5 days ago
Posted on 08th Jul 2026 by Tegan Read

Careers Week – Year 4

Year 4 had an exciting careers week visitor today, author Paul Taylor! Paul enjoys writing poetry and short stories about animals. He shared some of his work with the children. Year 4 especially enjoyed ‘Annie, The Windy Donkey’.

The children were able to ask Paul plenty of questions about his work. He explained how long it takes to write his stories and how he gathers his inspiration. Paul was especially excited as Year 4 are currently writing their very own Harry Potter kennings and he enjoyed listening to some of our poems!

1 month ago
Posted on 08th Jun 2026 by Tegan Read

Yr 4 – Harry Potter Studios

Year 4 had an extremely exciting day at the Harry Potter Studios tour last Thursday!

Firstly, the children did a workshop where they learnt about how author’s creatures were brought to life for the big screen. We looked at how JK Rowling described the creatures in her books and we got to create our own mythical creatures.

We got to experience the magic of the 25^th anniversary of the Philosopher’s stone while we were there. Children were immersed in the magic of the sets, costumes and props from the films, all of which will help us with our descriptive writing units. The children especially enjoyed walking down Diagon Alley, which we are writing about as part of our portal narrative in English.

Then, on Friday, the children had a visit from our very own Hedgwig. One of our parents brought in a baby barn owl to visit the children.

2 months ago
Posted on 22nd May 2026 by Tegan Read

Yr 4 Reading Café

This half term, the Year 4 classes proudly hosted their Starbooks cafés. It was wonderful to welcome parents into school to share stories with their children while enjoying a hot drink and a snack together.

The event was a fantastic opportunity to showcase the variety of books in our library and celebrate reading for pleasure.

Thank you to all the families who attended and helped make the event such a success!

2 months ago
Posted on 22nd May 2026 by Tegan Read

Yr 4 D&T – Making purses

In Design and Technology this half term, Year 4 built on their sewing skills by practising running stitch and backstitch, which they then used to sew their purses together.

The children enjoyed designing and making a purse for a friend and focused on embellishing their designs to make them unique.

Year 4 can’t wait to take their purses to Harry Potter World with their spending money inside!

2 months ago
Posted on 21st May 2026 by Tegan Read

British Science Week 2026

British Science Week this year was all about igniting children’s curiosity through questioning! We did lots of fun activities throughout school – here are just a few that the children took part in …

Year 1 spent some time outside and explored the different weather conditions we get in the UK! They wondered what happens when we sometimes have sun and rain together? And why do we have fog in Autumn?

In Year 2, they looked at what plants need to grow. They had a discussion about plants and came up with a few questions that they were intrigued to find out from their experiment! They are…Do plants need sunlight to grow? How many days will it take our sunflower to grow? What will happen if we do not water our plants? Can we grow sunflowers without water and sunlight?

Year 4 discovered why it was so important to look after our teeth. They placed eggs in different liquid and studied what happened over time. They realised the egg shells acted like the enamel on our teeth and discovered what sugary drinks, vinegar and coffee could do to your teeth!

3 months ago
Posted on 28th Apr 2026 by Tegan Read

Year 4 Digestive System Science

FUN SCIENCE LESSON ALERT!

On Friday afternoon, Year 4 recreated a model of the digestive system.

The children chewed up their Weetabix, banana and biscuit, crushing it up like the mouth would do. They learnt that the saliva helps coat the food in the mouth, making it easier to swallow.

The mushy food mixture was then transferred into a sandwich bag (this was our stomach). They added orange juice, which represented the stomach acid, and this helped break down the food even further. After some more squishing, the food became a consistency similar to liquid. Then, our science activity got even more messy … we transferred this mixture into a pair of tights and squeezed out all the juice. This showed children what happens in the small intestine as this is where all the good and useful nutrients get absorbed into the bodies’ bloodstream. What is left is the waste that our body doesn’t need – and that is what comes out when we go to the toilet! Yuck!

3 months ago
Posted on 28th Apr 2026 by Tegan Read

Year 4 Think Tank trip

On Wednesday, Year 4 visited Think Tank as part of their science topic on the digestive system.

The children had lots of fun exploring the exhibits, especially the one that was all about the human body. We also got to take part in an interactive workshop all about the digestive system. We learnt about the food groups that should make up a healthy diet and what happens in our body once we eat our meals!

4 months ago
Posted on 25th Mar 2026 by Tegan Read

Year 4 Myths

Year 4 have loved writing their own myths based on Arthur and the Golden Rope this half term. They rewrote the stories using their own inspiration, coming up with their own unlikely heroes, ferocious mythical beasts and magical items.

Their intended audience for their stories were our lovely Year 2 classes. We think it’s safe to say the Year 2s loved hearing their exciting stories as many of our children got a 10/10 rating from their listeners! What a lovely afternoon Year 2 and Year 4 have had 😊

4 months ago
Posted on 06th Mar 2026 by Tegan Read

Year 4 World Book Day

Year 4 had an amazing day for World Book Day on Thursday! The children enjoyed a fun-filled morning assembly with a live performance of Peter Pan.

Then, our day was based on the book ‘The Umbrella’ by Elena Melville, which was a picture book all about a magical umbrella. The umbrella helped solve people’s problems, until a sly fox decided to get greedy! We made predictions about the book, discussed what we would wish for if we had a magical umbrella and designed a new front cover for the book.

We loved seeing everyone’s fun costumes and we can’t wait for next year!

4 months ago
Posted on 03rd Mar 2026 by Tegan Read

Year 4 Viking Workshop

This week, Year 4 had an exciting visitor … Erik Erikkson, a real-life Viking!

He taught us all about Viking life, including the clothing they wore, the weapons they used and law and punishment. We also got to look at lots of different artefacts including real Viking armour! All of this will help us immensely with our History topic this half term, which is called Vikings: Were they Traders or Invaders?

Here are some quotes from the children about the fun facts they learnt:

“He told us that Saxon’s thought washing was unhealthy, so they only had one bath a year!” – Faith H

“They drank beer because it was cleaner than drinking the water.” – Sophie D

“The Saxons and Vikings took their parents name so if my name was Grayson and my dads name was Kyle, my name would be Grayson Kyleson, which tells people I am Kyle’s son.” – Grayson J

“He told us Vikings would typically only live to be 30 years old, so they got married at 11 and had lots of children early. Did you know, the dads also got to pick who they married.” – Lillie A

“There was no letter J in the alphabet so if your name was Jack, you would say it like Yack.” – Tyler P