From Talking Pigs to Tuning Forks – A Week Full of Wonder in Year 4

Miss Stokes • June 6, 2025

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Books, vibrations and big dreams in the Ellen MacArthur classroom

📌 TL;DR (Top 5 Highlights):

  1. Dived into Charlotte’s Web and explored key themes.
  2. Asked big questions and made exciting predictions about the story.
  3. Investigated how sound is made using tuning forks and drums.
  4. Explored global jobs in Geography and shared future career dreams.
  5. Kicked off the half-term full of energy, curiosity, and teamwork!

Year 4 Blog – An Exciting Start to the Half Term!

We have had such a fantastic week in Year 4 and we’re excited to tell you all about what we’ve been up to.

 

Starting Our New Book: Charlotte’s Web
We’ve begun reading a new class text—Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White—and we are already hooked! We’ve met the lovable pig Wilbur and have started exploring the themes of friendship and loneliness. The children have been asking thoughtful questions about the characters and making predictions about what might happen next. We can’t wait to find out who the mysterious voice in the barn belongs to!

Science Investigation: Sound
In Science, we launched our new topic on Sound with an investigation into how vibrations create sound. The class experimented with tuning forks, rice on drums, and elastic bands! We had fun exploring how sound travels and were amazed to see science in action.

 

Geography and Our Future Careers
In Geography, we’ve been learning about how different jobs can be found in different regions of the world. We had a brilliant discussion about the jobs we’d like to do when we grow up—from marine biologists and artists to teachers and astronauts! It was inspiring to hear everyone’s dreams and talk about how learning can help us get there.

 

It's been a brilliant start to the half term and we’re looking forward to lots more learning, reading, and discovering together. Watch this space!

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