Year Four

 On Friday, Year 4 visited a Gurdwara in Northampton - a Gurdwara is a Sikh temple. Upon entry, we had to cover our heads, remove our shoes and wash our hands as a sign of respect. We were shown the place where the Guru Granth Sahid - the Sikh Holy book - is...

Last Thursday was a Celebration of Art. Year 4 were given portraits by 15 well-known artists - such as Picasso, Munch and Klimt - which we had to bring to life using mixed media. Working in pairs or small groups, we used paints, pastels, fabrics and stencils to create...

  We were fortunate to have the opportunity to work with our colleagues from Wollaston Secondary School in a science workshop. We looked at how magnets work, observed organisms through a microscope, learnt how to separate black ink into its constituent colours...

  Today, we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite book characters. We listened to two books, read by Northampton Saints player and Foundation ambassador, Ethan Waller, via a video link. We also had opportunities throughout the day to read our...

  Today, we celebrated World Book Day by dressing up as our favourite book characters. We listened to two books, read by Northampton Saints player and Foundation ambassador, Ethan Waller, via a video link. We also had opportunities throughout the day to read our...

The children have been continuing with their strings lessons and are making fantastic progress. We are learning new tunes each week in preparation for our concert, which will be held as part of our Class Showcase near the end of this term. The children will be coming...

A warm welcome back to all the Year 4 children and a huge 'Thank You' for all the generous gifts and treats that you gave to both myself and Mrs Martin before Christmas. I shall be adding the Spellings, Term Overview and Homework Grid so that you are able to access...

Year 4 have been analysing war poetry as part of our Remembrance Day activities. We looked in greater detail at the poem In Flanders Fields and were able to answer questions about it. We also spoke about why we wear poppies and the significance of this day. As part of...

In addition to our opera event, we also had the opportunity to recreate the story of Rama and Sita in dance form, as part of our celebrations of the Diwali festival of light. We were given moves to replicate actions and had work together to ensure we were all...

On Friday morning, we were fortunate to be able to take part in a live Opera zoom involving numerous primary schools across the country. Not only did we get to listen to professionals explain their craft, but we were taught how to express ourselves through our...

Today, a team of ten Year 4 children took part in a Tag Rugby Competition at Wellingborough RFC. 7 matches were played against other local schools in the area, with the children remaining motivated and enthusiatic throughout. I was especially proud of the way the team...

Our science topic for this term is Sound. We have been using rulers and tuning forks to investigate how the length of an object affects the pitch of the sound made.We then looked at using marshmallows and skewers to create a sound wave machine. By tapping on one end...

There is a great deal of excitement about the coming week and all the activities that we have planned across the school and in Year 4. On Tuesday 14th November, we have the Grand Opening of our Forest School provision and the amazing Mrs Minney has been working hard...

We have had a busy few weeks back, welcoming our three new pupils as well as a new teaching assistant. Mrs Martin, who is new to Year 4, will be working with Year 4 at various times throughout the week. We also have Mrs Minney, known to all of the children, who will...