--- title: "Blog by Tag: Year 4 Blog" url: "https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-4-blog" school: "St Stephen's C.E. Primary School" --- # Blog by Tag: Year 4 Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/fc889849-50d4-4163-a662-91eb3bd20d6e.jpeg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-14-23-nurturing-spirituality-and-high-spirits-at-a-nerf-festival) 6 Nov #### [Nurturing spirituality and High Spirits at a Nerf Festival](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-06-14-23-nurturing-spirituality-and-high-spirits-at-a-nerf-festival) This first week back after the half term has seen a real mix of fast paced learning and calmer moments of reflection. Tuesday’s Spirituality assembly with Mrs Suddes was centred around Bonfire night and the way fireworks can light up a cold, dark sky. In a similar vein, our class spent time… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Food_Webs.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-23-12-02-tricky-topics-add-the-cherry-on-top-of-this-term) 23 Oct #### [Tricky Topics Add the Cherry on Top of this Term](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-23-12-02-tricky-topics-add-the-cherry-on-top-of-this-term) We’re here…We’ve made it! I want to start this blog by congratulating each and every child. At times as a teacher, it can be hard to recognise the incremental progress our pupils make each day (a little like a parent noticing how much taller their child has gotten in a week). The wonderful thing… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Interview.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-41-extra-extra-read-all-about-it) 16 Oct #### [Extra! Extra! Read All About It!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-16-12-41-extra-extra-read-all-about-it) As part of our English focus this week, Year 4 have been channelling their inner news reporter, practicing interviewing eye-witnesses and writing witness reports about a mysterious sea creature spotted just off the local coast. We’ve looked at how to build reported clauses using a range of… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Teeth_Experiment__(1).JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-11-11-eggcellent-art-and-a-crackin-good-time) 9 Oct #### [Eggcellent Art and a Crackin’ Good Time.](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-09-11-11-eggcellent-art-and-a-crackin-good-time) Well, this has been a memorable week! The class finally got to get their hands some paint and used ‘tint’ and ‘shade’ to create a range of colour scales. They showed superb focus, control and understanding. In Science we’ve been learning about our teeth and wanted to find out what impact… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/History.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-13-33-challenges-and-chocolate) 2 Oct #### [Challenges and Chocolate](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-02-13-33-challenges-and-chocolate) Another busy week is coming to an end and we have very lucky to welcome a new starter into the class. The class have shown have shown wonderful kindness and care and we’ve been delighted by how quickly the new students have settled into the St Stephen’s community. In Maths this week, we’ve… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Awards_.25.09.26.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-08-39-stars-of-the-week-25-9-26) 28 Sep #### [Stars of the week 25.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-28-08-39-stars-of-the-week-25-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/English.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-25-10-18-four-weeks-in-look-how-far-we-ve-come) 25 Sep #### [🚀 Four Weeks In: Look How Far We’ve Come!](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-25-10-18-four-weeks-in-look-how-far-we-ve-come) A big feature of this week has been taking time to reflect on how far the class have come in such a short space of time. They have taken on so much new information and mastered so many new approaches to their learning that it is hard to believe this is only our fourth week together. In… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Stars_of_the_week.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-10-24-stars-of-the-week-18-9-26-1) 21 Sep #### [Stars of the Week 18.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-21-10-24-stars-of-the-week-18-9-26-1) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_1576.JPG)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-08-00-familiar-faces-and-fierce-competition) 18 Sep #### [Familiar Faces and Fierce Competition.](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-18-08-00-familiar-faces-and-fierce-competition) Now that the class are starting to find their feet a little, it’s been lovely to see more of their personalities come through in work and in play. The class have so many natural talents and watching these emerge across the curriculum has been my highlight of the week. We continued with our focus… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/805885368_1742406301221665_657371871998929308_n.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-13-42-stars-of-the-week-11-9-26) 16 Sep #### [Stars Of the Week 11.9.26](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-16-13-42-stars-of-the-week-11-9-26) [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/20260904_143200.jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-11-00-a-week-of-firsts) 11 Sep #### [🐳🏊‍♂️📚A Week of Firsts! ](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-11-11-00-a-week-of-firsts) Well, that’s the first full week done and what a week of firsts it has been! In literacy we began our class text, ‘The Whale’ and wrote our first sentences using ‘expanded noun phrases’ before trying our hand at simile poems. Myself and Miss Griffiths have been blown away by the creativity and… [![](https://files.schudio.com/st-stephen-s-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/new_year(2).jpg)](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-17-a-new-school-year) 4 Sep #### [A New School Year](https://www.ststephenscofe.durham.sch.uk/blog/2026-09-04-13-17-a-new-school-year) This week, although short, has given us a lovely opportunity to get to grips with new locker locations, changes to daily routines and a chance to swap stories from the summer holidays. 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