Blog Author: Miss Conlin

Year 4 celebrated British Science Week by investigating the question: What makes the best hankie when you have a cold?

The children explored a range of different materials, including tissue paper, cotton, paper towel and cloth. They predicted which material would work best before carrying out…

Today we visited our local library and spent some time looking around the children’s section and choosing books to take home. At the moment, our favourite books are Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. We were excited to see if there were any new ones we haven’t read yet. Everyone chose a book…

Year 4 have had a wonderful time celebrating World Book Day 2026. We began with the BBC live lesson, exploring our own, individual reading vibes, thinking about how we want books to make us feel.  Inspired by our class enjoyment book, The Faraway Tree, we then created our own black out poetry,…

In Science this week, we explored the digestive system with a fun, hands on investigation. Using digestives, bananas, orange juice and a pair of tights, we recreated the journey that food takes through the digestive system. 
We mashed food to represent chewing, added water and orange juice to…

What a busy and positive week we’ve had celebrating Children’s Mental Health Week!

Fore Safer Internet Day, the children explored the good and bad sides of Roblox. They worked in groups to discuss online safety before presenting their ideas to the class. The children also created colourful…

Today, Year 4 took part in Number Day, where they engaged in a range of activities focused on times tables and multiplication facts. The day included a variety of games designed to reinforce key number skills while encouraging participation and teamwork.

The children then created their own…

To celebrate St Bridget’s Day, the children took part in a craft activity with a special meaning. Inspired by the life of St Bridget, the children made bookmarks as a gift for a school in our neighbouring town.

St Bridget travelled all around Ireland spreading The Good News, sharing kindness,…

In Art this week, Year 4 have been learning about tertiary colours. The children discovered that tertiary colours are created by mixing a primary colour with a neighbouring secondary colour, opening up a whole new world of colour possibilities.

Through experimentation, the children mixed paints…

As part of our DT topic on knowing what is really in our food, we made pizzas completely from scratch. We used just flour, natural yogurt, water, tomato and cheese to create our own bases and toppings.

We were all surprised by how easy and quick it was to make pizza dough with so few…

All staff and children absolutely loved their delicious Christmas meal at school today! From the moment the plates arrived, there were smiles all around, and many happy comments about how tasty everything was.

The festive atmosphere made it extra special, and it was wonderful to see the…

This week in Year 4, our scientists had a fantastic time exploring one of the key changes of state: melting. To make the learning hands-on and meaningful, we carried out a simple but exciting experiment using something very familiar… butter!

The aim of the lesson was to help children understand…

This week, in gymnastics, we focused on composing and performing a sequence of six elements. We explored a range of movements, including balances, rolls, jumps and controlled transitions. We learned how to link them smoothly to create a flowing routine. Everyone worked brilliantly, planning their…