Year 4 News

What an amazing few days Year 4 had on our residential at the Youth Village with the Youth Ministry Team! The theme of the retreat was the adventures of St Paul. The children learned that you can always have a change of heart and we are all unique with our special gifts and talents. The children especially loved the escape …

Gymnastics Stars A big well done to our 6 gymnastics teams, 2 individual competitors and 2 creative gymnasts who took part in this morning’s Key Steps competition and this afternoon’s gymnastics festival.  We are all so proud of your teamwork, your effort in learning routines and how well you supported one another. It has been lovely to hear feedback from …

Accessing Google Classroom at home We have had some families unsure about how to access Google Classroom at home. Please see the following guide for accessing from a laptop / computer. Google Classroom is also available to download as an app on Apple and Android tablets and phones.  

Year 4 Home Learning – 1st February 2023 Children can access and turn in homework using Google Classroom. The instructions for accessing this at home are at the bottom of this page. There is a video link below for maths to alongside a worksheet on Roman Numerals. In English, there is a book review for children to complete. Please also …

We had a brilliant time keeping active with Candy Cane and his elves from the Easington School Sports Partnership!  Thank you to the staff and fantastic sports leaders from Seaham High School who came to make sure we all had lots of fun!

Father Marc visited Year 4 last week to help them learn about the funeral process. They explored signs and symbols and significant events involved in the funeral process. Year 4 enjoyed asking Father Marc questions and reflecting on their own experience of loss.  

As a school on Tuesday 18th,  we took part in the “million children pray the rosary” campaign for peace and unity in the world. Deacon Peter visited Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 and explained what the rosary was and why we pray it. Then together they recited the Hail Mary, Our Father and Glory Be together. At 11am Year …

Well Done! A huge well done to our Cross Country teams yesterday! They ran like the wind and we are so proud of them all – especially when running up the hill! We have had our best results in a long time with our Y1/2 girls placing second and super fast Ada coming first!  Year 3/4 girls also came second …

House Point Winners – George House Group! Well done to George House Group who earned the most points overall for their amazing behaviour around school this half term. As it was such a hot day on Tuesday, we decided to have some fun in the shade and cool down!  

Well done to our KS2 violinists and guitarists. What a lovely performance from you all. It was great to welcome our parents back into school too. Year 3 have come to the end of our First Access to violins and they were absolutely amazing. They now have the opportunity to continue their learning with Mrs Sellers in Year 4, 5 …

Yesterday, Y4 visited Seaham beach to study the effects of erosion for their geography topic of Coasts. We looked at the erosion of the cliff faces and conducted an experiment by rubbing sandstone against rocks and seeing the erosion happen. Although the weather wasn’t kind to us, we still enjoyed an ice cream and a visit to the park on …

As part of our Installation Art topic, Y4 had a go at yarn bombing today. Yarn bombing is a form of street art where people decorate objects in public places using yarn or fabric. The idea is that it can brighten up our surroundings. Firstly, we went outside to sketch places and objects we thought we could decorate with yarn. …

This morning we all went to church to crown Mary. We have been learning that May is the month of Mary. Our First Holy Communion children have been leading the rosary at parish mass each Saturday afternoon and today they led us in a decade of the Rosary before we crowned Mary. Well done also to our graceful dancers who …

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On Thursday 19th May our Dance Club took part in the Sports Partnership Dance Showcase at Blackhall Community Centre where selected schools had been chosen to showcase their dances. Our Dance Club did such a wonderful performance again. We are so proud of what they have achieved, having the courage to get up on stage in front of over 250 …

Y4 were given the opportunity to attend a tennis festival. Four children took part in a competition against other schools playing actual tennis matches. Ten children had a go at some skills to try to beat their own scores as they challenged themselves. The skills included throwing things at targets, passing a tennis ball around a circle using only the …

Last week, Y4 took part in a combat survival adventure day provided by Team Challenge Adventures. They had to work in teams to solve problems and win soldiers for their armies to help rescue The General. The day was filled with lots of different activities including; speed and accuracy, team work, problem solving, and logic puzzles. Everyone joined in to …