Well, Year 4 have certainly been busy so far this term!

We took part in the 'Mini Olympics' event hosted by the Stevenage Sporting Futures team, which was a lot of fun. Even the adults got involved...I believe there is an image of me skipping somewhere...but the children had a great time and were impeccably behaved throughout the event.

Earlier this week,l we had an exciting visit to the Football Stadium for 'Technology Day'. They children got a tour around the football ground and even got to sit in the directors office! Many thanks to the wonderful staff members at the football club for having us for the morning.

As the half term break is approaching, I am reminding the children to keep pushing for excellence, remembering that the 'Learning Pit' is a chance to learn new things and better ourselves!

The class produced a wonderful event for the fantastic finish this week. This incuded a recreation of the famous 'Theseus and the Minotaur' Greek Myth. The children certainly enjoyed seeing the monstrous beast slayed for the final time!

We also shared some of our shape learning that we had been covering in class, including angles, triangles and quadrilaterals.

The performance finished with a rousing rendition of our Beatboxing song that we had learnt during this term.

I'd like to thank the many adults who attended the event and hope you gained an insight into the learning experiences of the class.

The children are back for a packed and hopefully enjoyable term at Roebuck! They have been involved in a 'Boot Camp' for the last two weeks, practicing skills already learnt and extending their horizons in preparation for the year ahead.

They have been working extremely hard in all lessons so far this term whilst also trying hard to get back into regular school routines.

In the image above, the children were busily planning notes and ideas for their first 'Big Write' task of Year 4. I am excited to see how much descriptive writing they have managed to include!

Please continue to encourage your children to read regularly at home. Our extensive work on comprehension skills will be further developed with regular practice outside of school.

The children have been working extremely hard in Year 4, and I am sure they are pleased their assessments are all done and dusted!

The 'Fantastic Finish' was a massive success; it was well attended by adults and the children thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to show off their work. I want to thank everybody who attended the event as it helped to make a fantastic environment that the children thrived upon.

The children are nearing the end of Year 4 and they are a mixture of nerves and excitement as they begin thinking about their next chapter of learning. I hope they continue to work hard and achieve their maximum potential.

Remember: They can't do it YET but they will in the end!

It has been a very positive first couple of weeks back for the children, who have settled into learning well and have been eager to get started with our new topic. We have solved the first tricky step…we now know where Greece is! After loca