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Below you will find our weekly Blog posts for Year Four.

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  • Friday 10th July

    Published 10/07/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    What an incredible Sports Week! We have been so fortunate to experience such a wide variety of exciting sporting activities this week. On Monday, we welcomed ex-St Mary's student Niobe, who spoke to the school about her journey as a go
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  • 26th June

    Published 26/06/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    This week in English, we have been hugging our model text as we prepare to write our own persuasive speeches. It has been wonderful to hear the wide range of ideas the children are passionate about advocating for! Their speeches include arg
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  • 19th June

    Published 19/06/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    This week in Maths, we have been exploring different types of quadrilaterals (2D shapes with four sides) and polygons (closed 2D shapes with straight sides). We also investigated lines of symmetry, including horizontal, vertical and diagonal lines. T
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  • 12th June

    Published 12/06/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    This week in Science, we continued our topic, Living Things and Their Habitats: Conservation. We explored the issue of deforestation and researched its impact on the environment. Using our knowledge of persuasive writing from English, we then cr
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  • 5th June

    Published 05/06/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    In Maths this week we have finished our topic on decimals. We looked at a quarter, half and three quarters as decimals (0.25, 0.5 and 0.75), to order decimals in ascending and descending order, to compare decimals and round decimals to the nearest in
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  • Friday 22nd May

    Published 22/05/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    We have enjoyed STEM week and with David Atteborough as our inspiration. The children created their own documentary scripts to accompany images of desert animals, including tarantulas, fennec foxes, camels, snakes and scorpions. To make the experienc
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  • Friday 15th May

    Published 15/05/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    We had the pleasure of welcoming Miss Brown from the Sports Partnership yesterday for a fantastic Quick Fire Cricket session. The children thoroughly enjoyed learning new batting skills and techniques for stopping the ball. It was
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  • Friday 8th May

    Published 09/05/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    Year 4 had a fantastic day at the Amersham Field Centre yesterday, taking part in an exciting electric circuits workshop! The children explored how circuits work by acting out the different parts of an electrical circuit, bringing their science learn
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  • Friday 1st May

    Published 01/05/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    In RE, we explored why Rama and Sita are considered aspirational figures within the Hindu faith. Today, we were delighted to welcome Deepa, a parent at St Mary’s, into our classroom. She kindly shared her knowledge and personal experiences of H
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  • Friday 24th April

    Published 24/04/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    In Geography, we have started learning about how energy reaches our homes from power stations. We created posters to show this journey and also identified and marked the locations of power stations across Great Britain. In Science, we explored ele
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  • 17th April 2026

    Published 17/04/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    It has been wonderful to welcome the class back after the Easter break, and we are especially delighted to have welcomed our newest member, Heidi, to Year 4. This week, we spent time reflecting on our fantastic trip to the Batchworth Canal Centre.
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  • Friday 20th March

    Published 21/03/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    This week in English, we planned our own versions of the model text. We carefully ‘boxed up’ our ideas so that we can follow the clear structure of the original newspaper report when we begin writing. In Maths, we have been focusing on
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  • 13th March

    Published 13/03/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    Maths – This week we have been learning how to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions and how to find equivalent fractions. If you would like to review converting mixed numbers into improper fractions at home, you can watch this hel
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  • Friday 27th February 202

    Published 27/02/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    It was so lovely to welcome the class back after half term. The children have returned with enthusiasm and have made a fantastic start to the new half term. English To launch our new Writing model text, the children created beautiful Victo
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  • 13th February 2026

    Published 13/02/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    As we reach the end of a jam-packed half term, I want to take a moment to celebrate what an incredible few weeks it has been! This week, we were immensely proud of the class for their outstanding performance at the Dance Festival. Their energy, te
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  • 6th February 2026

    Published 06/02/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    The class has survived a long week. They were excellent representatives of St Marys on Tuesday at Young Voices. It was a joy to take them and see all their hard work pay off. In English we have been hugging the model text. During our sha
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  • Friday 30th January

    Published 30/01/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    This week has been packed with creativity, thinking, and learning across the curriculum. In English, we applied our setting toolkit to describe a grand, Victorian-style kitchen. We boxed up the model text, planned our own versions, created a
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  • Friday 23rd January 2026

    Published 23/01/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    This week in English, we have continued learning our model text and analysing it using our settings toolkit. The children answered a range of questions about the text, making sure to respond in full sentences. They then wrote a descriptive parag
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  • Friday 16th January

    Published 16/01/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    In English, we have continued to explore our model text, which skilfully blends historical fiction with rich setting description. We focused on key elements from our writing toolkit, including fronted adverbials of time, using weather to create
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  • 9th January

    Published 11/01/26, by Natasha Maxwell
    What a fantastic first few days back it has been! It has been lovely to hear all about the children’s holiday adventures and see how enthusiastically they have settled back into school life. In English, we launched our new model text wi
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