Year 4: Blog items
Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 12:56pm
Year 4 pupils completed their Festive Feasts sculptures by adding colour and detail using acrylic paint. After carefully shaping their clay food models in the previous lesson, the children focused on making their creations look as realistic as possible. They thought closely about colour mixing, shading, and small details such as texture and pattern to bring their food to life.
Pupils worked patiently and independently, applying the paint in layers and taking pride in the accuracy of their work. The results were impressive, with many sculptures looking good enough to eat! Once finished, pupils evaluated their final pieces, reflecting on what they did well and how they could improve their work next time.
This lesson was a fantastic opportunity for pupils to develop their painting skills while celebrating creativity and attention to detail. We are very proud of their finished sculptures!
Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 11:48am
Our Year 3 and 4 Easter Disco was a huge success, filled with laughter, music, and plenty of sweet treats! The children danced the afternoon away, kicking things off with an exciting game of Four Corners, followed by energetic Zumba with Mrs Darwin, who had everyone moving and smiling.
There was lots of friendly competitiveness during Pass the Parcel, with cheers echoing around the hall as each layer was unwrapped. During the evening, pupils enjoyed choosing crisps, sweets and chocolate from the everâpopular tuck shop, which kept energy levels high and spirits even higher!
It was a wonderful event full of happy faces and fantastic dance moves—thank you to everyone who joined in and made it such a memorable Easter celebration! đŁâ¨
Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 11:43am
This week, we wrapped up our Fit2Go programme with our final PE session and practical lesson. The children have worked incredibly hard over the past weeks, learning all about healthy lifestyles, staying active, and making positive choices.
To celebrate their achievements, we held a special assembly where pupils showcased everything they’ve learned to their parents and carers. It was wonderful to see how confident and knowledgeable they have become!
We also announced our four Stars of the Half Term—a huge well done to each of them for their enthusiasm, effort, and brilliant attitude throughout the programme. We are all very proud of you!
What a great way to finish the half term!
Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 9:19am
We’ve had an amazing few days exploring the world of hot cross buns, and what a delicious journey it’s been! To start the day, we looked at what a chef's job role is. Our taste-testing session was a big highlight—we sampled a whole variety of flavours, including apple and cinnamon, cherry bakewell, lemon and white chocolate, currants, and even salted caramel. Each bun had its own unique flavour and texture, and we used lots of powerful adjectives to describe them—soft, sticky, zesty, gooey, fluffy and more!
After becoming expert taste-testers, we moved on to planning our own baking. We carefully listed all the ingredients we would need and used our maths skills to measure everything precisely. From weighing flour to counting out chocolate chips, we worked like real bakers, following each step with care.
Finally, it was time to bake—and our teamwork paid off! Not only did we learn about flavours and textures, but we also practised reading, writing, measuring, and problemâsolving along the way.
A truly delicious learning experience!
Year 3/4 Maths Provision - making 10
Date: 1st Apr 2026 @ 9:09am
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 3:40pm
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Today, our school was buzzing with excitement as children from Year 2 to Year 6 took part in our annual Spelling Bee! đâ¨
Over the past few weeks, pupils have been working incredibly hard to learn their spellings. From tricky letter blends to confident articulation, they have shown real dedication. đŞđ§
When the moment arrived, each participant demonstrated remarkable resilience and courage. Taking the stage in front of the whole school is no small task, yet our spellers stood tall, spoke clearly, and gave it their very best. đ¤đ
We are incredibly proud of every child who took part. Their effort, determination, and enthusiasm made today a wonderful celebration of learning. đđ
A huge well done to all our super spellers! đâ
Year 3/4 Maths provision class
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 12:11pm
This week in our Year 3 and 4 Maths Provision class, we’ve been building confidence with adding and subtracting ones from twoâdigit numbers. The children have been practising using a range of strategies and are becoming much more fluent in adjusting numbers by small amounts.
We’ve also been getting to grips with 1âMinute Maths, using it to strengthen our number bonds and improve our subitising skills. The class has really enjoyed the quickâfire nature of the activities, and it’s been wonderful to see their accuracy and speed improving each day.
It’s been a great week of developing number sense—well done, everyone!
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 10:25am
We are incredibly proud of the four children who represented their houses in this morning’s Spring Spelling Bee! Each of them showed remarkable resilience, confidence, and bravery as they stood on stage and gave their very best.
Well done to all of our fantastic spellers—you were brilliant! đ
Date: 25th Mar 2026 @ 4:15pm
This week, we used all of our knowledge from this half term to talk about where we live and what rooms we have and don't have in our house.
Date: 25th Mar 2026 @ 4:07pm
This week in Year 4, we have been continuing our work on blog writing—and this time, we teamed up! Pupils paired up for a shared write, helping each other plan, draft, and edit their ideas. Working collaboratively allowed them to discuss vocabulary choices, check each other’s punctuation, and think carefully about how to make their writing engaging for an online audience.
