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Headteacher: Liz Heymoz
Baker Street,
Potters Bar,
Hertfordshire
EN6 2ES
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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, 25th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 this week, spent some time researching in preparation for their third extended writing piece, a non-chronological report. In Maths, they focused on counting in multiples before moving on to scaling and correspondence problems. In Science, the class carried out practical investigations regarding sound, linking it with vibration whilst in RE […]
Friday, 18th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4 published their Roman myths in the neatest before moving on to their next English genre, non-chronological reports. In Maths, they moved onto formal written methods for subtraction and played Bankruptcy, a competitive strategic game to put their operations into practice. In Science, they used the school’s official site map to […]
Advent Service Songs
/0 Comments/in Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6 /by Margaret JoycePlease learn the words that are in bold. Kindle A Flame Kindle a flame to lighten the dark and take all fear away. Like A Candle Flame Like a candle flame Flickering small in our darkness Uncreated light Shines through infant eyes God is with us, alleluia Come to save us, alleluia Alleluia! […]
Friday, 11 th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, the children in Year 4 first planned, then wrote their big Roman themed narrative across 7 paragraphs using writing tools such as similes, metaphors, expanded noun phrases and subordinating conjunctions. In Maths, the children applied their understanding of column addition with regrouping when playing a competitive game using playing cards. In Science, they […]
Friday, 4th November 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4 has had yet another busy week, following the holidays. On Tuesday, the class walked down to the Church to participate in the All Saints Mass. They sang beautifully and answered Father Shaun’s questions with enthusiasm. The children also started their new Science unit, Sound, making links with onomatopoeia. On Wednesday, they created poppies […]
Friday, 21st October 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIt has been another busy week in Year 4. On Monday, the children carried on learning new stances and kicks in Karate, whilst also launching One World Week, where our focus country was the Philippines. The children looked at atlases, satellite images, globes and maps to locate the island country before learning about its major […]
Friday, 14th October 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThe children in Year 4, this week, thought about mental strategies for addition and applied them when solving a tricky strategical problem involving dominoes. In English, they have written diary entries from a particular character’s point of view to show emotions. In Science, they set up their own investigation to answer the question: How do […]
Friday, 7th October 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceThis week, in Year 4, the children consolidated their rounding skills before moving on to mental addition strategies. In English, the children heard their second Roman myth and using that as an inspiration, wrote short poems using noun phrases and similes to describe characters, whilst also learning about metaphors. In Science, the class looked at […]
Friday, 30th September 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceIn English, this week, the children started their second unit, a Roman myth. They used a picture book to get into character and introduce themselves in the role of their chosen Roman God or Goddess, thinking about voice, intonation, actions and gestures. They used their understanding later, when writing school reports about their characters. In […]
Friday, 23rd September 2022
/0 Comments/in Archives, Year 4, Year 4 Archive /by Margaret JoyceYear 4 had yet another busy week. In Maths, the children finished their first unit of place value and moved on to number magnitude as a preparation towards rounding whole numbers. They used strips of blank paper to identify crucial benchmark numbers, before placing mystery numbers on their number lines, thinking about the relative size […]