For our Comenius Assembly and CD, Year 4 chose to sing Water of Tyne.

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This term in Year 4, the children have learnt a great deal from a 'Tudor Visitor'.
The math's group have also taken part in a 'Math's Trail'.

Once again Dr Maths organised a Maths Trail in Newcastle. This year it was along the Quayside and some of the children from KS2 accompanied by parent helpers had to follow the trail and solve the puzzles. This event is to show the chldren that maths is important in our everyday lives, not just in lessons at school.

Click here to read some of the thoughts about the trail from children in Year 3 and Year 4.

We had a special treat this year,Mrs McMillan booked a pantomime with a difference.It was very entertaining. We also had a special performance of our own.We enjoyed learning many new songs and we played the part of the audience.All of our singing eventually scared the evil witch!
We are also trying to be very sporty as most of our class have joined the basketball team on a Wednesday lunchtime with Mrs. Joyce.
Gateshead Council delivered some spring bulbs so we all planted our own bulbs and we will find out in the Spring who has green fingers!

Life in Year 4

In Year 4 Mrs Kelly is the class teacher. We are learning about Henry Vlll and The Tudors, it is very exciting. We are going to design costumes for the rich people who lived in those times.
In RE we are learning about babies. Laura Kelly brought in her baby brother so we could find out more about what babies need.
In science we have explored electricity, now we know how to set up a circuit andmake a light bulb work. We know what makes a good insulator and conductor.
We found out lots fo information about Saint Cuthbert on the internet and set up a display at the entrance to the school. We work hard to get house points and if we are especially good, we can win a golden ticket!

It has been an exciting year in Year 4. The children have enjoyed studying topics including the Tudors and Space and excelled in being reporters at the Evening Chronicle’s News Room. They also really enjoyed the trip to Segedunam where they dressed up in Tudor clothing. Year 4 also all performed beautifully at the Gateshead School’s Sing-along event and when they went carol singing at Whickham Health Centre.

Mrs Kelly is the Year 4 teacher. She has brown eyes and grey hair and she is a smiley person.
She helps us to do our work. Before we begin, she tells us what to do, and then she marks out work to see if it is right or wrong.
She is an excellent teacher, which is why we are doing so well.
In this class we read chapter books and we do fun stuff in the afternoons. She is good at surprises and when we are good she gives us rewards and treats.
This is the best class ever!

We do lots of fun activities like P.E. If you need help Miss Hunt will always help you. Miss Hunt explains things very well. When we do art with Miss Hunt we do really fun things. At the end of the day Miss Hunt picks the best worker of the day and you get an award. It is fun when we do music with Miss Hunt because she can play the saxophone. In maths we enjoyed doing the crazy house with Miss Hunt. We liked learning about Space and she told us a poem to remember the order of the planets. It goes; my very easy method just speeds up naming planets.
We do maths and literacy games on the Smart board with Miss Hunt, we enjoy it. We had fun making the Easter garden in the RE corner.