Thursday 23rd  October 2025

This week, we have been describing area and using different strategies to find the area of shapes. We have used Post-It notes and we have counted squares. We have also compared the area of different shapes.

In English, we have completed our reports about the Heraean Games. We have split the report into paragraphs, used a range of punctuation and also considered the connecting words we've used.

In Art, we have painted our Greek pots using the designs we drew earlier in the term. We have used a range of colours, including silver and gold!

   

 

Friday 17th October 2025

We have been researching the Herean games in English which is linked to our topic. We have looked at how to make notes, using key words and bullet points. In our spellings, we have been discussing homophones such as piece and peace.

In maths, we have completed our unit on addition and subtraction. We have explored a range of strategies and also discussed how to use the inverse operation to check our answers. We are beginning to realise the importance of showing our working clearly.

This week, year 4 have been able to spend some time with the rabbits which has been very exciting. We will ensure everyone who hasn't yet met the rabbits will have the opportunity to do so as soon as possible. On Friday last week, some of us also visited the school allotment. Overthe rest of the term, we will all have the opportunity to help with the digging.

      

Friday 10th October 2025

During our English lessons, we have completed our news reports and written them up using the layout of a newspaper. We have all been working really hard without handwriting. We are practising our joining and letter formation, keeping our writing on the line and ensuring our letters are consistent in size.

In maths, we have subtracted this week. We have used exchanging to subtract 4 digit numbers. Some of us have had some extra practise and we are now much more confident with this.

In history this week, we enjoyed learning about the Greek gods. We enjoyed being able to choose which god to focus on, taking responsibility for our learning.

 

 

Friday 3rd October 2025

This week, we have been writing newspaper reports about the Corinthian Girl. We have included the 5 Ws in our introduction and have written headlines which have an impact on the reader. We have also written quotations from spectators, using inverted commas.

In maths, we have started addition using 4-digit numbers. So far, we have discussed the importance of having the digits in the correct place value columns.  We have solved simple problems, using the CUBES method (circle the numbers, underline the question, box the keywords, evaluate the problem and then solve it).

During PE this week, we practised our football dribbling skills and played small sided games.

Friday 26th September 2025

In year 4 this week, we have been rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000 in maths. We have used number lines to help us. We have leant that if a number is in the middle of 2 multiples of 10, 100 or 1000, we round it up.

During our English lessons, we have considered how the Corinthian girl felt as a slave. We have written diary entries, using features such as the first person, feelings and adverbials of time.

During Art this week, we experimented making pots out of clay and tried a number of techniques. We have designed pots in the style of those found in Ancient Greece and we will be aiming to make these later in the term.

Friday 19th September 2025

 This week we have been continuing to read Corinthian girl. We have written sentences using coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. We have also discussed what might happen next in the story.

In maths, we have continued our work on place value. We have placed numbers up to 10, 000 on number lines. These have included number lines with different intervals which can be a challenge. We have also played a game where we tried to beat our partner to 10, 000 by gaining points from rolling a die.

In our Science lesson this week, we conducted a sound walk around the school. We listed the materials that sound travels through to reach our ears and scored the sounds for volume. One of our loudest sounds was Mr Kitchen playing the trumpet!

Friday 12th September 2025

Welcome back! We have been so impressed with how the children have approached their work and particularly how they help each other to organise and tidy the classroom too.

This week in maths, we have been exploring place value up to 10, 000, and we have represented different numbers using counters. We have also solved problems and some of us have written our own problems for the teachers to solve!

In English, we have started to read Corinthian Girl, a book which is linked to our topic. We have summarised the start of the story, and we have written interviews for the main character.

On Thursday, we had a trumpet lesson with Mr Kitchen, and we discussed some of the vocabulary linked to our Science topic of Sound.