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9 October 2023

Super Spelling in Y4!

Year 4 have been working hard practising their spellings. This weeks spelling pattern is the suffix ‘ian’, so children have been practising words such as magician and optician with their partners.


 

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4 October 2023

Online Safety in Y4

Year 4 have been learning about keeping ourselves safe when using technology. The first example we looked at was ‘Should you take a picture on your phone and hold a hot drink?’. We talked about why it’s unsafe to do this and how we should prioritise one task over the other. 

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22 September 2023

Gymnastics in Year 4

Year 4 have been practising balances and stretches, ensuring that their legs are straight! 
 

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14 September 2023

Grouping Living Things

In Science, Year 4 have been learning about how to group living things based on their physical appearance. We've learnt about vertebrates and invertebrates and had a go at grouping animals based on this. They've worked really hard! 

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4 September 2023

Gardening at Forest School!

Year 4 have been super helpful during their first Forest School session. They have been helping to remove weeds and dead flowers ready for some new seeds to go in

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9 July 2023

Year 3 Fieldwork Fortnight

As part of Fieldwork Fortnight, Year 3 went on a walk of the local area, armed with a map to follow. They had to follow the map to different waypoints and then work out the OS Symbol and the 4 figure Grid Reference of where they were. A great opportunity to develop their mapping…

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4 July 2023

Aspirations Week Day 2 in Year 3

Day 2 of Aspirations saw us meet a barrister and we got to role-play a court. The defendant was found guilty! We also met a BT engineer and an IT expert who showed us the fascinating world of technology. And there was more. We got to meet a paramedic and the fire brigade and even went in the fire…

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3 July 2023

Aspirations Week 2023 - Day 1 in Year 3

A great start to Aspirations week in Year 3. The children had an amazing time today, meeting incredible visitors who inspired them with their careers. From acrobatic art to construction, and even warming up those vocal cords as an opera singer. They can't wait to see who will be visiting on Day…

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26 June 2023

3D Printing Bookmarks

A new challenge in Computing today for Year 3 was to design a bookmark using Busy Paint. We had to think about our use of black, white and grey so that are bookmarks would print correctly. We can't wait to see how they come out.

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21 June 2023

STEM Week in Year 3

Stop Motion

Year 3 enjoyed their first challenge of STEM Week, with a Computing focus, as they used the Stop Motion App to create their own stop motion animation

Make a boat challenge

Our next activity for STEM week was to design a boat that would float out of our own choice of…

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19 June 2023

Year 3 visit West Lancs College

Year loved their visit to West Lancs College, as part of Aspiratiosn Week, to see about the different career possibilities open to them. From engineering, to graphic design and to beauty, there are endless possibilities.

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