Year 4
Miss ShepherdsonWelcome
We are Year 4.
Miss Shepherdson is our teacher and Mrs Tompkins is our teaching assistant.
We always try our best. This year we are looking forward to learning about the Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings, We will be reading books such as the Hobbit, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone and the Fantastic Mr Fox.
Year 4 Blog
Handprints
Watch this short video explaining the significance of handprints. Handprints from HT@Josephs on Vimeo.
Spring Sing
Year 4 children will represent St Joseph's at the Sage, Gateshead for the Spring Sing Festival. Please see attached letter for further information. Spring Sing 13.3.19
Our Curriculum
This short animation gives you an insight into what we, we teach, how we teach it and why we teach it the way we do. First created in 2017, this has been revised to reflect both staffing changes and a review of our curriculum. St Joseph's Living Curriculum...
Radioactive Kids
All the hard work our gymnasts have put into their routine with Mr Morris has paid off. They were fantastic!
Anti-Bullying Week
A good start to raising awareness this week. The children came into school wearing odd socks and brightly-coloured tights today to represent the differences between us all. All classes listened to an anti-bullying presentation delivered by our STOP Stars.
Parliament Visit
This morning, Gillian Bell came in to teach us about Parliament- the House of Commons, House of Lords and laws. She also did some workshops, which were really interesting. Our local MP, Liz Twist, came in too. She told us so much information about her job and answered...
Y4 Animations
Year 4 have been using Pivot Stick-man Animator to create a variety of animations. We hope you like them
RNLI Water Safety
Lifeguards from the RNLI came into school today to speak to our children in assemblies and teach them about water safety. A lot learnt by all.
Status Upgrade
Can you upgrade your 'Times Tables Rock Star' avatar's status? Go on have a try tonight! Times Tables Rock Stars 2 from HT@Josephs on Vimeo.
On Mission
As part of our work as a Rights Respecting School, we have updated this colourful explanation of our Mission Statement. We have linked relevant articles from the 'United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child' to various aspects of our Mission Statement. By...
Currency Creators
As part of our Erasmus+ project the children of St. Joseph's have been designing a new notes that could be used for our currency. They learnt a lot about the current designs and how currency has changed over the years. Two classes (Years 5 and 6) decided to use...
Christmas Show
All children will be visiting Northern Stage to watch the Christmas Pantomime A Christmas Carol. Please see attached letter for more details. Pantomime Letter
