Friday, 10th January 2025

Key Information

• Monday to Wednesday: We had Culture Days, exploring the different cultures within our class. 4M completed beautiful self-portraits inspired by artists from around the world.
• Maths: We have continued our work on multiplication.

This terms topics are;

• History: Roman Britain
• Geography: Coastal landforms and processes
• RE: What does it mean to be a Hindu in Britain today?
• Science: States of Matter

Next Week

• English: We will be starting a new topic on Poetry.
• Swimming: 4WG
• PE Days: Tuesday and Friday – please ensure kits are brought in by Tuesday.

Church Service

• The Year 4 church service will be on Wednesday. Please arrive at the church by 8:50 am.
• The children have been practising so hard this week! We cannot wait to show you all their efforts.
• A reminder: please do not take photographs during the performance. There will be an opportunity at the end to take photographs.

The year 4 team hope you have a lovely weekend and we will see you all on Monday!

Friday 20th December 2024.

Thank you for your support this term. We hope you have a wonderful holiday, spending time with family and loved ones. Many thanks for the Christmas gifts. 

This Week's Highlights:

• On Tuesday, we enjoyed the church choir services.
• Thursday was Roman History Day, which was a lot of fun. The children created their own Roman Emperor busts, dined and fought like Romans! 
• On Friday, we’d like to thank our wonderful speakers at the church service. You were fantastic!

Key Information for Next Term:

• We will continue our Roman history topic.
• Geography, we will study coastal landforms.
• Religious Education, we will explore the Hindu religion.
• Science, we will keep studying states of matter.
• Maths, we will focus on times tables. Please continue to practice at home, as we will prepare for the times table check in June.
• English, we will explore poetry.
• PE, we will start dance.
• The first week back will be Culture Week, we cant wait to learn more about all of you and your cultures.

Also have a happy New year!

Have a lovely holiday from all of us in the year 4 team!

Friday 13th December 2024. 

Key Information from This Week

English
This week, we have been learning about fact files and exploring the fascinating world of the Ancient Romans. The children have enjoyed researching key aspects of Roman life and developing their understanding of how to structure and present information.

Maths
In Maths, we’ve been working on multiplication fact families, focusing on multiplying by 10 and 100. The children have shown great enthusiasm and determination in mastering these skills.

Santa’s Grotto
We had an incredibly exciting visit to Santa’s Grotto!

• The children loved meeting Father Christmas and even had their photograph taken with him.
• They got creative making their own reindeer feed – do handle the bags with care as they might pop!
• Father Christmas was very impressed with how polite and well-mannered the children were during their visit.

Next Week

• No Swimming: Please note that there will be no swimming lessons next week on Friday.
• Christmas Cards: If your child is bringing in Christmas cards, please ensure there is one for everyone in the class to avoid any upset.
• PE Kits: PE kits should remain in school throughout the week but will be sent home on Friday for washing.
• Coats and Water Bottles: With the colder weather, please ensure children bring their coats and water bottles every day.
• Christmas KS2 Carol service after school 17th December: We cannot wait to show off our lovely singing and the carols that we have been planning. 
• Christmas end of year service: at all saints on Friday morning. 

Roman Day!
We are thrilled to announce that next week we’ll be having a Roman Day!

• Dressing up is optional, but children are welcome to come in Roman-themed costumes if they wish.
• The day will be packed with fun and educational activities, including crafts, exciting learning about Roman life, and more.
• We’ll round off the day with a Roman meal and a lively game of Roman numeral bingo!

Thank you all for your continued support and patience – it truly means a lot to us. We hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable weekend!

Friday 6th December 2024

Notes for this week: 

• In Science the children have been investigating liquids in freezing temperatures and looking at whether they turn into solids. 
• In Art, Year 4 have been drawing images from nature and using these images to create a repeated pattern. 

