In Science this half-term, the children in Year 4 are learning about Living Things and their habitats.  This week the children learnt how to classify vertebrates, firstly learning that there are 4 types, using the acronym "B R A M F" to remember them.  Next, they chose questions...

In MFL this half-term, the children in Year 4 have been learning the names of classroom items in Spanish.  They are able to say what they have in their pencil case - and what they don't have.  We enjoy playing a game of bingo at the end of the lessons too!

The children in Year 4 have had a very busy 4-day week, including their second swimming session, the Crowning of Mary, VE Day celebrations and Mass with Year 3.  Amongst all the extra activities, they have continued to read Varjak Paw in English.  They are now writing, editing and improvin...

On the first Wednesday of each half-term, every year group will take part in a whole-class maths problem. This week in Year 4, the children had an investigation into making shapes using string, trying to find different possibilities for making 3-sided and 4-sided shapes with lines of symmetry. They...

This half-term, Year 4 have been reading the fantastic Beetle Boy by M G Leonard.  With about a quarter of the story to go, the children have discovered just how bad the baddie of the story really is. Her name is Lucretia Cutter, and she has had the police asking her questions!  She rea...

It’s Science Week this week and the children in Year 4 learnt about “self-healing” concrete! Using plaster of Paris and bicarbonate of soda, a mixture was made and left to dry. A crack was then made before the model was fully dry. Then, a spray of vinegar on the crack made the baki...