New year, new topic!
Welcome back to a new year and a new topic. This term in year 4 we will be looking at the Tudors. The children already seem really enthusiastic towards this theme which I hope will continue throughout the term. Will will be exploring the historical facts of this period through family trees and timelines but hopefully will bring out the more creative side of the children when looking at Tudor...
Read MoreYr 4 Pyramid fun!
Year 4 are enjoying their ‘Land of the Pharaohs’ topic so far. They have even been making their very own pyramids! ...
Read MoreWelcome to Yr 4!
Welcome back, I hope you all had a lovely summer. In Year 4 this term we will be having a busy time. Our main topic for the whole of this term is ‘The Land of the Pharaohs’. Through this we will be looking at how the Ancient Egyptians lived, the gift of the Nile, mummification and many other aspects of Egyptian life. The first trip is also planned to the Hancock museum. I have...
Read MoreOrienteering champions!
Well done to the Y4 teams who took part in last month’s Orienteering at Whickham School. We have won many of the sporting events we have entered this year, and yet again, we came out on top! ps. We nearly HID your certificates around the school field for you to...
Read MorePersuasive Year 4
After a week of designing and making new products the day of the ‘Big Launch’ finally arrived. Following15 fantastic presentaions and advertising campaigns a winner was chosen. Well done to Jack and Andrew with their ‘Giant Gum’ and a big well done to the rest of year 4!
Read MoreTitanic survivors interviewed!
Year 3 and 4 had the privilege of meeting Gus Cohen (3rd class) and Elisabeth Allen (1st class) - survivors from the Titanic disaster. The survivors were asked questions about their contrasting experiences, before, during and after the fateful night of disaster Theo – “It was very useful for adding to our knowledge of Titanic!” Taylor –...
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