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: Bouncing into Coronation weekend!
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…
Read MoreMicro:bits – coding in action!
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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Year 4 enjoyed their Environmental class this week, which involved planting and appreciating the sounds of nature. The children began the lesson by discussing how sounds occur and creating our own circuit of sound. This…
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Year 4 are coming to the end of their History topic on ‘Roman Britain’. They have been reflecting on what they think is the most significant Roman legacy for people in Britain today. We discussed…
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Year 4 have been enjoying their Science Topic ‘Sound’. This topic focuses on identifying how sounds are made, recognising that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the earl, and finding patterns between pitch,…
Read MoreYear 4: Amazing adverts!
This week Year 4 had the opportunity to join the world of producing, marketing and editing when they were tasked with creating their own interesting video advertisements. Year 4 were joined by the team from…
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