Welcome to Year 4!

This week so far: 

This week, our students have truly immersed themselves in the fascinating topic of Africa! They completed an engaging music unit focused on African drumming, exploring the vibrant rhythms that define the continent. We were also fortunate enough to engage in an African drumming workshop where students learnt how to perform the base, slap and tone notes on an African drum. We also learnt and performed a traditional song. Alongside this, we delved into the diverse countries of Africa and the oceans that surround them. Students also researched various African animals, creating informative presentations on how these incredible creatures have adapted to thrive in their unique environments. It’s been a week full of discovery and creativity!

Music: This week pupils will learned to recognise the main features and instruments featured in African music. We then explored the techniques of ‘call and response’, by first using body percussion and then drums and percussion instruments. Finally in small groups students rehearsed and performed a rhythmic pattern, which used the call and response technique.

Geography: This week we began our Geography topic looking at the various countries within Africa and the oceans that surround it. We looked at where the equator and Prime Meridian divided Africa and what countries we could identify in the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western hemispheres.