04/05/2023 - Tatton Park 

Today year 4 went on a school trip to Tatton Park. We explored some of the grounds and gardens where a beautiful mansion stands. Unfortunately the mansion and halls were closed due to a movie being filmed but that didnt stop us from exploring. We then went into the farm where we met lots of different farm animals. We even had the chance to meet piglets and lambs. We had a tour of the caretakers cottage and listened to stories of Mary, Herbert and Dorothy. They were the people who lived in the cottage in 1909 and looked after the land for Lord Edgerton. After Lunch we had plenty of time to play in the play area which we really enjoyed. 

Yesterday, Year 3 and 4 performed the most amazing Bee Musical!

If you would like to watch it again, or missed it, follow the link below to view it on Google Drive...

Click here to watch 'The Bee Musical' by Year 3 and 4

Litter Pick in the Community

Today Year 4 went out in to the community to litter pick. We were all very upset and appalled at the amount of litter and rubbish that has been dumped on our streets.

We believe that everyone should help within the community to keep our streets stay clean and safe.

We all need to take care of our planet and put all litter in the bin. Litter is not only dangerous for ourselves but for the environment also.

We have contacted our local MP and council to make our voices heard and get our community cleaned up and safe again. 

Please help us on our mission to keep Monsall clean by putting all your litter in the bin.

Spring is here! 

Spring has arrived at St.Augustine's and Year 4 have been planting wild seeds and sunflowers. We have been learning about the Bees and how they have one of the most important jobs in the world! Planting seeds and growing flowers helps the Bees to pollenate. 

13th March - Zoo 2 U 

Today we had a special visit from a lady called Jess who was from Zoo 2 U. We got the chance to meet different animals and learn about their life and habitats. 

We met Nugget and Truffle the Duprasi Gerbils. 

We met Poppy the African pigmy hedgehog. They are a man made cross breed Hedgehog from two wild species. An African 4 toes hedgehog crossed with an Algerian Hedgehog.

We met an African Giant Train Millipede named Curly. 

We met a Bearded Dragon called Boris. 

We also met a Barn Owl called Bow.

Jess told us all about what they eat, how they reproduce and what kind of habitat they live in. 

Science: Habitats

In Science Year 4 are learning about Habitats! The class were given a homework task to make their own animal habitat out of anything they could find at home. Just look at some of the wonderful pieces of work they completed!

Monday 13th of February - Festive Cooking to celebrate Diwali 

Today we cooked our own Diwali feast that we could take home and share with our families. 

We were split into 3 cooking groups: Vegetable Curry, Spicy Rice and Chapatti. 

We were then given our ingredients and had to follow our recipe making sure we multiplied each amount by 3 so there was enough for everyone to take some home. 

We chopped, peeled, stirred, mixed and rolled our ingredients. 

Once finished Miss Wright divided it into containers making sure we all had an equal amount to take home. 

We enjoyed making our feast and our families loved tasting our cooking! 

Hot Chocolate with the Headteacher

Hot Chocolate with Ms Shah - Kiiara was chosen by Miss Shah to enjoy a hot chocolate as she was a star pupil! Well Done Kiiara! We are so proud of you!

January 31st 2023 - Today Year 4 and Year 3 went to Young Voices!! We had to leave school at 1.30pm and get the tram into Manchester. We arrived at the AO Arena and were shown to our seats. We then began our rehearsals with our conductor David Lawrence and all the musicians and artists who would be joining us for the show. 7.30pm SHOWTIME! We sang our hearts out and danced all night! There were over 8000 children in the choir and we even recorded a charity single with Heather Smalls! We are so proud to be a part of Young Voices 2023

Follow the link to see more photos and videos https://twitter.com/StAug-Monsall 

Spring Curriculum 2023 

Friday 16th December - Christingle Service

Today we had our Christingle Service. Our Year told the whole school what Christingle is and why we celebrate it each year. 

Christingle means 'Christs Light' and it is a symbol of the Christian faith. They are made up of different parts and each one is a symbol to remind us of something.

The orange represents the world.

The candle reminds Christians of Jesus who they believe to be the light of the world. 

The red ribbon goes all round the 'world' and being the colour off blood, reminds Christians that Jesus died ti save the world. 

The four cocktail sticks repesent the four seasons; Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. They have dried fruit to represent all the good things in the world. 

Each year has their own Christingle to keep in their classroom. 

Thursday 15th December - Christmas Party Day! 

Today was our class Christmas party! We started our day with a singing assembly in the hall to get us all in a festive mood!

We made Christmas decorations and Christmas cards for our families.

After Lunch we played Christmas games with Year 3 and won prizes.

We had a lovely lunch  with lots of treats and received a present from school. Miss Wright and Miss Shannon brought us something in too.

We had so much fun and all enjoyed a festive day at school. 

Friday 25th November - Today our class held a charity toy and book sale to raise money for our chosen charity Diabetes UK. We held an assembly asking members of staff and all the pupils in school to donate any unwanted items we could sell. We also decorated our own biscuits with chocolate, icing, sprinkles and marshmallows! We held the sale after lunchtime and invited each class to come buy from our stall. In total we made £92 for Diabetes UK. 

Well Done Year 4!

Cinema Trip 

Friday 11th November - Today our class and Year 5 were treated to a trip to the cinema! 

We very safely walked to the tram stop and took the tram to East Didsbury to the Parrs wood Cinema. 

Miss Wright gave us all cinema snacks and drinks! Thank you Miss Wright! 

We all sat down in our seats and got ourselves comfy, ready to watch The Bad Guys!

Being A Roman 

Tuesday 8th November - For the past week our class have been rehearsing for a play all about The Romans. We practiced each day as we all had our own lines to learn and lyrics to songs to remember. We acted out how the Romans lived, where they lived and how slaves were treated. We performed today in front of the school and some of our family members were invited in to watch our play. 

Wednesday 19th October - Today we celebrated Nelson Mandela and performed an assembly for our school and families. We spoke about Nelson Mandela's life and how he changed the world. He spent 27 years of his life in prison and people protested for him to be freed. A song was written about him by The Specials and we included this in our assembly. We made our own posters and demonstrated what a protest would look like. 

Play in a day!

Thursday 13th of October our class took part in play in a day.

We had a guest acting teacher named Rob come into the school to teach us a full play in one day! 

The play was called The History Train. 

It told different stories throughout time of individuals who changed the world and are celebrated for their bravery today!

This month is Black History Month and our class have chosen Nelson Mandela to celebrate his life and learn about how he changed history. 

We will learn about his legacy and how he helped people from all around the world.

Last week Jessica was asked to join Miss Shah for Hot Chocolate.  

Jessica was chosen by Miss Shah for being a star pupil.

School House Teams

This year Mr.Warran has introduced House Teams!

Each year has been divided in to teams.

Red Team Marcus Rashford MBE

Blue Team Lemn Sissay

Yellow Team Emmeline Pankhurst

Green Team L.S Lowry 

Each team represents a famous Mancunian!

Every pupil can earn house points throughout each school day from any member of staff! 

Friday 16th of September was our Take Over Day! We split our class into groups and all took it in turns to teach a different lesson. 

Our Teacher for the day was Ismail and our Teaching Assistant was Safah in the morning and Sultan in the afternoon.

Here are some photos of our day....

Pupil Voice Groups 

Curriculum and Standards

Ethos and Inclusion 

Eco Group 

Year 4 Charity 

Year 4 have chosen the charity Diabetes UK as this is a charity very close to one of the pupils in our year. We will try throughout the year to raise awareness and funds to help children who have been diagnosed with Diabetes stage 1 and how we can help at school.