​Year 4 are learning about Christmas around the world. As part of our topic, we visited Waterstones to learn how Christmas is celebrated in many different countries. We found out many interesting facts about different countries and learnt how to say Merry Christmas in 8 different languages!Do you know Christmas dinner in Jamaica is barbecued… Read more »

​4S took part in a really interesting workshop based on forensic science at the Head of Steam. We were given a puzzle to solve- The Case of the Missing Suitcase, and had to decide who the case belonged to using the evidence provided. We tested different inks to see which one matched a letter, looked… Read more »

Today, we had a visit from the school nurse who gave us information about looking after our teeth and why we need to take care of them. We were all amazing at answering questions about the names of our teeth and their jobs within the mouth.  We learnt a rhyme to help us think about cleaning… Read more »

​As it is Recycling Week, we decided to make a recyclable robot. We had a fantastic time working in pairs to design and create a robot out of recyclable materials.  The children helped one another and made some excellent robots in the literacy lesson. We also described the features of our robots and explained to… Read more »

​To launch our new topic about the Ancient Greeks we competed in our own Olympic ceremony and events. The children learnt that the first games took place in 780 BC and were designed to keep Greek men fit for the intensity of war. Only men who spoke Greek were allowed to take part in the… Read more »

​This was a fabulous day and definitely one of the best school trips ever! We went on a train to York to visit an archeological dig and experience how Vikings lived. The train ride was so much better than a bus and after a quick ride and a dash through the shambles we were lucky… Read more »

​ On the 12th July Year 4 went to an exciting event in Darlington Town Centre. As part of our science focus we were able to get an insight into how science is linked to different careers and businesses in our local area. We took part in making our own video on a blue screen,… Read more »

​Year 4 children got very creative with the help of local wood artist Jos Thompson. They helped her  create a fabulous Viking boat that they will use in their end of year assembly. As you can see a fun, messy time was had by all.

​Year 4 spent time thinking about how having a disability might affect their lives. We learned that a disability can be a physical or a mental condition.A person with a disability can be limited in terms of their movement, senses or activities. Sometimes disabilities are hidden. This means that you might not be able to… Read more »

​As part of our Natural Disasters topic, Year 4 made model volcanoes out of mod-roc (plaster of Paris). It was great fun creating these and we all worked well as a team. The cleaning up took forever! After designing, creating, making and painting our mod-roc volcanoes, we headed out onto the KS2 yard for the major… Read more »