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Headteacher: Liz Heymoz
Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
Tel: 01707 659755
Fax: 01707 665431
Email: admin@popepaul.herts.sch.uk
Friday, 12th May 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 completed revision activities in Maths and English this week, applying all learnt strategies when calculating and also thinking about grammar and punctuation when uplevelling sentences. They also finished their Coronation Art pieces and started on their ‘crown embroidery’ project. In music, the children came up with percussion ‘call and response’ […]
Friday, 5th May 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceAlthough it has been a short week, Year 4 had lots of opportunities to have fun! On Wednesday, they participated in a skateboarding workshop, making their first jumps and zooming around the playground. Special thank you to Gene, who later showed off his amazing skills to the whole school! Very well done, Gene! Later in […]
Friday, 28th April 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, moved on to adding and subtracting fractions beyond whole using bar models and consolidated that learning in different playful ways throughout the week, for example by creating their own board games. In English, they practiced using causal conjunctions and prepositions to sequence their explanations whilst also thinking about possible inventions […]
Friday, 21st April 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceI hope you all had a restful and healthy Easter Holiday! It has been lovely to welcome the children back in class and it is fair to say that we had a busy first 5 days. On Tuesday, we started our tennis unit in PE led by Mr Mills practicing our grip and revising our […]
Friday, 31st March 2023
/1 Comment/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4 had a very busy last week filled with practical activities and Easter preparations. On Monday, the children completed their charity walk and enjoyed the beautiful sunshine (and squelching in the mud:) ) On Tuesday evening, they performed beautifully during the Way of the Cross service. Thank you for all families who came and […]
Friday, 24th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week in Year 4, the children completed their final narratives, based on our class book, ‘Ice Palace’, retelling a particular scene from a different character’s point of view. I am very pleased with their efforts; we have some beautiful descriptions and stories that create an atmosphere. In Maths, we further consolidated calculating fractions of […]
Friday, 17th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, completed lots of interesting activities, as part of their British Science Week learning. First, they built and tested string telephones to send a message across distance. Later, they re-designed their initial string telephones using different materials to see what affect that would have on the quality of sound and the […]
Friday, 10th March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 this week, revised their learning of fractions using Cuisenaire rods, whilst in English, they developed character through role play and a diary entry task. On Tuesday, we celebrated Mass in church as part of our Lenten journey to God. Well done to all of our readers for their expressive words […]
Friday, 3rd March 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 this week, focused on description and sentence structure when writing a wanted poster for our main character Starjik, from our book Ice Palace. In Maths, they finished their geometry unit by describing properties of common 2D shapes, commenting on parallel and perpendicular lines, as well as, angles. In Science, they […]
Friday, 24th February 2023
/0 Comments/in Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, had a busy week full of practical activities after their well deserved rest. In Maths, they moved on to describing properties of common 2D shapes, using specific mathematical vocabulary. In English, they have looked at character development in our class book ‘Ice Palace’ and edited sentences from the story for […]