Did you know the ancient Greeks invented democracy? Year 4 have learned about how the Greeks would vote and how they could exile a leader they didn’t trust! We created our own vote in the classroom and wrote on shards of pottery, just like the ancient Greeks!

Our art project this half term was to create red figure and black figure pottery like the ancient Greeks! We researched the different pictures and patterns that would usually be seen on Ancient Greek vases and included picture of Greek myths and geometric patterns in our own designs. We sculpted the...

Year 4 have developed their ball skills this half term, practising with tennis balls, basket balls, footballs and rugby balls. They are becoming experts and controlling and moving around with their ball!

As part of our Monster Mash Up morning, KS2 investigated how different ingredients changed the witches potions as they observed what happened  in their different recipes.

During our Science mix-up morning, KS2 created their own Halloween themed optical illusions. They then researched what an optical illusion is and how it can trick our brains into thinking something is what it isn’t!  

Year 4 had a fantastic day at Gateshead Library yesterday to celebrate their success in completing the summer reading challenge!