This week, we have been listening to the Nativity story from Matthew’s Gospel. We retold the story in our own words by making lovely fold-up books retelling the story. We made Christmas print stamps in…
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The gift of Jesus – Year 4
We began our Advent topic ‘Gifts’ by thinking about ‘invisible’ gifts that we can give to others, such as love and kindness. We made Advent promises to give one of these invisible gifts during Advent. …
Read MoreCatholic Social Teaching – Year 4
This half term, we have been learning about ‘Preferential Option for the Poor’ and what this means. We thought about how important it is to share what we have with others who are less fortunate. …
Read MoreAnti-bullying Art in Year 4
Throughout anti-bullying week, Year 4 have thought about what bullying is and how to prevent it by ‘Making a Noise’, which is the theme for this year. We have also incorporated this into art by…
Read MoreGardening, worship and still life in Year 4
This week, Year 4 have had fun gardening. We made the most of all the autumnal leaves to create art. One group created a heart around a tree showing love for God’s creation, whilst another…
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We started reading a new book in class this week, called ‘Leon and the place between’. This is a fiction book about a circus. We imagined that we had our own circus. We used persuasive…
Read MoreRomans, Creation and Missing Numbers in Year 4
This week, Year 4 have successfully created engaging presentations answering our History Big Question – How did the Romans change St Albans? Using learning from our trip to Verulamium Museum, the Roman Theatre and the…
Read MoreYear 4 visit to Roman St Albans
The children in Year 4 went on an exciting visit to Verulamium Museum and the Roman Theatre, on Wednesday 11th October. We took part in a Roman workshop and had the opportunity to investigate…
Read MorePoetry & Understanding Proverbs in Year 4
This week, Year 4 have enjoyed taking part in a live National Poetry Day lesson with poet, Simon Mole. He spoke about his poetry book ‘A First Book of Dinosaurs’ and modelled how the children…
Read MoreClever Catapults in Year 4!
This week, the children in Year 4 had great fun testing the catapults that they made. We found out that the paper ball missiles travelled further than pompoms. Some children adapted their designs and every…
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