Due to the kind contributions from parents and carers, we were able to collect a variety of food for Harvest. This food has now been collected by The People’s Kitchen in Newcastle to help those in need. The school received a thank you letter from The People’s Kitchen thanking us for our kind donatio
In DT this week, year 4 thoroughly enjoyed making 3D models of Viking homes. The brief was to design and build a model that showed some of their key features. From their research, the children identified that Viking homes were constructed from either mud or wood, were single story, had thatched or t
Due to the kind contributions from the Harlow Green school community, we have been able to collect a variety of food which will be shared with those in need over the cold autumn and winter months. Yesterday, members of The People’s Kitchen came to collect the items and were helped by children from o
This week, year 4 have been investigating factors that affect how sound travels. To find out what happens to sound over a distance, the children went outside and one partner chanted their times tables whilst the other gradually moved further away. The children confirmed their prediction that sound g
In our assembly today, Mr Malik explained that this Thursday was National Poetry Day. It was explained how poems come in many different forms and how they can express how we feel and what we think about at different times. Mr Malik shared a poem called ‘If I were King’, by A.A. Milne (the author o
On Wednesday, our fantastic runners went to Watergate Forest Park to compete in the Cross-Country. A team of Year 3/4 and a team of Year 5/6 boys and girls competed against 52 other teams from schools across Gateshead. All the runners tried their very best and really enjoyed the afternoon. Fantast
In our first History block about the Vikings, the children have been learning about how long the Viking invasion and settlement of Britain lasted. They looked at key dates and events from the time of the first invasion in 787AD, up to when the Viking’s were finally driven out of England in 1066AD
In maths this week, Year 4 have continued to work on place value. In particular, we have compared and ordered 4-digit numbers using the key concept that we start by looking at the digit in the thousands column. In pairs, we explored how many different 4-digit numbers can be made from placing 4 count
Delighted to have 3 children awarded their pen licence for the hard work and effort put into their handwriting since the start of term. Not only are they the first in 4A, but also the first in the whole school for this academic year. Congratulations! I am now watching out for the next set! Art
Welcome to our new tribe! As part of the launch for our book this half term, Year 4 became part of the Hairy Hooligan Tribe from How To Train Your Dragon and created our own Viking tribe members. All we need now is a dragon each! We completed some writing about our characters with lots of imaginat