Key dates for the diary: 

• Tuesday 10th December - Choir go to Glyndebourne
• Wednesday 11th December - Year 3 and Year 4 Athletics at Beacon 
• Thursday 12th December - Christmas dinner and Christmas Jumper day 
• Friday 13th December - Father Christmas in the Forest and Christmas Jumpers
• Tuesday 17th December - Choir visit Chapel Green Nursery
• Tuesday 17th December - KS2 Carol Service 6pm 
• Thursday 19th December - Year 4 Roman Day 

Friday 29th November 2024

Important notes from this week:

• In Science 4WG did an investigation to find out what temperatures the solids melt at! Each bag of solids weighed the same, and they found out that ice completely melted at 34 degree celsius, and that it was the quickest to become a liquid! 
• In English Year 4 have been planning persuasive ideas for why they each should either be a Roman Emperor or Empress! 

Friday 22nd November 2024

Important notes from this week

• This week the children have been working hard on their persuasive techniques to persuade us adults to have a Roman day at school. These have been high emotive! They seem to think us teachers will have a rather chilled day, and not be at all concerned with Romans appearing in our school! 
• In Science, the children have been learning about states of matter, and identifying and exploring which matter is which based on their properties. 
• Maths lessons this week has involved a range of multiplications including the 7s, 11s and 12s. 

Notes for next week

• 4M will be doing Swimming on Friday 29th November 
• 4WG and 4M will be doing Gymnastics in the week
• Winter P.E kits - jogging bottoms and jumper (either black or dark blue) would be ideal for the children in these cold temperatures!   
• Homework - Timestable rockstars -  Children need to keep practising        - Spellings are in contact books and test is on Monday
• Individual Reading books - please check in with your child to see if they are enjoying their book, and see how engaged they are with it , e.g ask What is happening in the story? How are the characters feeling? 

Have a great week! 

    Science - Investigating solids, liquids and gases 

Friday 15th November 2024

Important Notes from This Week

• This week, the children thoroughly enjoyed designing their own "disgusting meals" and writing a detailed paragraph about them.
• In Art, they created mood boards incorporating their drawings, a collection of images, a chosen colour palette, and various patterns.

Children in Need Race

• The children had a wonderful time watching the teachers and teaching assistants race around the KS2 playground in a variety of silly costumes, all in support of Children in Need.
• Well done Miss Groves and Mrs Russell for taking part! 
• If you haven’t donated yet but would like to, there is a donation page available on the school’s Facebook page.

Notes for Next Week

• Spellings have been sent home in the children’s contact books and will be tested on Monday.

Due to the Children in Need race taking place during Friday’s swimming session:

• 4WG will swim next week on 22nd November 2024, and
• 4M will swim the following week on 29th November 2024.
• In Mathematics, we will continue exploring times tables.
• Please encourage your child to practise at home and on TTRockstars.

We hope you have a lovely weekend! 

Friday, 8th November 2024

This week, the children returned to school and settled in wonderfully.

Parents’ Evening: Thank you to the parents who attended. If you couldn’t attend, please contact the office to arrange a phone call.

This Week notices:

We have started new themes in our learning: 

• Maths: Revisiting area.
• English: Started a new book (still a mystery – reveal next week!).
• Science: Learning about states of matter.
• Geography: Exploring population.
• History: Expanding on the Romans and moving towards the Roman Empire.

Next Week:

• Afternoon visit to the Scholastic Book Fair for new books to purchase.
• Swimming: It’s 4WG’s turn.
• Maths: Starting a new topic on multiplication (beginning with the 3 times table, then moving to 6 and 9).

Have a wonderful weekend for the year 4 team! 

Friday 11th October 2024

Sorry for the delay!

Key Information from this week:

• The children have been working on subtraction with 4-digit numbers, both with and without exchanges.
• In English, they have been planning and writing their own version of the ending of The Explorer.
• We have finished our history topic! This term, we’ve learned a lot about the Roman Republic.
• In science, we have been researching different endangered species and creating eye-catching posters.

