Year 4 Art Modroc
Year 4 really enjoyed exploring Modroc this afternoon as an art media to create a sphere. We used scrunched newspaper as a base, and water to activate the plaster before spending time shaping the surface. Next week we are hoping to create some food and fruit sculptures.
Music Trip
Some children went to Norwich Cathedral with Miss Peek and Mrs Forrest today for a musical art experience. They were able to listen to a range of instruments and watch as artwork was created alongside each piece. Thank you to Norwich School for hosting us!
Year 4 at the Norfolk Show
Year four had a fabulous day out at this year’s Norfolk Show 2025. We learnt about local agriculture, watched farm machinery in action, took part in sports events, learnt all about the armed services and emergency services, sat in some sports cars, watched sheep being sheared, pigs being raced and so much more. The year … Read more
Panathlon Sporting Event
Today, a small group of children from Year 4 spent the morning at Taverham High School participating in a Panathlon event. They competed against 8 other schools from the local area in a series of sporting challenges, including: standing long jump, outdoor bowling, cricket and many more. They all showed huge amounts of grit and … Read more
Y4 – Vietnamese Summer Rolls
This half term, Year 4 have been learning all about food from around the world. This afternoon, they were treated to a masterclass in making Vietnamese Summer Rolls by Mr Cross. They were shown how to soak their rice paper until flexible, before filling it with lettuce, carrot, beansprouts, coriander, basil, spring onion and sweet … Read more
A Day of Welcome
Last Friday, the whole school took part in the Schools of Sanctuary: Day of Welcome. During the day, they learnt about the lives of refugees and how we can make our community in Queen’s Hill welcoming. This years theme was ‘Community is our Superpower’. Children in Year 1 learnt about different playground games that children … Read more
Year 4 – food tasting around the world
Today year four were lucky enough to be able to try a range of different foods from around the world. These included such delicacies as pierogi from Poland, papaya from Mexico and samosas from India. They evaluated their smell, appearance, texture and taste and gave them a score out of five stars. We look forward … Read more
Year 4 Trip – West Stow Anglo-Saxon village
Today year four had a fantastic day trip to West Stow near Bury St Edmunds to visit the Anglo-Saxon Village. They got to explore the artefacts on display in the museum; handled some replica artefacts and were able to look around a reconstructed village of the time. We had to use lots of our historian … Read more
Year 4 science melting
In our science lesson this week year four were investigating the melting point of butter, chocolate and cheese. We used hot water and foil cake cases to do this safely, making careful observations over time. We then used these observations to help us draw a conclusion.
Year 4 polar explorer visit
Today year 4 were excited to have a visit from polar explorer Adrian Hall. He spoke to us about his expeditions, showed us all the equipment he packed in his rucksack and shared lots of photos at the start of the day. After this, he worked outside with every class, teaching them about map reading … Read more