Throughout this half term, the children have been learning what makes an effective blog, from using a clear structure and interesting details to writing in a friendly, informative style. Last week, they applied these skills by writing about our exciting Science Day, capturing their favourite experiments, activities, and discoveries.
This week’s shared write gave pupils the chance to revisit that event and refine their blogs even further. They supported each other brilliantly and produced some fantastic pieces of writing.
Year 4 - Festive Feasts Sculptures
Date: 24th Mar 2026 @ 2:41pm
As the exciting culmination of our Festive Feasts art journey, Year 4 pupils have been busy designing and sculpting some of their favourite foods—using clay! After first experimenting with plasticine to explore shape, texture, and detail, pupils moved on to creating their final clay models independently. They showed fantastic concentration and creativity as they shaped everything from burgers and pizzas to cakes and fruit bowls.
Once their sculptures have fully dried, the children will bring them to life with acrylic paint, adding colour, shading, and fine details to make their foods look even more realistic. The final step will be an evaluation, where pupils reflect on what went well, what they found challenging, and how they might improve their work in the future.
The classroom has been filled with imagination and enthusiasm, and we can’t wait to display their wonderfully sculpted creations. Year 4 should be very proud of their artistic achievements!
Date: 19th Mar 2026 @ 8:03am
This week in Year 4, the children continued their musical journey with the lively folk tune Old Joe Clark. After revisiting key musical vocabulary and warming up their voices, pupils enjoyed listening to — and singing along with the song once again. The focus of today’s lesson was developing confidence in improvising and composing using the glockenspiels.
Using simple callâandâresponse activities, the children experimented with musical questions and answers, building their understanding of how short melodic ideas can fit together. They then explored a selection of notes (D, E, FâŻ, A and B) to create their own short patterns to accompany the song.
We discussed important musical features such as the stave, treble clef, line and space notes, and the time signature. Pupils were encouraged to think creatively: Which notes sound good together? How do you want your melody to move? What tempo will work best?
The class showed fantastic creativity and enthusiasm, and it was wonderful to see them composing confidently and proudly performing their new ideas.
Date: 18th Mar 2026 @ 1:28pm
We have absolutely loved Science Day today! We were given our investigation question, “Which temperature of tea is best for dunking biscuits?” then we had to plan the investigation and carry it out. We managed to sneak in a biscuit too! We found that warm tea (around 60–70°C) is ideal because it softened the biscuit just enough, so the biscuit absorbs tea quickly and gets that perfect “gooey but not collapsed” texture. Warm tea didn’t soften the biscuit quick enough and the cold/ice cold teas hardly softened the biscuit at all.
Afterwards, we went to a workshop in the hall where we took part in lots of different experiments with Rebecca. The first thing we looked at was circuits and how if a circuit breaks then our lights/buzzers wouldn’t work. Then we had a physics challenge where we had to use blowing to remove a cup from a stack. Afterwards, we used physics again to create a tornado type effect to get a sunken satsuma from the bottom of a water filled jug to the top.
Date: 18th Mar 2026 @ 9:55am
As part of our pathway this half term, we had to draw a buffet of food. We were given large sheets of paper (which we pretended were tables or blankets) and we drew what we'd like at a feast!
Year 4 - Together Time with Fit2Go
Date: 18th Mar 2026 @ 9:52am
We enjoyed sharing what we have been doing in Fit2Go when our parents and carers came in for Together Time this week.
Date: 12th Mar 2026 @ 9:38am
This morning, our Year 4 children were treated to an exciting musical assembly delivered by the Travelling by Tuba duo. The session had been designed to engage pupils across the primary age range, and it certainly lived up to expectations. The performers brought a range of unusual wind and brass instruments, many of which the children had never seen before, and filled the hall with captivating stories and laughter.
The assembly took pupils on a musical journey around the world, featuring incredible instruments such as the Chinese dragonâheaded trumpet, the Swiss alpine horn and even giant Tibetan dungs. The children were amazed by the scale and sounds of these instruments and delighted in the humour and energy of the performance. Travelling by Tuba have nearly 30 years of experience entertaining large groups of children.
Year 4 particularly enjoyed the interactive elements, joining in with rhythms, actions and musical challenges. The performance also subtly reinforced learning across subjects including music, history, geography and science, offering a rich crossâcurricular experience. Overall, the children left the hall buzzing with excitement, eager to share their favourite moments from this memorable musical adventure.
Year 4 - Did Ancient Egyptians write anything down?
