Using Electricity

 In Year 4, we have been learning about using electricity. We have explored making our own circuits, and designing our own torches. 

4NM Dancing Around the World

 Here are the final performances of our pan-African Lion King dance, our New Zealand Haka and our Christmas Crazy Dance.

Year 4 Biodiversity Survey

 Year 4 have completed their survey of the animals in their local habitat - the temperate woodland. They classified the animals they encountered and had fun exploring the woods. 

Music in Year 4

In Year 4 our children have continued with the Showcase music teaching they missed out on last year. In these videos you will see them perform what they have been working on this term.  

Y4 Greek Pavillions

In Year 4, we had fun designing our own Wonders of the World. First we used sweets and cocktail sticks to see what shapes were strong and stable enough to stand up. Then we had a go planning our own structure made from lollipops, built to honour one of the Greek gods.

Dinosaur Dinner

Penguin and Pinecone

More Super Home Learning

WOW!

It is week 2 of home learning and once again we have been bowled over with all the hard work and commitment to your learning. We are so impressed with your dedication and excited to see all the fabulous activities you have been undertaking. It is especially lovely to see all the enjoyment and fun you are having.

Can we just say a BIG thank you for taking the time to send in all the photos and videos-it really does put a smile on our faces and inspires us all to keep being our Oakwood best. I am sure there are going to be lots of house points waiting to be stamped on cards when we all get back together.

Please all have a happy and safe Easter. We look forward to seeing all of your Easter Home Learning projects.

Take a look at all the fabulous work you have been up to this week.

City Art Gallery Visit

Children in Year 4 loved seeing how art has been used through the ages to express ideas and feelings. They also used clay to create a Mayan decoration ready for next half-term's topic.

Y4 River Home learning

Year 4 have been busy working away at home on their Rivers Home Learning project. We were amazed at the fantastic work they produced and had a great time sharing with Y1.

Catapult Cars

For the first time, Year 4 have designed and built catapult cars using lollipop sticks, masking tape and card. They had to design the structure of the chassis and select a body-shape that was strong and streamlined! Here are the results:

Y4 Build a river

As part of Rivers topic Year 4 spent yesterday afternoon constructing a river on the playground. We thought about all the different parts of the river and watched as the water made its way down the river course.

Y4 River Walk

Yesterday Y4 had a fantastic start to the day, exploring Tanner's Brook. We followed the river for a while, thinking about how different parts of the river behaved.

Felt Book Jackets

Year 4 have been working hard designing and making their own book jackets. Here are a sample of the first ones finished.

Wind Poems

Inspired by 'The Sea' by James Reeves, the children in Year 4 wrote, memorised and performed their own poems based on the wind.

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Year's inky art!

Inspired by the Illustrations in The Green Ship, Year 4 had a go at creating their own watercolour and ink illustrations.

Natural Artwork and Celtic Weaving

Year 4 have been working outside recently. In History, our Celtic tribes assigned themselves roles to help craft a protective wall for their villages.

Later in the week we produced environmental artwork inspired by artist Andy Goldsworthy, the subject of our reading texts.

Year 1 Space Home Learning

Year 1 welcomed Year 4 to class to look at the incredible Home Learning projects they had produced. The children had made some superb robots; some had specific functions like a Cooking bot or had special features such as flashing lights. Amazing rockets of all shapes and sizes were also on display in the Home Learning gallery. Great job Year 1.

Y1 and Y4 Story Share

This morning, Year 1 welcomed Year 4 to the base to share some stories they had written. The Year 1 children read a story called Handa's Surprise then wrote their own version of the story changing the continent the story was set in and the fruits and animals. Thank you for coming to share our stories Year 4, we hope you enjoyed the surprise!


 

Panto Pandemonium!

Years 4 and 6 were our final year groups to entertain us with their Christmas performance yesterday - and what a cracker it was!

The evil witch was trying to take over all the pantos in the land, and make the baddies win. It was up to 5 courageous Oakwood Pupils to save the day by collecting objects from Panto-Land.

All's well that ends well, and good overcame evil.

Another brilliant performance to make us all proud! Well done Years 4 and 6!