Year 4 Geography Investigation

In Geography we are looking at Castries, the capital city of St. Lucia, and comparing it to Cardiff.

How is Castries changing?

Compare Cardiff with Castries.

How is it similar? How is it different?

How has tourism affected St. Lucia?

What can we learn from sources?

What are the main features of Castries?

Key areas of study Spring 2nd half

Birds of Prey

A visit to the school by the Welsh Bird of Prey Centre.
The children were given the opportunity to hold the birds of prey.

Open Evening

During the open evening at school, children demonstrated their science skills applying to 'Force'.
Among other things, they introduced parents to their nature club, made helicopters and made rafts from a single sheet of A4 paper - one raft stayed afloat when loaded with 84 marbles!

Famous Houses

The children researched famous houses, and presented their findings to the class.

Burlgar Alarm

Year 4 designed and made a burglar alarm that worked with a pressure pad - when pressure was put on the pad, it connected the circuit , thus lighting up a bulb.

Our Tudor/Stuart Court House

In history this term we have been investigating the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times.
We looked at the differences between the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times.
On the picture above you can see the comparisons between their lives.
We will be visiting Llancaich Fawr soon to look at the homes and lives of Rich people at this time.



The children re-enacted life in court at the court house in Llancaiach Fawr. Next term we will be looking closely at Crime and Punishment
in Tudor times.