Hi everyone,

We hope that you are all well and having a great week so far.

We would just like to say a huge well done to all of the children this week for their excellent behaviour and hard work – you have all made Year Four so proud! It has been really interesting to hear the children’s stories about going to London last Friday to see the Queen’s coffin and pay their respects. We have been so impressed by the children’s respectful attitude when discussing recent events – it has been a very difficult time for everyone, however the children have joined together in their prayers collectively this week to have moments of prayer and reflection. Please see the photos below…

At the end of the week, we look forward to completing and publishing our Howler letters to our chosen Harry Potter character. In Maths, we shall be working on rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000.

Here’s a few quick reminders for next week:

• Children to hand in their red home learning books (spelling, vocabulary and maths) tasks by Friday 30th September 2022.
• Children to arrive to school in their PE kits for PPA day on Wednesday 28th September 2022.
• Please ensure that your child continues to practise Times Table Rockstars each day.
• INSET day on Friday 30th September 2022.

We hope you all have a great weekend,

Best wishes,

Year Four Team.

Hello everyone,

We hope that you are all having a great week so far!

Year Four have been very busy taking part in lots of group work and practical tasks this week. In Science, the children were very engaged when working in groups in order to create circuits and test materials that were electrical insulators or conductors – please see the images below.

In English, the children have continued their learning on Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – we have orally rehearsed sentences with a partner to include the following skills: Expanded Noun Phrases, Nouns/Pronouns, Perfect Present Tense and Subordinating Conjunctions. Next week, we look forward to drafting and publishing our very own school Howlers, for Harry, Ron and Hermione.

In Maths, we have been using a range of resources to support our learning on Place Value. For instance, we have been using diennes and place value counters in order to compare and order 3 and 4 digit numbers. We were very impressed by the children’s use of the following vocaulary words, in order to explain their ideas: thousands, hundreds, tens, ones, greater, smaller. We have also been using ‘crocodile arms’ (< and > symbols) in order to describe sequences of numbers and compare their values.

Quick reminders for next week:

• Monday 19th September: Bank Holiday.
• Wednesday 21st September: Y4 Parent Welcome Meeting at 3.25pm, in the Y4 classroom.
• Friday 23rd September: CAFOD ‘wear it bright’ non-school uniform day (£1.00 donation please).
• Friday 23rd September: Children to hand in their red home learning books (spelling, vocabulary, Maths).

We hope you have a peaceful and relaxing weekend,

Best Wishes,

Year 4 Team

Hello everyone,

We hope that you are all having a great week so far. The children have had a fantastic start to their Year Four experience. We have really enjoyed learning about Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as part of our English learning – it was really fun to learn about The Howler and re-create this scene using drama and role play. Please see photos below.

In Maths, we have been exploring place value and learning about 4 digit numbers. We now understand that 10 x 100 = 1000 and we enjoyed using place value counters and diennes in order to exchange amounts and make 4 digit numbers in different ways. We look forward to having a go at lots of tricky challenge tasks around place value and the manipulation of numbers.

A few quick reminders for next week:

• Your child will receive their first set of home learning tasks on Friday. This includes Maths, Spelling and Vocabulary – please ensure your child returns their home learning activities on Friday 16th September.
• The children have copies of their Times Table Rockstar logins – please ensure that your child logs in regularly to practise these. We recommend the children spend 10 minutes per day on their TT Rockstars.
• PE day will be on Wednesday 14th September 2022 – please ensure your child comes to school wearing their PE kit on this date.

We look forward to seeing you all next week,

The Year 4 Team