This term, our new topic is ancient Egypt! Ancient Egypt is one of the most fascinating periods in the ancient world. It’s history features ancient tombs, dazzling temples and fascinating rulers and had been the focus of many archaeologists for thousands of years.  This half term’s homework features some creative tasks which will help you to discover more about the incredible world of ancient Egypt alongside out lessons. In the mean time, to prepare us for some of the key things we will be exploring in this topic, please answer the questions in the comments: 1.   Who were the Ph ..read more

Our next topic in Year 4 will be The Tudors and Shakespeare! The Tudors are one of the most famous dynasties of kings and queens in British history. Their rule lasted from 1485-1603 and brought about many changes to religion, politics and daily life in England. We will also be looking at the life and work of William Shakespeare who lived during the Tudor era. Shakespeare is one of the most famous writers in the English language. We are so lucky that during the Summer Term, we will be working with the Primary Shakespeare Company to put together a performance of an act from Julius Caesar by Wi ..read more

Our new topic is Traditional Tales! Some of the traditional tales we will be looking at are The Three Little Pigs, Goldilocks and the Three Bears,  and Three Billy Goats Gruff! I am so looking forward to this topic, and all of the wonderful stories we can read and share together. Traditional tales also includes lots of songs and costumes too that we can learn and enjoy in class to support our learning! What is your favourite traditional tale? Do you know a traditional tale from another country that you would like to share? Who is your favourite traditional tal ..read more

Our new topic for this half term is Traditional Tales!  I am looking forward to reading lots of different Traditional Tales together.  What is your favourite Traditional Tale? What good and bad characters are in the Traditional Tale? What part do you like best? I would love to hear your answers, please write about the tales that you know and love! The post Traditional Tales appeared first on St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ..read more

This week has included World Book Day! This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading! Can you imagine a world without books? Without stories? Without fascinating knowledge information to learn? There is nothing better than finding a book which is impossible to put down: the sort of book you can’t wait to get home to read, to carry on from where you left off most recently. Books ignite our imaginations and feed our curiosity. Reading is one of the greatest pleasures you can find. Check out this poem about reading: I Met a Dragon Face to Face by Jack Prelutsky I met a dra ..read more

This week, we will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday! How exciting!  Books are incredible things! They have the power to feed our imagination with joy, excitement and laughter whilst also helping us to wind down and relax during a busy day. On this blog this week, we will be sharing our favourite books to celebrate them and World Book Day! I would like to hear what  your favourite book is or something that you are reading at the moment. Write down the title, author and why you love this book in particular and give it a rating /10. I can’t wait for us to share lots of ideas ..read more

This week we will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 7th March. We love to promote reading at St Vincent’s and celebrating World Book Day is a fantastic way to reflect on all of our favourite authors and stories we love! We would love you to share what your favourite story is and why you like it! We can’t wait to see what books you love to read and share your comments together in class! The post World Book Day Reading Blog appeared first on St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ..read more

This week we will be celebrating World Book Day on Thursday 7th March! We love to promote reading at St Vincent’s and celebrating Book Day is a fantastic way to reflect on all of our favourite authors and stories we love! We would love you to share what your favourite story is and why you like it! We can’t wait to see what books you love to read and share your comments together in class!   The post World Book Day in Nursery! appeared first on St Vincent's Catholic Primary School ..read more

Our new Wider Curriculum Topic is – Growing! We will be learning all about how and why seeds grow into plants, vegetables and fruits! We will be planting our own seeds in our Early Years growing area, and watching the changes to the soil and seeds throughout the season of Spring. Soon we will be planting our own seeds in soil, and watching them grow in class! We can water them and watch them change, and the take them home. This is such a lovely topic as we move into the sunny season of Spring! What would you like to plant? How you planted anything before? What would you like to grow in school ..read more

Our new topic for Spring 2 is… ‘Seasons.’ This is an interesting topic with lots of opportunities to explore our natural world. During this topic we will develop our understanding of the effect of changing seasons in the natural world around us. We will use the outdoor environment to observe the natural world, exploring the weather and seasonal features. We will develop our communication and language skills to help work out problems and organise thinking and activities, and to explain how things work  ..read more