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Term 4, week 1

Year 4 End of Term 3 Update Year 4 have had a great final week of Term 3. We completed our persuasive leaflets on why an alien should come to our school and explored conductors and insulators in science. After Half Term Literacy – We will be starting How to Train Your Dragon. The children […]

Term 3, Week 6

Hello everyone! We’ve reached our final week before half-term! Last week, we had a fantastic time starting our pop-up books and brainstorming creative reasons why an alien should join our school. This week… Literacy – We’ll be designing persuasive leaflets to convince the alien to become part of our school community. DT – A big […]

Term 3, Week 5

Hello! We hope you had a wonderful weekend. Last week, Year 4 impressed us with their fantastic instructional writing, and they thoroughly enjoyed recording their musical compositions in computing. This Week in Year 4 Literacy – The children will be writing a persuasive text to an alien who has landed at our school, convincing them […]

Term 3, Week 4

Hello everyone! Last week, Year 4 thoroughly enjoyed reading Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit. Inspired by the story, they wrote diary entries, stepping into the shoes of a character from the book. In music, they began creating their own unique compositions, showcasing their creativity and imagination. This week… Literacy: We’ll be diving into instruction […]

End of Term 2

Merry Christmas to All! We’ve had a lovely week in Year 4 as we prepared for Christmas. The children have enjoyed making decorations, creating Christmas cards, and celebrating with a treat day on Thursday. When we return on Monday, 7th January, we’ll begin working on activities leading up to our Roman Day, which will take […]

Term 2, Week 6

Hello everyone! This week, Year 4 will be working on the following: Literacy: We will be continuing to write our newspaper reports based on a video we watched in PSHE about kindness. The children will be interviewing each other so that their reports can include first hand experiences. We will be exploring how to write […]

Term 2, Week 5

Hello everyone! We had another fun week in Year 4 last week. Here is what we will be getting up to this week… Literacy: We’ll be writing newspaper reports, focusing on the theme of spreading kindness. Start thinking about how small acts of kindness can make a big difference. PE: In PE, we’ll be learning […]

Activities for Monday 18th November

KS2 Activities for Closure Day: In light of our school closing for the day, due to no water, here are some activities that you can try at home. This is also a good opportunity to complete some Spelling Shed, Rock Stars or Nessy as well as reading a good book! Please note that the activities […]

Term 2, week 3

Hello everyone! Here’s a look at the exciting activities Year 4 will be diving into this week! Literacy We’re gearing up for our Big Write as we craft original stories inspired by ‘Sugarcane Juice’ by Pratima Mitchell. We are working on developing our narrative skills and adding our own creative twists! Topic Our journey through […]

Term 2, week 2

Year 4 Update: A Fantastic First Week Back! Year 4 has had an exciting and creative week as we jump back into learning after half term! We’ve been diving into war poetry, crafting powerful similes and metaphors to bring our writing to life. In PE, we took on the lively “Lindy Hop” dance—be sure to […]