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Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Friday, 15th March 2024
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Year 4, we celebrated National Science Week by becoming Scientists ourselves; planning and carrying out some practical investigations, listening to guest speakers and learning about famous scientists. Throughout the week, we reflected on the lives and work of famous female Scientists from around the world, including Katherine Johnson-American mathematician, Mae C. Jemison-American […]
KS2 Way of the Cross – lyrics to learn
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 /by Margaret JoycePlease use the lyrics and links below to learn the songs for the KS2 Way of the Cross service. Lyric sheet can be found here. My Soul is Sad My soul is sad. My heart is breaking tonight. Could you not watch and comfort me until light? Am I alone, surrounded only by night? Could […]
Friday, 8th March 2024
/1 Comment/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYet another busy week for Year 4! On Monday, following assembly, the children reflected on their second Catholic Social Teaching principle, ‘Dignity of the Worker’ and using this image: they discussed concepts such as equality, fair access to resources, fair wages and working conditions. These concepts also brilliantly lent themselves to their Fair Trade fortnight […]
Friday, 1st March 2024
/2 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceWarm welcome back everyone! The children had a really busy first week. On Monday, we launched our RE focus on the Stations of the Cross and Catholic Social Teaching (CST). Throughout Lent ,we will be focusing on a different CST principle each week, prompted by an art piece that the children can explore and discuss. […]
Friday, 16th February 2024
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, had a very busy last week to their first Spring term. On Monday, we solved a real life mathematical problem involving fractions of chocolate, whilst on Tuesday, we celebrated Mardi Gras day by first researching the festival then decorating Mardi Gras masks and sampling some delicious pancakes with Golden syrup. […]
Friday, 9th February 2024
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had another busy week with lots of practical learning opportunities. In English, the children published their final non-chronological reports showing off some beautiful handwriting and excellent drawings to accompany their scientific texts. In Maths, the class moved onto calculating fractions of amounts using bar modelling before further advancing to exploring […]
Friday, 2nd February 2024
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had another busy week of learning. In Maths, the class further consolidated the use of fraction walls to order and compare non unit fractions and to recognise fractions that are equal. The class also identified non unit fractions of sets and shapes. In English, the children used their ‘Dragon plans’ […]
Dice Game Challenge Afternoon!
/0 Comments/in Archives, General News, Year 3, Year 3 Archive, Year 4, Year 4 Archive, Year 5, Year 5 Archive, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceClick here to see what the Key Stage 2 classes were busy doing yesterday afternoon! Why don’t you click on Dice Games and try some of the dice games yourself?
Maths Dice Games Thursday 1st February, 2024
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 3 Archive, Year 4, Year 4 Archive, Year 5, Year 5 Archive, Year 6, Year 6 Archive /by Margaret JoyceDice Games – Click here for Dice Games A Click here for Dice Games B Drop Zone (p 29) Differences (p9) Step Adding ( p 18) * Equipment Needed: a partner Dice (up to 6 dice) paper or squared paper Pencil Have Fun!! Mrs McNamara, Ms […]
Friday, 26th January 2024
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 have been busy again this week! We have moved onto the topic of fractions in maths revising our prior learning of unit and non-unit fractions of sets, shapes and amounts. We have been recognising fractions that are equal and have ordered and compared fractions by placing them onto a number […]