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Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
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Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Friday, 19th April 2024
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt has been wonderful to welcome the children back into class and hear all about their exciting Easter breaks! In English, we have started our new unit, an explanation text, based on a brilliant picture book by Roger McGough titled, ‘Until I met Dudley’. The children looked at some common appliances such as a toaster […]
Friday, 28th March 2024
/1 Comment/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had a busy last week, filled with Lent and Easter related activities. On Tuesday, the class went on a Lenten Charity walk with Year 3, enjoying the weather and squelching in the mud along the field. On Tuesday evening, the children also attended their Way of the Cross Service where […]
Friday, 22nd March 2024
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 had yet another busy week with some practical tasks in Art and D&T. In Maths, the class moved on to formal division with chunking whilst in English, they have written an accurate recount of the events of the ‘Journey’ by Aaron Becker, focusing on action sequences punctuated by commas and […]
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’ […]