Date: 12th Mar 2026 @ 8:53am
This week, we looked at how we know about Ancient Egyptians and what evidence they left behind. Ancient Egyptians wrote in hieroglyphics and historians decoding this version of the writing to find things out about them. We found out that not everyone could write. People who could were called scribes and they had to go to school to learn how to do it.
Date: 12th Mar 2026 @ 8:51am
We loved going upstairs to visit the library this week. We took our class books and read that up there as well as choosing a library book for independent reading in class.
Year 4 - Learning About Sacrificial Love (AgapĂŠ)
Date: 11th Mar 2026 @ 4:56pm
This week in RE, Year 4 have been exploring the idea of sacrificial love, known in Christian teaching by the Greek word agapé. Agapé means selfless, unconditional love – choosing to care for others without expecting anything in return. We discussed how many Christians try to live this out in everyday life: by helping people in need, forgiving others, standing up for what is right, and showing kindness even when it is difficult.
To understand this more deeply, the children learned about Oscar Romero, a wellâknown Christian figure who became Archbishop of San Salvador. Motivated by his faith and by Jesus’ example of sacrificial love, Romero spoke out against injustice and defended poor communities, even though it put his own life at risk. His courage and compassion helped the children see what agapé can look like in realâlife action.
The class then had the opportunity to respond with their own thoughts and ideas, and then they designed their own Romero crosses, explaining how the colours and symbols represented his message of love and hope.
We are incredibly proud of the thoughtful discussions Year 4 have had and the empathy they’ve shown throughout this unit.
Year 4 - Les pieces de la maison
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 8:50am
This week in French, Year 4 pupils have been building their confidence with key phonics and learning new vocabulary linked to les pièces de la maison (rooms of the house). We explored several important French phonics patterns, including e/eau, silent letters such as s and t, and the elision of je to j’. Pupils also practised vowel sounds and the phonemes ch, ou, on, oi, in, ique, and ille, helping them develop more accurate pronunciation and intonation.
Using the Language Angels programme, the class learned five new nouns for rooms in a house, along with their determiners. This supported their understanding that all French nouns have a gender, which affects the articles used. Pupils practised listening carefully to spoken French and used these new sounds in their own speaking and reading.
During our listening activity, all pupils worked hard to identify the correct room names, with additional adult support provided for those who needed it. Pupils then took part in a paired speaking task, where they asked and answered questions using the new vocabulary.
Year 4 - Temptation and sacrifice
Date: 3rd Mar 2026 @ 8:17am
This week in Year 4, pupils have been learning about the story of Jesus in the wilderness and what it teaches Christians about beliefs, values, and making good choices. After watching a short video clip retelling the story, the children discussed what they thought was happening and explored the different ways Jesus was tempted during his 40 days in the desert.
Through class discussion and creative activities, pupils identified the important choices Jesus made to show his devotion to God. They learned that Christians believe this story shows Jesus as strong, faithful, and committed to doing what is right—even when it is difficult. The children also explored the difference between temptation and sacrifice, thinking carefully about why sacrifice is considered an important Christian value.
Date: 2nd Mar 2026 @ 11:25am
We enjoyed a fantastic World Book Day packed with book themed fun and creativity. The children arrived dressed as their favourite book characters, filling the classroom with colour and excitement. In the morning, we took part in the Premier Stars Big Footy and Booky Quiz. Before lunch, we joined a read and draw along with Cressida Cowell. In the afternoon, we did activities based on one of our class books ‘The Last Firefox’. We created our own portal to Fargone and made a set of instructions about how to look at a firefox.
Date: 2nd Mar 2026 @ 11:24am
We have been working really hard counting in 2s, 3s, 5s and 10s over the last few weeks. We have used equipment like multi link and rekenrek to support our learning.
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 9:19am
This week in Art, the children have enjoyed diving into a wonderfully playful project inspired by artists Claes Oldenburg, Lucia Hierro and Nicole Dyer. We began by looking closely at sculptures of food made at surprising scales, using our sketchbooks to make “visual notes” and quick drawings. The children explored how these artworks made them feel, while noticing important elements such as shape, colour, texture and composition.
Using a range of materials – including pencil, pen, pastel, and card – pupils experimented with line, form and colour to create inventive images. They discovered that everyone’s artwork looks different, and that these unique ideas can come together to form exciting shared pieces.
As the project continues, children will move on to drawing from life and building a collaborative sculptural feast. We can’t wait to see their creativity unfold!
Date: 26th Feb 2026 @ 9:10am
Today we started the Fit2Go programme with Blackpool FC. Over the next few weeks we will be learning about the importance of a healthy lifestyle and learning some new fun sports and games. In the classroom, we had a lesson all about healthy lifestyles and the coaches explained all of the exciting things we will be doing over the course of the programme. Then we looked at how we can keep our bodies and minds healthy. We were physically activite as well, taking part in an intense dodgeball session.
