christmas Performance

Well done to all of Class 4 for their wonderful performances this week. It has been a long time since they performed on stage in front of a live audience and they were great!

Stay & Create

Thanks to all the parents and grandparents who came into school this morning for our Stay & Create sessions. We made some reindeer food and clay tree decorations to sell at the Christmas Fair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carnival Masks

Class 4 have been busy designing, making and evaluating their carnival masks.

Forest Schools

Here are a few photos from some of our Forest Schools’ sessions this term:

 

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