Category: year 4

The children in Year 4 recently performed an adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Starting on Monday they worked exceptionally hard to develop their characters, create different scenes and practise the wonderful songs. On Friday, they then put on two fantastic performances for their families. All...

The excitement in the air was palpable at the Upper School, as 20 spellers from five different schools arrived to compete in the annual Dukes Regional Spelling Bee. The pupils had been practising for months and could hardly contain themselves as they whizzed through the...

It was a triumphant Sports Day for Dragon. With conditions perfect for the field events, the children produced world class performance in the javelin and long jump events. Hundredths of seconds separated the top three in the hurdles event in many year groups. A new...

The children had a brilliant time at their recent summer term school discos. The Lower School dressed to impress in their sparkling sea-themed masks, whilst the parents transformed the hall into a magical under the sea world. In the Upper School, the children dressed up...

Year 4 were able to add to their RPE (Religion, Philosophy and Ethics) learning about Judaism by visiting Wimbledon Synagogue recently. They learnt all about the different features of a synagogue, and traditions of Judaism and heard. The children were then able to try grape...

Year 4 had a brilliant time at Hindleap Warren! They have really embraced the great outdoors, taking part in a range of outdoor activities that have developed their problem solving skills, teamwork, resilience and independence. These included muddy obstacles, survival skills, shelter building, a climbing...

Throughout this year, the children in the gardening club have spent a busy time creating new planting areas in the school playground. As the weather gets better, the garden will hopefully be a riot of colour. They have learnt how to care for plants, sowed...

A truly inspirational day was had by our 40 mini marathon runners who completed either the final 1 mile or the final 2.6km of the route of the full London Marathon. With over 18,000 children running, true grit, determination and perseverance was shown as they...

As school traditions go, this has to be one of our favourites! At the end of each spring term, the children are encouraged to ‘get cracking’ on their decorated Easter egg dioramas. As usual, the standard was incredibly high and there were some extremely runny, sorry,...