Blog Author: C Beveridge

Year 4 had an Anglo Saxon visitor today!

We had a great afternoon listening to stories, re-enacting the invasion of Angles and Saxons, building houses then establishing villages and towns, investigating artefacts, and finally training to be in King Alfred's army! (Evidence on video is HERE!) A…

Year 4 explored a different kind of sport today - crown green bowling!

Using targets, the children had lots of time to perfect their technique by working as a team, and then there was a hotly-contested competition to find the first, second and third placed team. We even had a Star Shot of the…

On a slightly damp Tuesday, Year 4 escaped to Lancaster City Museum to investigate how the Romans lived in and around Lancaster. There was a quiz to find answers hidden around the exhibit, puzzles, and the opportunity to dress as a soldier! We then had a little look around the rest of that part of…

Yesterday, Year 4 completed our DT food unit by making pasta sauce that would be suitable as a nutritious meal for an adult consumer. This involved cutting, chopping and preparing the ingredients that we had taste-tested last week, and then cooking them with pasta and either a tomato or cheese…

We spent a beautiful Autumn day in the lovely surroundings of Leighton Hall today. We spent time learning about how important bees are and the process of pollination, then we spent time in the gardens exploring what was grown. We had a go at making our own 'bees', mini bug hotels and wild flower…

Year 4 have been looking at food chains and discovering what sort of animals are predators, prey and producers. We made Top Trump cards to think about these characteristics.. and then had fun playing with them!

Lots of activity and support in the hall this afternoon for Year 4 as teams challenged each other to wheelchair basketball matches. Great teamwork and skills showed with the passing, shooting and defending by every team. Fabulous support from the sidelines too! Well done everyone.

Today, Year 4 were exploring the human digestive system. After thinking about the parts of the system, we explored how the food moves through the throat to the stomach and along the intestines. We 'digested' some food and our hands were the muscles that pushed the food along. Fun, mess and…

This was a fun and rather sticky activity in Year 4 this afternoon!

In teams, the challenge was to build the tallest, free-standing tower using spaghetti pasta and marshmallows. It really showed what great teamwork skills the children have. There were many styles and techniques and some were…

As part of our 'Marvellous Me' week, Year 4 thought about their strengths and talents. The children made positive affirmations about themselves and then created posters. A really 'feel-good' kind of day!