Loxdale Primary School

Year 4 Spruce won a token to the vending machine as they were the winning class in the attendance battle last week. They won a board game afternoon. Attendance matters!

🍪 Year 4 Spruce turned into star bakers yesterday. They had great fun sieving flour, mixing ingredients, and combining everything to make delicious biscuits. Lots of teamwork, smiles, and a sprinkle of flour everywhere! 👏✨

Yesterday, Year 4 Rowan rolled up their sleeves and stepped into the world of baking! The classroom was filled with excitement (and a lovely sweet smell!) as the children worked together to make their very own biscuits. They started by weighing out their ingredients carefully, making sure everything was measured just right. Next came the sifting—a messy but very fun moment as flour floated like tiny snowflakes! Then it was time for mixing and the children showed brilliant tea

🌟 Safer Internet Day in Year 4 Rowan! 🌟 Today, Year 4 Rowan took part in activities linked to this year’s Safer Internet Day theme: “Smart tech, safe choices – exploring the safe and responsible use of AI.” The children discussed the ethical side of using AI and explored real‑life examples of when AI is helpful and when it might not be appropriate. They showed fantastic thinking about how to stay safe and make sensible choices online. To put their learning into action, the

Year 4 Rowan have been loving their dance unit inspired by The Greatest Showman! 🎪✨ Throughout the unit, the children have explored a range of dance skills, including using props, working in different formations, experimenting with levels, and performing in canon and unison. Their creativity and teamwork have been fantastic to watch! Yesterday, the class took on the role of clowns, working in partners to create their very own slapstick routines. 🤡🎭 They explored pathways,

A huge congratulations to Jack and Trishdip, who have become the first Year 4 pupils this year to earn their Pen Licence! 🎉 Their handwriting has shown outstanding consistency, care, and pride — and we are so proud of their hard work and perseverance.

Year 4 Rowan had a fantastic time exploring the great outdoors today. They investigated trees and leaves, using their senses to notice shapes, colours, textures, and even the smells of nature around them. This hands-on experience linked beautifully to their literacy work, inspiring descriptive writing full of rich vocabulary and sensory detail. What better way to bring words to life than by stepping outside and experiencing the world first-hand?

Rhyder has been working on an exciting ongoing project to build some of the tallest landmarks from around the world. This project showcases his creativity, curiosity, and growing confidence across the curriculum. Using his maths skills, Rhyder carefully measures, compares heights, and works with numbers to make sure his structures are scaled accurately. He uses counting, estimating, and problem-solving to help bring each landmark to life. Rhyder also applies his literacy skil

This afternoon, Year 4 Spruce started their D&T project which is to design and make a biscuit. But of course, to make a great tasting biscuit, we must first try some. Ask them what their favourite was!

On Thursday, the children in Year 4 had a magical day on the lead up to Christmas. The children looked fabulous in their Christmas jumpers and enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner.

Year 4 had a lovely time at St Martin's Church learning all about the meaning of Christmas. Ask them all about it!

Yesterday, Year 4 Spruce had a fantastic opportunity to step into the future with Virtual Reality Headsets! The children were able to explore the rainforest and various animals through virtual reality. The interactive experience sparked curiosity, creativity and lots of smiles. It was wonderful to see them learning in such an engaging and immersive way. Thank you to Mr Ashton who led the session, the children thoroughly enjoyed it.

Today in maths, Year 4 Rowan explored perimeter! The children used pieces of string to measure and compare the perimeter of different shapes. It was fantastic to see them predicting, measuring, and checking their ideas!

This week, the word for Year 4's homework is 'Autumn'.🍂

Here is Year 4's Harvest song!

Year 4 have enjoyed celebrating Black History today. The children learned about the singer/songwriter 'Billy Ocean'. Look at some of their fantastic album covers that they have designed.

Year 4 staff are so pleased with the homework the children have been producing so far this year. The effort and thought that has gone into the children's homework has blown us away. Keep up the fantastic work Year 4. The word for this weeks homework is 'mammal'.

This morning, Year 4 Rowan had a fun maths lesson where they used a trundle wheel to measure the school field. Can you guess how many meters we measured? Ask them all about it!