Blog Author: C Beveridge

As we continue to explore our 'States of Matter' topic, we have have been looking at alternatives to solids, liquids and gases. One of these is a 'non-newtonian fluid' that can easily be created using cornflour and water. It behaves like a solid when you apply pressure (push on it or roll it into…

FINALLY DONE IT!!!!

We can share with you the fun activities we got up to at Castlerigg at the beginning of the  month. Apologies for the time this has taken, but now you can enjoy them with your child. Hopefully it will remind them of all the amazing things they got up to!

It was lovely to have so many mums come and join in with our activities this afternoon! They helped with a couple of different maths-based puzzles and problems to solve. There were tangrams to work out and also jig-saw style puzzles to fit together.

Thanks for coming mums!

Year 4 did a fabulous job of representing our school at the annual Lancaster and Morecambe Singing Festival at the Ashton Hall. They had worked really hard to learn 14 songs by heart - some of them included singing in parts, signing to some of the song, and one song involved making our own…

Today in Science, Year 4 have been exploring the properties of solids, liquids and gases. We started by sorting different items into one of these groups...

We then looked in more details about how particles are organised and how they behave in a solid, liquid or a gas. Can you spot which is…

This afternoon, Mildreth the Anglo Saxon storyteller visited Year 4. We listened to the story of Beowolf, re-created the invasion of 'Angle-Land', built an Anglo Saxon house, set up our own villages, looked at artefacts and worked out what they were used for, and finally we were trained to fight…

Yesterday, Year 4 walked down to the City Museum to find out more about the Romans who came to Lancaster and what how they changed the city. We spent time completing a quiz that made everyone have to really search for the clues around the exhibition, but there was also time to dress up like a…

Today we had a visit from Louise from the Lake District National Park Authority. She came to explain about all the different uses we have for water (not just drinking it) and why it is so important we look after this vital resources. The children did a variety of activities and were rewarded with…

Year 4 had a great day in the sunshine whilst visiting Leighton Hall. We spent the whole day outside in the gardens where we explored pollination and minibeasts. We made seed bombs for school, our own 'bees' and bug houses.

In the afternoon it was all about apples! We were in the orchard…

This morning, Year 4 made the pasta dishes that had been planned in DT lessons. The morning was spent in preparation, cooking and then eating the food. We had great fun and enjoyed the end results.

As part of our study on teeth, we looked at the different types of animal teeth. We then tried to match them with the different animals and how omnivores, carnivores and herbivores have different features. Good teamwork and problem solving"

The school once again had an opportunity to try a wheelchair sport and this year it was basketball. Year 4 had great fun competing in 5-a-side games, and showed some great teamwork and skill. Well done!