Year 4

Three of our oldest Rights Respect officers visited Caedmon Primary School on Thursday with Miss Bradshaw.  We were invited, along with some other nearby schools, for a meeting to share ideas talk about their roles as Rights Respect Officers and tour the school.  The children  found the meeting v

In Year 4, we have been learning all about Hindu festivals in RE. We began by learning about Holi, the festival of colour. The children listened to the story of Prahlad and learnt that his father, the king, wanted everyone to worship him but Prahlad continued to worship the Hindu god Vishnu. His fat

  The younger children in school have been learning about Spikes and Stings and Sticky things this term. This encompasses slightly more risky plants; stinging nettles, brambles, thistles etc. Insects that may cause harm if provoked; bees, wasps, the occasional earwig, and Stick Safety; how we move

This term in Year 4, we have been learning all about Ancient Greek myths in English. The children have read and listened to lots of different Greek myths including Perseus and Medusa, Theseus and the Minotaur and Jason and the Golden Fleece. The children have enjoyed learning all about the different

To celebrate the coronation of King Charles III, the children took part in a range of activities in school.  Firstly, they learnt facts about the coronation ceremony and Charles’s life.  Secondly,  everyone made a crown which was worn whilst eating a lunch specially prepared by our cooks.  The

The topic in Year 4 this term is ‘Olympians!’ The children spent all of Thursday with some visitors from Durham University learning all about the Ancient Greeks. First, the children learnt about where the Ancient Greeks lived and where all the different Greek city-states were. They learnt about the

The school has three easy to remember rules: READY, RESPECTFUL and SAFE.  In recognition of those who have been following these rules to a high degree, on a daily basis, as well as trying their very best in all that they do, teachers nominate children to have time with Mr Malik where they can have

As we head into the Summer Term and, fingers crossed, the weather gets nicer, with long, light nights, there are so many opportunities to read outside – in the garden, the park and on the beach to name but a few. With the addition of our outdoor library in school containing many new authors and titl

This week we started our new Science block – all about digestion.  There is a lot of technical vocabulary – from oesophagus to enzymes – and lots of new parts of the body we have learned about.  We followed the path of the food and drink we eat from the first bite, to swallowing, digesting and the

This week, the school have launched an outdoor library, where children can come and choose a book to read and share during playtimes and lunchtimes. The children have wondered over the last few weeks why two new sheds were placed next tot he gazebo and this week the secret was revealed in assembly –