News: y4 | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

Please note that St Aidan’s will be closed to pupils this Friday 1st May for a staff INSET day, and will remain closed on Monday 4th May for the Bank Holiday.

Image of A huge thank you to Ikhlas and Ibaad for sharing their beautiful prayer mats with Year 4 today; it gave us all a fascinating insight into their faith and culture.

14 Nov

A huge thank you to Ikhlas and Ibaad for sharing their beautiful prayer mats with Year 4 today; it gave us all a fascinating insight into their faith and culture.

Image of In their second Junior Jam Computing session, Year 4 explored functions—the building blocks for efficient coding. They learned how these smart tools save repetition and make algorithms cleaner, using both visual Blockly and text-based Swift. Well done!

14 Nov

In their second Junior Jam Computing session, Year 4 explored functions—the building blocks for efficient coding. They learned how these smart tools save repetition and make algorithms cleaner, using both visual Blockly and text-based Swift. Well done!

Image of A Hands-On Look at Islamic Faith: Today, Faith Week exploration centered on the practice of Salat (Islamic prayer). After studying the different names and times of the daily prayers, the children then created their own prayer mats.

13 Nov

A Hands-On Look at Islamic Faith: Today, Faith Week exploration centered on the practice of Salat (Islamic prayer). After studying the different names and times of the daily prayers, the children then created their own prayer mats.

Image of Year 4's Trip to Ribchester Roman Museum.

12 Nov

Year 4's Trip to Ribchester Roman Museum.

Image of Faith Week - Day 1. We focused on Judaism and their traditions. We had a brilliant time getting hands-on to mix, knead, and braid our own delicious Challah bread for Shabbat!

11 Nov

Faith Week - Day 1. We focused on Judaism and their traditions. We had a brilliant time getting hands-on to mix, knead, and braid our own delicious Challah bread for Shabbat!

Image of Thank you to Year 6 for leading a meaningful and reflective Remembrance service in Church this morning. Our gratitude also goes to the parents, carers, and community members who joined us.

11 Nov

Thank you to Year 6 for leading a meaningful and reflective Remembrance service in Church this morning. Our gratitude also goes to the parents, carers, and community members who joined us.

Image of DT Week - final day: Biscuit decorating

7 Nov

DT Week - final day: Biscuit decorating

Image of Next, the children designed their biscuit package by drawing their design onto a net. They then cut out the net and put the pieces together to form the final package.

7 Nov

Next, the children designed their biscuit package by drawing their design onto a net. They then cut out the net and put the pieces together to form the final package.

Image of DT Week continues! Today, Year 4 turned into little bakers!

5 Nov

DT Week continues! Today, Year 4 turned into little bakers!

Image of Year 4 kicked off DT Week with a tasty biscuit investigation today. After sampling, they moved into a critical analysis, evaluating and describing the packaging, texture, and look of each biscuit, while also considering its target audience.

3 Nov

Year 4 kicked off DT Week with a tasty biscuit investigation today. After sampling, they moved into a critical analysis, evaluating and describing the packaging, texture, and look of each biscuit, while also considering its target audience.

Image of We put our dodgeball skills to the test in a fun mini-tournament in PE with Jake today!

21 Oct

We put our dodgeball skills to the test in a fun mini-tournament in PE with Jake today!

Image of Year 4 Readers of the Week Congratulations to our recent winners! Last week's reader was Ava, and this week we celebrate Lily-May. Excellent work, girls, for consistently reading at home. We look forward to seeing who earns the title next week!

17 Oct

Year 4 Readers of the Week Congratulations to our recent winners! Last week's reader was Ava, and this week we celebrate Lily-May. Excellent work, girls, for consistently reading at home. We look forward to seeing who earns the title next week!