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

Year 4 Summer 1 Highlights

It has been a short but busy half term in Year four! Here is some of the learning we have enjoyed across the curriculum:

In History, we have been learning all about the Ancient Greeks. We have located the country of Greece on a map, explored its features and considered where we would have liked to settle as an Ancient Greek! We have also learnt who the Ancient Greeks were, and that Ancient Greece was split into different city-states rather than existing as one whole country. We all took part in a lively debate about two of the most famous city-states, with Athens emerging as a very clear winner over Sparta! In addition, we really enjoyed learning about Alexander the Great, and we used a range of historical sources to support us to understand his significance. Next half term, we are looking forward to learning that the first Olympic Games were held in Ancient Greece, and comparing them to how the Olympics are run in the modern day. We will also explore some other major achievements of the Ancient Greek civilization.

In Science, we have been learning about sound, and have had a great time experimenting with being able to see the vibrations sound creates using rice on musical instruments. We have learnt about how sound travels, and how this works within our inner ears. We learnt about the different parts of our inner ears, which are all important for us to be able to hear. We have learnt about different pitches, and created our own panpipes to explore making a range of pitches for ourselves. We also greatly enjoyed making our own string telephones to explore how the sound energy travelled from one cup to another. We have also used an app on our class iPads to measure amplitude.

In Music, we have continued to practice our Electric Umbrella songs and are very much looking forward to singing them with other schools when we visit St. Albans Cathedral in June.

Next half term, we will be creating vases inspired by the Ancient Greeks in Art. In Science, we will be learning about states of matter and exploring different liquids, solids and gases. In Geography, we will be using maps to identify different countries in Europe and invisible lines on a map. We are very excited to visit the Hindu temple in our first week back after half term. We can’t wait to get started!

Have a lovely half term break everyone!