What are we learning?
Friday 18th September 2026
We have had a great week in Year 4! In English, we have ben using conjunctions and adjectives to form exciting sentences about the character in our book,'The Corinthian Girl'. We have discussed different types of conjunctions and where they can be placed in a sentence. Of course, we are also thinking about joining our writing all the time as we all want to achieve our pen licences this year!
In Maths, we have been comparing numbers, ordering them and placing them on number lines. We have discussed how to find the midpoint of a line and then estimate where other numbers may fit. We have played games using Uno cards related to this.
In Music, we have been learning the cornets with Mr Kitchen, and we have also been composing our own tunes in the key of D minor, using Garage Band on iPads. We have also been revising our finger spelling in BSL.
Friday 11th September 2026
Welcome to our Year 4 class page! It has been so wonderful getting to know the children over the last week and a half and agreeing our expectations and rules for the year ahead.
The children came up with some wonderful suggestions which we managed to whittle down to: be safe, be kind, be respectful and do your best/work hard; all expectations the children are very much living up to!
We have kick-started our new topic on Ancient Greece with the children planning our next summer holiday! Using facts given to them about their teachers, the children studied images and information to create a fact file which informed us for booking our next flight. I'm not sure once we step back a little in time and learn what life was really like in Ancient Greece, we might still want to go though?
We have begun learning about our new class text, 'The Corinthian Girl: Champion Athlete of Ancient Olympia' by Christina Balit. We have made thoughtful predictions and acted as interviewers to dig deeper into our main character's life. In Art, we have looked at ancient Greek pottery and studied what the pots may have been used for and their typical features – all with a plan to make our own in the coming weeks too!
In Maths, we have started our journey into learning numbers to 10,000 by recalling and extending our place value knowledge and, in PE, have begun our football unit and attended our assessment session at the pool. Thank you so much for completing the children's competency level before this session. It aided the teachers in the beginnings of their groupings. Just as a point of reference, the staff at the pool base their judgments on what they see the children do on the day but do keep the groups fluid if they feel a child needs to move, based on their swimming in taught lessons.
We look forward to sharing your child's learning journey with you across Year 4. Have a wonderful weekend.