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Year 4 ‘Kick Out’ Bullying with BCFC!

Today Year 4 went to Bradford City. We went to learn about bullying. There were lots of fun activities like the graffiti wall (see above) where you have to write how you feel when someone has been bullied. We were … Continue reading

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Mmmmmmm….. Tasty Writing!

  To help us improve our writing in Year 4, we have started to talk about choosing the right ingredients for our writing and “tasting” it to see if it’s effective. When we write we can use lots of different … Continue reading

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The future of learning?

On Wednesday afternoon I took part in my first ever Webinar from the comfort of my own kitchen!  A Webinar is a training session or discussion conducted over the internet.  It allows you to take part wherever you want with … Continue reading

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A Horde of Ghastly Goblins!

On Wednesday Year 4 were lucky enough to work with Mr Bullock creating gruesome goblins that will inspire our writing next half term.  We started the day by watching a short clip from the film “Labyrinth” to generate ideas and … Continue reading

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Year 4′s Egyptian Open Day

On Thursday 15th November, the children in Year 4 opened their doors to parents and other children to share their learning about Ancient Egypt.  They ran a series of Egyptian themed activities which required everyone to stretch particular learning muscles. … Continue reading

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What a lot of spots!

Year 4 have been busy painting spots on children’s faces all day to raise as much money as possible for Children in Need! In total we have painted 82 faces. With at least 10 spots on each face – that’s … Continue reading

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Year 4’s Olympic Linking Day!

Today we welcomed our friends from St Augustine’s Junior School in Worksop to join us for a day of Olympic Art activities. We collaborated to create collages, pictures and a banner based on the Olympic sport pictograms and the colours … Continue reading

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Year 4 Griffins are Kindle Crazy!

Mrs Latka’s Griffins have been trialling Kindles for use during Guided Reading sessions. Last half term they used Kindles to read and respond to ‘The Silver Sword’. They have been coming to Kindle Club to talk about how Kindles compare … Continue reading

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Henry VIII’s X-Factor!

Year 4 are currently learning about the Tudors.  Last week 4HL were lucky enough to be joined by Henry VIII and the X-Factor judges for a special episode dedicated to Henry and his six wives.  See below for a peek … Continue reading

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