Key Information for next week:

• Swimming next week is for 4M.
• School jumpers and coats must now be brought in, as it is starting to get colder.

Wakehurst School Trip!
Reminders: Please ensure payment has been made if you would like your child to attend, and note the following:

• If your child requires a school lunch, please order a sandwich instead of a hot meal.
• Ensure they wear their school jumper on the day of the trip.
• Do not wear school shoes; instead, wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking and that can get dirty if necessary.
• Any anti-sickness medication must be taken before school.

Friday 27th September 2024

Key information this week:

• In Science, children have been learning how to classify animals based on questions and are starting to generate their own questions to classify animals. 
• In Design Technology, Roman biscuits were made! 
• In Maths, the classes have been exploring place value further rounding to the nearest 10s, 100s and 1000s in four digit numbers. 
• Go noodle has been a popular activity within the class getting the children moving in between focused sit down activities. 

Friday 20th September 2024

Key information this week:

• In English, we focused on recognising emotions in the main characters and we talked about how settings can help to also represent character's feelings. Remember, if your child is reading along please try to not read ahead as we are going to be focusing on prediction throughout the term.
• In Maths, we have been working on rounding to the nearest 10 and 100. Quite a few found this tricky so feel free to challenge them this weekend asking them to round numbers to the nears 10 and 100. Next week we'll be starting by learning to round to the nearest 1000.
• Timestables - We have been completing some base assessments with timestables that the children should feel confident with (2s, 5s and 10s). If your child is not confident with these, please practice them at home.
• In RHE, we talked about how people (specifically focusing on family) show that they care. We then discussed how we can show that we care, so don't be too alarmed if your children start showing extra care towards you this weekend.
• We have sent out the letters for the school trip to Wakehurst Place, happening in Week 7. We are after some volunteers so please write in the contact book if you would be able to join us for the trip.
• 4WG won this week's TTRockstar Battle! Congratulations! A new battle has commenced as of 5pm Friday 20th September so get practising everyone!  

Key information for next week:

• 4WG swimming on Friday 27th. 4M Swimming on 4th October.
• We are making Roman cookies next week for DT! Exciting!

Thursday 19th September 2024.

Important notice!

- The first swimming group will not be 4M but will be 4WG instead on the 27th September. 

Friday 13th September 2024

Key information this week:

• In English, we have started reading The Explorer by Katherine Rundell. We love it when children get excited about a book! If you have brought it home to read, please refrain from reading the ending.
• In Maths, the children have been working hard on place value, focusing on numbers up to 10,000.

Key information for next week:

• Swimming for 4WG, which was due to start on 20/09/2024, will not be happening as the pool will be closed. It will now start on 27/09/2024 with 4M.
• Please check for any missing PE kits and ensure that your child’s shoes fit, as some children have mentioned their shoes are too small.
• If you have any outstanding paperwork (e.g., home time or medicine forms), please return it. We are unable to administer medicine without this paperwork, and students should not carry medicines in their bags.

Home learning:
Every week we will have a tournament on TT Rockstars. It will run from Friday 7:45 am until Thursday 5:00 pm.

Friday 06/09/2024

Welcome back, Year 4! 

Here is to a new school year as 4WG and 4M! Lets make it a good year! 

Key Information from This Week:

• Children have written recounts of their summer experiences.
• In Math's, students have been revisiting place value and expanding their understanding to thousands.
• Introduced the Roman Republic and the legend of Romulus and Remus in History.
• In Science, students explored the woods, investigating living things and their characteristics (Movement, Reproduction, Sensitivity, Growth, Respiration, Excretion, Nutrition).

Key Information for Next Week:

• Begin reading The Explorer by Katherine Rundell in English.

Important Dates:

• PE Days: Monday and Friday (please ensure PE kits are brought in by Friday).

• Meet the teachers: Tuesday at 9 am - 9.30 am in the 4WG classroom.