Year 4 Grizzly Bears

We're the Grizzly Bears!

Welcome to our class

We’re proud and independent, sensitive and strong.

We work hard, try our best and have lots of fun!

“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.”

Little Women - Louisa May Alcott

Class Story:

Our new class story is 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' by Jeff Kinney.

PE Timetable

Please note that our PE lessons will take place on Mondays and Wednesdays this term. 

Our topics this term

• Science: Animals including Humans
• Geography: Mountains, Rivers and Coasts
• RE: What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?
• PE: Gymnastics and Real PE
• Computing: Internet Search Techniques
• Music: Music Express
• French: Les Monstres

Year 4 Christmas Party

This week, we had our Year 4 Christmas Party. We had a fantastic time dancing to Christmas music, playing Christmas games and, most importantly, feasting on treats. Although our favourite part of the afternoon was probably when Mrs McNerney came to join in - she's certainly got some interesting moves!

Image Theatre

To top off a very busy week, we had a visit from Image Theatre, who came in to perform Robin Hood. Some of the children were lucky enough to have parts in the play, while the rest made up the chorus, joining in with songs and doing actions to go alongside them. It was a wonderful way to spend a Friday morning!

Jorvik Viking Centre

The Year 4s took a trip to York to visit the Jorvik Viking Centre and Dig Experience. The children got to be archaeologists, digging for artefacts and then examining bones, antlers and even poo from the past to find out about
the life of the Vikings! They also took part in a battle tactics workshop and found out about the different weapons used by the Vikings and discovered that women warriors were often even more fierce than the men. Finally, they had a tour of Jorvik, finding out what York would have looked like in the Viking times. We had a fantastic day out and can’t wait to find out more about the Vikings during our History lessons this term!

Anti-Bullying Week

To mark anti-bullying week this year, we had a virtual reality anti-bullying workshop. We used VR headsets to watch a scenario and dig deeper into the effects of bullying and why people might be tempted to bully someone. 

Children in Need

We loved donning our pjs for Pudsey to raise money for Children in Need. In fact, we’d like to wear onesies and slippers to school every Friday!

Class Assembly

Last week, the Grizzly Bears had their first class assembly of the year. Our theme was ‘Remembrance’ and the children thoroughly enjoyed finding out about the meaning of Remembrance Day, the different coloured poppies people choose to wear and, for some, researching friends and family members who were in the armed forces. A brilliant assembly Grizzly Bears - very well done!

The Iron Man Film Trailers

To conclude our topic on The Iron Man, we created film trailers to summarise the story and showcase the ‘best bits’:

Special Mentions

Our Special Mention certificates for Autumn Term 1 were awarded to a Sami and Delphi. Sami, who joined Oatlands Junior School in September, was awarded his certificate for the enthusiasm and confidence that he has shown as he's settled into life in the Grizzly Bears. Delphi was awarded hers for kindness, support and encouragement that she always shows to other children in the class. A huge well done to both of them!

The Iron Man

During the Autumn term, we've done lots of work around Ted Hughes' book, 'The Iron Man'. The children have done performance readings, written free-verse poems, newspaper articles and, much to their excitement, created movie trailer-style summaries of the story. Here's just a snapshot of some of the things that we've been doing in our Reading and Writing lessons this term.

E-Safety

We’ve been busy in Computing this term showcasing our key skills while creating a PowerPoint presentation about how we keep ourselves safe online. This week, we shared all of our favourite things about the internet, suggesting what the risks of different games, apps and sites are and brainstorming how we can overcome them. 

Open Time

This week, to coincide with our Macmillan Coffee Morning, we held our first Open Hour of the year. We loved welcoming our families into the classroom to work with us. In celebration of the UCI Championships coming to Harrogate, we designed our own bicycles and made persuasive posters to advertise them. We had some weird and wonderful ideas and even some very impressive celebrity endorsements! 

Pupil Voice Groups

During our first week in class, we had the very important task of deciding who we wanted to represent our class in the various Pupil Voice Groups that we have at Oatlands Junior School. In keeping with our British Values, we staged a democratic vote in the classroom. The elected children for each group are as follows: