Blog by Tag: Year 4

Year 4 enjoyed spending time in Y5 today with their new teachers. They learnt all about the routines and expectations of Y 5. They also visited the Book Bus and all picked a book to put in our class library.

At St. Bridget’s we encourage Active playtimes. This week the children have been enjoying playing tennis as well using all the other equipment we have available. They also enjoy challenging themselves on our climbing equipment or playing imaginary games in the Forest area. 

Year 4 enjoyed a wonderful day at Whinlatter Forest. They completed an orienteering activity, which tested their map skills. They created a spark with a flint - this was quite difficult - however they soon got the knack. We finished off the day with den building and of course a play on the wooden…

Congratulations to the Blue Team for winning Sports Day 2024. A huge well done to all the children who took part in our races. All the teams showed exceptional teamwork, determination and competitiveness! 

Remembrance Service - Egremont Castle to commemorate D-Day. 06/06/1944

Year 4 enjoyed their first squash lesson with Gavin. They practised keeping a close eye on the ball whilst manoeuvring around. I have to say Year 4 gave a very promising start - some of the children even progressed onto pancakes! 
 

A huge well done to all the children who walked, cycled or scooted to school this week as part of Walk to School Week. Keep up the great effort and remember it’s never too late to start active travel. 

This week we celebrated two second places in a Panathlon and Bowling tournament. Well done to all the children who took part. 

We had a great morning at Egremont Bowling Club learning how to bowl and competing against other local schools. We were delighted to come in second place. Thank you to all the members of Egremont Bowling Club for inviting us and taking the time to teach us the skills. 

Year 4 had a lovely afternoon visiting Egremont Library. The children enjoyed choosing their own books to borrow and then we finished off our visit by reading our class Novel - Varjak Paw. 
 

Year 4 had a lovely afternoon visiting Egremont Library. The children enjoyed choosing their own books to borrow and then we finished off our visit by reading our class Novel - Varjak Paw. 
 

Year 4 used counters, place value charts and part whole models to think carefully about the value of each digit in a number. They have worked particularly hard on understanding how many tenths and hundredths are in one whole.