Beechwood Primary School

Autumn 2

Year 4 have had a fantastic term in which they have worked incredibly hard. In particular, they have
enjoyed the practical investigations that have taken place during the States of Matter unit in Science. To
start with, children learnt about the states of matter and how to categorise objects into the categories of
solid, liquid and gas. After this, they have been challenged to carry out their own investigation into how
some materials can change between different states of matter through processes such as evaporation
and freezing. Pictured is a pouring investigation the children completed in an attempt to identify liquids.
The children should be proud of their hard work, increasing independence and the development of their
scientific knowledge throughout the unit.

Autumn 1

Year 4 have made an excellent start to the Autumn term and have worked hard across the curriculum. They have shown a particular interest in Art this term and have started to study a variety of illustration styles with the focus of “Storytelling Through Drawing”. They began by looking at the work of renowned illustrators Shaun Tan and Laura Carlin, before starting to develop their own styles in their visual notes. They have then started to apply these styles by using a variety of sketching tools (such as pencils, pens and ink). The children have then used these skills to start their work on some wonderful final pieces in which they took inspiration from Lewis Carroll’s poem “The Jabberwocky” in order to create their final illustrations.