New Active Uniform!
We are thrilled to announce a fresh, modern update to our school uniform policy starting this coming September. After careful consideration and from feedback from the parental questionnaire, we are transitioning to a full active uniform. This change is designed to simplify your mornings, reduce overall costs, and—most importantly—ensure our pupils are ready for movement, play, and learning every single day. The active uniform replaces the traditional split between formal wear and PE kits. By moving to a single, versatile wardrobe, we aim to provide: ● Increased Physical Activity: pupils can jump straight into sports or active play without the need for changing breaks. ● Cost-Effectiveness: One set of clothes for the whole week means fewer items to purchase. ● Comfort and Focus: High-quality, flexible clothing helps students stay comfortable and focused on their studies. A Special Note for Year 6: To celebrate their final year, Year 6 pupils will not require the half-zip red top. Instead, they will be provided with their Leavers Hoodies to wear as their outer layer throughout the entire academic year! We also have some exciting news regarding our school identity! We are hoping to update the school badge this year, which means the branding on the new uniform items may change as we roll out the fresh design. Because of this—and to support our families—we are treating the 2026-2027 academic year as a transition year. If you have old uniform items that you still need to use, it is perfectly fine for your child to wear them during this first year. There is no pressure to buy the new badged items immediately if your current ones still fit. We want to ensure that no clothing goes to waste and that the move to the Active Uniform is as stress-free as possible for your budget. Our badged items (the half-zip sports tops and badged T-shirts, along with black track pants and shorts) are available on our official uniform website as usual. All other items, such as plain black bottoms and trainers, can be sourced from any retailer of your choice, provided they meet the no branding requirement. We truly believe this shift will foster a more energetic and inclusive environment for our children.
Year 4 English - Information Texts
Year 4 have been looking at different types of information texts recently and are experts at identifying the features! They used their Computing skills to research information effectively and put their skills to the test, designing and creating their own information texts. The results were amazing! Well done, Year 4!
Year 4 Art - 3D Sculpture Painting
Year 4 have been working really hard during their art topic, learning about sculptures, the plinths they stand on and the famous artists associated with these types of display. After weeks of creating a 3D sculpture of an Anglo-Saxon warrior, it was a pleasure to see them come to life during our painting session. Year 4 are rather proud of their efforts!
Year 4 P.E. - Ball Control and Tactics
Carrying on in our tennis lessons, Year 4 have developed their ball and racket control skills even further, and are able to complete a variety of shots with different arm and racket positions. We have learned when to select either forearm or backhanded shots to not only return the ball to our partner, but to now try and play tactically around the court to try and win points. Year 4 are a competitive bunch and we were all very tired after our efforts!
Year 4 Art - Using different art techniques
Year 4 have gotten rather messy this week! Having created our plinths and 3D statues of Anglo-Saxon warriors, it was time to secure and solidify our structures using paper mache. We had to follow the step-by-step tutorial on how to apply the mixture with newspaper and completely cover our structures. We learned that the PVA glue in the mixture, will dry hard and give our structures a smooth base for painting over in our next Art lesson.
Year 4 Geography and Science
This half term, Year 4 have really enjoyed their cross-curricular learning with similar themes between different subjects. We have conducted a water cycle experiment in Science to see the process in real life, and applied this to our Geography topic, learning about rivers. Our favourite part of this is the water cycle dance! The actions and song really help us remember the key words and different processes.
Year 4 R.E. - Jesus
In this week's R.E. lesson, we looked at the story of Jesus' transfiguration and used Lego to represent our ideas to some of the questions asked. Year 4 worked really well in small groups to include everyone's thoughts and were able to explain in detail about what they had created. It was a really enjoyable way to share our ideas and understanding with one another.
Year 4 Computing - Effective Searching Online
In this week's Computing lesson, Year 4 were looking at how to stay safe whilst searching online. We looked at different child-friendly search engines and worked in partnerships to try and complete the questions we needed to find the answers to. We found out we had to be precise and concise with our wording when searching for different things, as this really could affect the kind of results we received. It was definitely a lesson were lots was learnt!
Year 4 Geography - River Features
This week's Geography lesson was all about the different features of a river. We found out about the different river courses and what we could expect to find at each one and were all amazed to find out that all rivers end up at the sea! We had to work as a team to represent what we had been learning about, by creating our very own representations of rivers and their features out of Lego, before presenting our creations to others. It really helped us learn what we needed to include and all of the different feature names.
Year 4 English - Role Play
Year 4 enjoyed a bit of role play in our English this week, when learning about the nautical language related to our narrative. What better way than to step into the shoes of Captain Tom Bawcock and turn our classroom into a Cornish Tugboat, whilst the Great Storm-Cat sent turbulent gales and unpredictable waves our way and gave us the perfect opportunity to put our nautical language knowledge to the test!
Year 4 Science - What is a solid?
Year 4 have thrown themselves in to their new Science topic, States of Matter. We began our inquiry by testing different items and whether they would classify as a solid or not. Year 4 demonstrated some excellent reasoning skills to explain their points in relation to the properties of a solid.
Year 4 Maths - Tenths and hundredths on a place value chart
It's been a challenging return to school, working through our Maths Decimal topic. But Year 4 have worked hard! We have used counters on a place value chart to represent decimal numbers and help our understanding to be able to complete our classwork independently.
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