Year 4

St Paul's Opera Workshop

What a week in Year 4! The lovely people from St Paul's Opera Society came and held a two day opera singing workshop for us. We had a great time and really got to show case some of our theatrical talents. They latest production of Albert Herring is running from the 7th-9th of July at St Paul's Church, Clapham, be sure to go check it out. 

CLC Workshop

A massive thank you to the CLC for coming into visit us this week. We had a great afternoon making information books on the Book Creator app and filming using a green screen. We used our learning and also researched facts about Roman Britain, wrote our scripts then recorded, edited and put altogether! Check out some of the finished one below, others to follow!

Windrush 2022

This week, we have been learning all about and celebrating the Windrush generation. Many Caribbean men and women travelled on the HMT Windrush to the UK to help rebuild Britain after the Second World War. Ms Janet, brought in a photograph of her father traveling over on the Windrush ship at the age of 19. 

Today we played dominos, a social activity bought over by the Windrush generation. We have many skilful, competitive players in Year 4.

Music Concert 2022

Our school's very talented musicians performing at Friday's music concert. It was amazing to see how far many of them have come over the course of the year. 

Lullingstone Roman Villa 

Year 4 had an amazing day at Lullingstone Roman Villa yesterday. A big thank you to our volunteer Sarah who was a fountain of knowledge and answered many of the children's hard hitting questions. The children explored an ancient roman villa and even found some evidence of Christian symbols in a time when Christianity was illegal to practice. They also worked in groups and became archaeologists, digging for artefacts. 

Jubilee Celebrations 2022

We had a great time celebrating the Platinum Jubilee in school. We were lucky enough to have someone come in a teach us Maypole and we even put on a little show for the parents at the end of the day. Also, the lovely kitchen staff prepared a special picnic for everyone to enjoy out in the sunshine. 

KS2 Disco!

Some snaps of the Year 4's at the KS2 disco last night

Jubilee Artwork 

Digestive System 

In Year 4, we have been learning about the basic parts and functions of the digestive system. To help us visualize this process we set up a practical (messy) experiment.  

Forest School-19/05/22-Outdoor Learning Day

Year 4 really enjoyed their Forest School session this morning for outdoor learning day. They got to chose from a range of different activities such as wild weaving, clay faces, whittling, natural printing, pebble painting, observational art and transient art. 

Science Experiment 18/05/22

Year 4 are currently investigating the effect different liquids have on the enamel of our teeth. As we didn't have any spare teeth to hand, we decided to use eggs to carry out our experiment. The eggs have a hard protective outer shell which is similar to the enamel of our teeth. Make sure to come back for the results.   

Shackleton's Journey 

This week, Year 4 wrote some excellent persuasive letters to Sir Ernest Shackleton, applying for a position on his expedition. 

Earth Day 2022

To celebrate Earth Day 2022, we made pledges, committing to things we can do to protect and improve the Earth. 

Act of Service 2022

Year 4 baked some delicious treats for the whole team down at Clapham Old Town Fire Station. We wanted to say a big thanks for all their hard work and to wish them a Happy Easter. We hope you enjoy them. 

Experience Easter at the HTC 21/03/22

Class Talks March 2022

Year 4 were set the task of creating and presenting a PowerPoint Presentation about any given topic. We are working hard to develop students' confidence when speaking. I was absolutely blown away all of the presentations. Well done Year 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐  

Volcano Madness!

World Book Day 2022

Check out some of the amazing characters that came to school this morning. An amazing effort made by all of Year 4.

Blind Date With A Book

Kicking off Book Week with a blind date with a book. 

Coding Crazy!

This week the CLC dropped off some Sphero Robots to school. Year 4 enjoyed their taster session this afternoon and are looking forward to developing their coding skills. 

Poetry Corner

Imogen shared her own poem with the class today.

Trip to the Natural History Museum 7/02/22 

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

Year 4's amazing newspaper reports based on our class text 'Iron Man'. 

Congratulations to this week's Good News winners 04/02/21

Now Press Play

We absolutely love Now Press Play in Year 4. This afternoon, we were transported back to Pompeii in 79AD, the day before Mount Vesuvius erupted!!! 

DT Week- Electrical Systems using a Simple Circuit. 

Students worked hard all week to create their lanterns. We began the process by deciding what we were going to make. We then collected the necessary resources and got down to work. Everyone was in charge of building and creating their own lantern window. They turned out beautifully. 

Santa Hat Run 10/12/21

Southwark Cathedral- 30.11.21

What an amazing trip to the Southwark Cathedral today. Children had a great time exploring different Christian symbols around the church. We will definitely be back again.

Experience Christmas at HTC

UK Parliament Week 2021

Just like MPs and members of the House of Lords use debates to discuss topics and challenge the work of the Government, Year 4 put their debating skills to work this week. Year 4 worked in teams to answer some tough questions: "Do uniforms lead to better behaved pupils?", "Is it wrong to keep any animal as a pet?" and "Should bullies be excluded from schools?".  

They all did an amazing job and we look forward to our next debate.  

Class Trip to Morden Hall Park 19/10/21

We had a fantastic time at Morden Park Hall today. Students worked in groups to measure the physical features of the River Wandle from two different sites. After a big lunch, students set off to catch different invertebrates from the river. A big thank you to Snuff Mill for having us today and leading an excellent session. 

Science Fun!

This half-term we have been learning all about Electricity. Students have good knowledge of the essential components of a circuit. Yesterday, they were put to the test by creating different circuits to see if they were complete or incomplete. 

Come back next week to see us testing different conductors and insulators.