Geography
River Essays
This half term Year 4 have been learning all about Rivers. We have looked at the River Volga which is located in Russia. Today we have created essays all about what we have learnt. We have produced some amazing writing.
Religious Education
God and the Big Bang
On Thursday 7th July, Hawthorn took part in the Rochdale Science-Faith Festival at St. Luke’s Church called God and the Big Bang. We took part in interactive workshops with the opportunity to discover, discuss and debate the compatibility of science and faith.
Science
Rocks made from chocolate!
During Science lessons we have been looking at the three different types of rocks; Igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic. We started our Science lesson this week by completing a ‘Kahoot’ quiz where we answered questions about what we already know as a recap. We then used chocolate to represent the different Read more…
Design and technology
Making a slingshot car
The children in year 4 have made designs for a ‘Slingshot car.’ During D&T this week, we began to make the chassis of our cars. It was tricky measuring all the parts as we had to make sure our measurements were accurate or the parts wouldn’t fit together. We can’t Read more…
Geography
The River Roch
During Geography lessons, Year 4 are learning about Rivers so we took a trip to see the River Roch. Whilst were we there, we conducted an investigation to look at the speed of the River. We were very excited that we were able to have our break time on Queen’s Read more…
Art & Design
The Queen’s Jubilee
This week we have took part in lots of Queen’s Jubilee activities. We have completed Jubilee themed maths and English, created London themed book marks and created coasters in the shape of crowns which we can use with our new Jubilee mugs. Yesterday we got the chance to look at Read more…
Art & Design
Queen’s Jubilee collaborative Art
Year 2 and Year 4 worked together to create a collaborative collage for the Queen’s Jubilee.
Religious Education
Easter around the world
Year 4 went outside into the sunshine to find out information about Easter traditions around the world.
Design Technology
Bake off
The children in Year 4 chose an ingredient to add to a biscuit recipe. We then all tried each others biscuits and rated them. Next week we will be designing our own biscuits using all the research we have conducted. We will also be looking at the budget we have Read more…