
What You Should Know About H₂O
Today, we were all treated to a brilliant assembly called "What You Should Know About H₂O", kindly funded by United Utilities.
The children discovered the three states of water—solid, liquid and gas—and had a chance to see how water changes and moves through the world around us. We dived into…

Year 4’s Brilliant Burwardsley Adventure!
What a fantastic couple of days we’ve had! Year 4 threw themselves into every moment of our residential trip to the Burwardsley Outdoor Centre, and I couldn’t be prouder of them.
From the start, the children showed great teamwork, curiosity and a real sense of adventure. Pond dipping was a…
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Brookside's VE Day Celebrations
Brookside had a fantastic day celebrating the 80th anniversary of VE Day with nostalgic music and by enjoying our lunches outside! We have learnt about the Second World War and paused to reflect on the sacrifice made by so many in the cause of freedom and justice.

Exploring Humanism with Mr Brassington
This week, Year 4 had a fantastic opportunity to build on their learning about Humanism with a special visit from Mr Brassington. The session was engaging and informative, helping the children deepen their knowledge and understanding of what it means to live a good life without religion.
A big…

Through the Keyhole - The Last Supper
As part of our RE lessons, we explored The Last Supper. We looked at different artwork, watched videos and read passages from the Bible.
We explored not just the events of that evening, but also what the disciples and Jesus might have been thinking and feeling.

World Book Day 2025
Well done to all the children in Year 4 who dressed as their favourite book character today!
We had lots of fun completing a book treasure hunt, writing our own silly stories, participating in the BBC Live Lesson and sharing books and stories with our friends. Ms Smith also came into class to…

Y4 DT - Inclined Car
This week, in Design Technology, children have followed instructions to create a simple car chassis. They use measuring tapes to measure how far their car travelled down an inclined plane.
Great teamwork shown today by all the children - Well Done!

Fun with Words in Year 4!
Today, Year 4 had a brilliant time learning new vocabulary from Ariki and the Island of Wonders through games of Charades and Pictionary. The children acted out and drew words like 'constellations'. 'cove' and 'guardian' helping each other guess their meanings.
It was a fun, active way to build…

Perimeter Detectives
The children have been hunting for rectangles in the shapes in the school garden. The children then had to measure the length and width to calculate the perimeter.

Dividing HTO by O
Children in Year 4 have been working hard to understand the concept of dividing Hundreds, Tens and Ones in equal groups.
Great job, Year 4 - Keep going!

Safer Internet Day - SCAM Smashers
This morning, the children in Year 4 have participated in the BBC Live Lesson for Safer Internet Day 2025. The children have learnt how to spot, avoid and report online scams.

3D Painting
Children in Year 4 have exploring different tints (adding white to a colour) and shades (adding black to a colour) to give a 3D effect when painting.