Thank you to everyone who came along to Open Evening to see our amazing work and help to raise money for the Alban City School Grove. It was lovely to see you all. We have had a busy week! We have started our last English topic – a survival guide to Year 4 in the …
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Year 4 – Gold and Saffron
Jul 03 2026
River Fun!
Yesterday, Year 4 enjoyed a fantastic trip to Epping Forest to consolidate their work on rivers. We were impressed by the amount of knowledge and vocabulary they already had remembered about the water cycle and river systems and we learnt more to add to it. We went on a walk through Epping Forest and looked …
Jun 19 2026
Year 4 Sports Festival
The highlight of this week has been the Year 4 Sports Festival at Loreto College on Wednesday. We had a fantastic time working together in teams on activities playing Tri-Golf and Rapid-Fire Cricket. The children were practicing skills in putting, and driving the ball in golf, aiming to hit certain targets or reach certain distances …
May 22 2026
Sporty Fun!
Well done to all the children for a great Sports Day, especially in the heat today! We were so proud of how everyone took part and cheered each other on. Summer may finally have arrived. We hope they all enjoyed participating or cheering along their classmates. It was a great end to a sports themed …
Mar 20 2026
Viking Day
We have had another fantastic, busy week in school and we ended with an exciting, engaging and educational Viking Day! Leif Erikson invaded our assembly and told us the story of Beowolf. He showed us his collection of Viking drinking horns, two-handed spears, swords and helmets. We all got the chance to learn that the …
Mar 13 2026
An eggstraordinary week
You may have noticed outside our classrooms some strange looking jars! Year 4 are currently conducting an experiment (eggsperiment!) using … you’ve guessed it eggs! They are a useful replacement for eggs. We have put them in different liquids to see what happens, which we can relate back to sugary and acidic foods and how …
Mar 06 2026
World Book Day
The highlight of this week was yesterday’s World Book Day. We had some wonderful costumes in Year 4 as well as some cosy looking outfits for reading. Year 4 expertly drew their favourite book covers, which will be going on display in the library and then completed a ‘Draw-along’ with the illustrator Chris Riddell, drawing …
Feb 27 2026
The Vikings are coming…
A highlight of this week was the transformation of Gold and Saffron classrooms into a Gurdwara and then inviting the Year 3 children to have a tour. The Year 4s were the perfect hosts, showing the Y3s around, making sure they told them about the significance of each room for Sikh people. Everybody took off …
Feb 13 2026
We can see the light!
This week we have had 2 themes – Safer Internet Day and Children’s Mental Health Week. We have focussed on activities for both themes in assemblies and in lessons. Children’s Mental Health Week asked us all to consider where we belong. We thought about our families, school groups and communities that we all belong to …
Feb 06 2026
Shaping Up!
Congratulations to Gold Class today for a fantastic class assembly this morning. Your singing was amazing and you all spoke your words beautifully and clearly. You should be very proud of yourselves. This week we have been writing our letters of complaint to the zoo about their treatment of the animals. The children have been …
