Year 4 started their new Science topic with a fun activity this week, building their own bridges. The topic, The Big Build, explored how various structures are designed and constructed. The children were asked to…
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Year 4: Trip to the British Museum
On Wednesday, Year 4 ventured off to the British Museum to enhance their knowledge and understanding in our History and Geography topics. We took the underground to Goodge Street, where we found our way to…
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Sapphire Class produced a wonderful assembly demonstrating all of the knowledge they have acquired so far in our topic: Ancient Egypt! They spoke clearly and confidently with amazing expressions and delivery of their lines! We…
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This week we celebrated School Sports Week in St Joseph’s and what a week it was! Year 4 began the week by getting involved in the sponsored ‘Walk to School’ challenge. This was a five-day…
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This week Year 4 have been exploring how we can use a range of components in an electrical circuit. The children were challenged to make a circuit with a lightbulb which could turn on and…
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Year 4 began their day with a bounce as they set off for the bouncy castle. They took part in our PFA sponsored bounce, where they each had to keep bouncing for two minutes. They…
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Students in Computing Club have learned how to program and use Micro:bits. The BBC micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer that introduces you to how software and hardware work together. It has an LED light…
Read MoreWorld Password Day. Shall I guess your password?
Each year on the first Thursday in May, World Password Day promotes better password habits. Passwords are critical gatekeepers to our digital identities, allowing us to access online shopping, dating, banking, social media, private work,…
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This week Year 4 were introduced to their focus text for their writing unit; ‘The Lost Happy Endings’. This involved a session on making predictions. The children were given the last lines of various fairytales…
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Last week Year 4 ventured off on their long-awaited residential trip to the Gordon Brown Centre, and what a week we had. The children took part in a number of outdoor activities over the course…
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