Image of Year 4 - RE - What Makes A Trustworthy Person?
11 Mar

Year 4 - RE - What Makes A Trustworthy Person?

In RE, Year 4 class is thinking about trust and betrayal during their Easter unit. Using trust exercises the children thought about what makes a trustworthy person and when is it easy or hard to trust someone.

Image of Year 4  - PE - Golf Skills
5 Mar

Year 4 - PE - Golf Skills

In their golf lessons, Year 4 have been learning good techniques for hitting the ball at a target in a controlled and safe way. Some of them can hit the ball a considerable distance!

Image of Craft Club - Creating Pancakes!
3 Mar

Craft Club - Creating Pancakes!

This week in craft club the children created their own pancakes. They carefully cut out their toppings of choice and stuck them onto their pancake. Sone children even created a pancake face!

Image of Year 4  writing Information Booklets of Darwen
13 Feb

Year 4 writing Information Booklets of Darwen

In English, year 4 have been researching facts about Darwen so that they could write their fantastic information booklets. On Monday, they researched Darwen Tower and Darwen Library Theatre and they had great fun learning about interesting facts, such as The Beatles playing in Darwen in 1963 and Mahatma Gandhi visiting the mills. All of the children wrote their wonderful information booklets, trying to persuade people to come and see their town.

Image of Year 4 - Evaluating Their Pizza Creations
13 Feb

Year 4 - Evaluating Their Pizza Creations

In DT, year 4 evaluated their yummy pizzas. They thought about what was good about their pizza and how they could have improved it or made it better. They also discussed whether their pizza matched the design that they originally planned and gave suggestions for other toppings if they were to make the pizza again.

Image of Drama Club Fun - Face Painting to Create Characters
6 Feb

Drama Club Fun - Face Painting to Create Characters

In Drama Club we are creating our own characters for a play, so we learnt how to paint our faces to create different weird and wonderful characters! It was a lot of fun!

Image of Year 4   Aiming High Morning
6 Feb

Year 4 Aiming High Morning

Year 4 had a fun morning learning all about different jobs at our Aiming High morning. They were able to ask questions about Youth work from members of the Youth Zone, how to make circuits and electricity from an electrician and how to sign their names from visitors from the Deaf Village.

Image of Year 4 - Design and Technology - Pizza Making
6 Feb

Year 4 - Design and Technology - Pizza Making

In DT, Year 4 have been looking at how to make pizzas and in this lesson they all made their own pizzas using a readymade pizza-base. The children had a variety of toppings to choose from. First, the children spread the pizza sauce onto their pizza base and after that they decorated their pizza with a reasonable amount of toppings. Then they put cheese on top of the toppings and Mrs.Mountain helped to put the pizzas into the oven and take them out. After a little waiting, the children finally got to eat their delicious pizzas.

Image of Wake Up Wednesday - Health and Fitness Apps
22 Jan

Wake Up Wednesday - Health and Fitness Apps

Over time, more and more fitness apps have been finding their way into circulation. Usually free to download – at least initially – these apps claim to offer helpful advice and assistance in routine management to those looking to lead a healthier lifestyle. While these platforms can be useful, they do present several safety concerns. These issues become more significant when we consider that children and young people can use these apps to stay active – whether out of concern for their own health or for reasons of body image. Our free guide breaks down the risks of health and fitness apps and offers expert advice on how to address these concerns to safeguard younger users.

Image of Year 4 - PE - Dance
22 Jan

Year 4 - PE - Dance

During PE this week, Year 4 have enjoyed creating movements mimicking a spy! This will all be put together to create a dance at the end of the unit. Well done Year 4!