Highlights from Year 4

What a great start for the Year 4 this year! We have been busy in all areas of their academics and we have welcomed a new member to our class.

Maths

In Maths, we have been learning great new concepts. Place value up to 4 digits and using our own 4-digit challenges to solve problems and this has allowed us to work on our speed and accuracy in our morning arithmetic. Our main focus this year is multiplication tables. Please continue to practice daily on our favourite site - ttrockstars.com.

Reminder that our timetables quizzes are on Fridays.

In Geography, we have been studying the Rainforest. The vegetation of a rainforest and the layers that can be found. We closely looked at the water cycle in the rainforest and we enjoyed working in some posters for our display in class.

Writing

We have been looking at Biographies about Michael Morpurgo, who is our class author and looked at all the features necessary for our write up. We have also been working on explanation texts and have been looking at fronted adverbials and technical vocabulary that links into our text.

Science

Our wider curriculum has been booming with lots of exciting learning. In Science, the children have been learning how sound travels and where it comes from. We have conducted lots of different experiments and investigations to help us develop our understanding of how sound particles move through the air and vibrate as soon as it hits our ear and travels to our inner ear.

Reading

Please continue to support with reading at home. By reading to a child daily, they'll learn new words every single day. Regular and consistent reading can help to improve a child's concentration abilities. Furthermore, it will help a child learn to sit still and listen for long periods of time, which will benefit them in their schooling. A reminder that reading diaries get marked every Friday and that our spelling quizzes are also on Fridays.

Art

William Morris has inspired us this term in Art, we have taken several great steps to learn the skills and technique of block printing and the outcomes have been successful. We had fun carving our potatoes to carving our foam boards and creating our own inspired wallpaper designs using natural elements.

There has been quite a few missing jumpers, bottles and PE kits. Please ensure that all belongings are clearly marked to avoid any misplacing. Please feel free to speak to me or you can email [email protected] if you have any questions.