Year 4 further enjoyed a French Quiz with Mrs. Gamesby on Zoom, a lesson on Malta from Ms. Agius and created a fact file on a European country in Geography too! Continue Reading
Year 4
Lenten Activities at St Teresa’s
Pupils in all our classes have been journeying together during Lent, towards Holy Week and Jesus’ resurrection on Easter Sunday. We began our journey by making a Lenten promise to God, and during Lent we have tried hard to do three things: to pray, to fast (give up something small) and to give to charity… Continue Reading
International Week in Year 4
So far this week: Year 4 have enjoyed crêpes from Julien at La petite creperie, danced to the Jerusalema challenge, had a fabulous French lesson from Mr. Knox, a great session on the Netherlands from Mr. Damminga, an amazing Spanish lesson from Ms. McLaughlin and listened to some short stories in French! It has been… Continue Reading
Engineer Visit
Year 4 had a visit from some engineers last week! They had a visit from an optical engineer and some mechanical engineers. We absolutely loved it! We can’t wait to get started on our projects… Continue Reading
Grandad’s Island, a Power of Pictures Book
Year 4 received a sandy message in a bottle from Grandad at the beginning of this half-term! We used read aloud, think aloud to ask some very important questions about the front cover of our new Power of Pictures book- Grandad’s Island. We have loved reading it so far and have written some excellent setting descriptions… Continue Reading
Wylam Case Study Research
Year 4 used the iPads to research facts about Wylam. They looked at Wylam’s human and physical geography and explored using Google Maps and Google Earth to locate Wylam in relation to the North-East. Continue Reading
Exploring Fractions
This week, Year 4 explored what a fraction is by looking at how to represent fractions in different ways. They looked at fractions as numbers, words, shapes, fraction bars and counters. Continue Reading
Shrove Tuesday
Last week, Year 4 celebrated Shrove Tuesday by having some pancakes. They shared their Lenten promises with each other while discussing the meaning of having pancakes the day before Ash Wednesday. They also looked at Mardi Gras and Carnival in their French lesson. Continue Reading
Year 2 and 4: Primary Engineering
A fantastic session in class all linked to our primary engineering work. We had employees from Grundos come in and talk to children about the work that they do on hydraulic pumps and what it is like to be an engineer. Children had the chance to observe, interact and discuss examples of engineering and saw… Continue Reading
Multiplication in Year 4
Year 4 have been working through their Multiplication topic in Maths this half-term. This week, we have used counters to help with multiplying 3 numbers. Continue Reading
