Welcome to Year 4

Welcome to our new class blog for 2025 - 2026. We cannot wait to have so many wonderful times together learning new things.

With our Christian Vision “I can do everything through God who gives me strength” Philippians 4:13 I know we will all strive to do our BEST.

Miss Tilley

Please use the link below to see all the fantastic work completed in our Spanish Lessons.

Week ending 14/3/25

This week the children have been working hard in Maths in our new topic 'Fractions'. 

Today the children enjoyed a pizza tasting experience in preparation for them making their own pizzas next week. Well done to the children for trying some unfamiliar things! 

Week ending 7.2.25

This week in Year 4, we have completed our second unit of Multiplication and Division - the children have been looking at using times and divide to develop their reasoning and problem solving skills. In English, we have identified the structure and language features in an instructional guide, in preparation for writing a Monster Hunters' Guide. In WCSR, we are working on inference and retrieval skills. The children have really enjoyed reading The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. In Geography, we have completed our end of unit quiz on World Capital and Countries. We are investigating how sound travels through solids, liquids and gases in Science. The children are really enjoying violin lessons and are developing their skills and knowledge impressively!

Week ending 31.1.25

 This week the children are preparing to write an instructional guide on how to defeat a Viking Monster. Their creative ideas around features, summoning and weaknesses have been very interesting to read! In Maths, we have almost completed our Multiplication and Division unit - this week we have been dividing three digit numbers and working with remainders. In Geography we have explored how nations work together by working in groups that represent different countries surrounding the North Sea. The task was for the children to debate which country should act first if there was an oil spill in the North Sea and why – they really enjoyed this activity and have developed their oracy skills so well! In Science we have labelled the different parts of the ear and investigated their function. In RE, we have been exploring the Transfiguration and understanding why Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

Week ending 24.1.25

This week year four have continued to enjoy swimming lessons! It has been lovely to watch them progress and learn new skills. In English, we have enjoyed writing setting descriptions in preparation for writing a myth narrative later this term. In WCSR, we have been making predictions on our book The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. In Maths, year four have been using a variety of working out methods to complete multiplication and division calculations. The children have had the opportunity to apply many different methods including part whole models, bar models, place value charts and base 10 – this has helped the children to discover which working out methods they prefer to use which has been a great success! 

Week ending 17.1.25

This week in n English, we have created abstract noun poems in preparation for writing a myth narrative later this term. In Maths, we have been applying our place value knowledge to work out multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100. In Science, we have been learning some new vocabulary relating to our topic ‘Sound’,  the children interpreted data from a bar chart to investigate how sound travels through different mediums. In Geography, we have continued to explore world capital cities and the children had the opportunity to research a capital city of their choice. We have also started swimming lessons this week. The children have enjoyed learning new skills and showing what techniques they already know. Well done Year 4.

Week ending 10.1.25

Year 4 have had a fantastic first week back after a well deserved break over the Christmas period!
 

In English, the children have been exploring our new vehicle text, Arthur and the Golden Rope. In Maths, we have moved on to our second unit of multiplication and division, focusing on factor pairs. We have been using atlases in Geography to locate countries around the world for our new topic World Capitals and Countries. In Science, the children have been learning about sound and how it travels from its source to our ears. In RE we have started our new topic Jesus, reading stories from the Bible which help us to understand that Jesus is the Son of God. We have started a new topic of Celebrating Differences in PSHE.
 

Well done on a great start to the year Y4!

Week ending 6.12.24

We have had a very busy and exciting week in Year 4. On Wednesday we enjoyed a Christmas movie night after school.

In English, we have been planning our Outsider Narrative by choosing appropriate language features to include. In Maths, we have been delving deeper into our Multiplication and Division unit, looking at multiplying by 1 and 0, and even multiplying three numbers! In WCSR, we are enjoying our topic of national geographic magazine - Year 4 have really enjoyed discovering new facts about animals. In Science, we have explored the water cycle, building on prior knowledge to understand the process. We enjoyed having Science visitors from Cronton college again - this week the children were investigating how ink is absorbed!

Week ending 29.11.24

We have had another great week of learning in Year 4! Well done to all the children who completed their assessments this week - you all worked so hard and should be very proud of yourselves!
 

In English, we have been writing character descriptions in first person, in preparation for writing our Outsider Narratives. In Maths, we have moved on to multiplication and division of 7,9 and 11 times tables. In WCSR; we have started a new genre of text as we explore national geographic magazines. In History, we have been researching what life was like during Ancient Greek times. In Science, we have been learning new vocabulary relating to our topic of States of Matter: Solids, Liquids and Gases. The children have worked hard to include key vocabulary in their writing, including - evaporation, condensation, boiling point, melting pointing, water vapour, freezing and melting. 

Week ending 22.11.24

This week in English year 4 we have been creating prepositional sentences to accompany illustrations from our text ‘Leaf’. In Maths, we are making fantastic progress on multiplication and division, working on our 3,6 and 9 times tables. We are exploring poetry in WCSR, identifying language features such as personification and emotive language. We have been describing materials as they change state in Science - the children have really enjoyed this topic so far! In History, we have been researching Greek Gods and Godesses. In PE the children continue to develop their hand eye coordination in netball. In RE, we listened to the story of Terry Waite and explored how he found Jesus’ light in a time of need.

Week ending 15/11/24

This week in Y4 we have had another fantastic week of learning. In Maths, we have begun working on our times tables, looking at the relationship between the three and six times tables. In English, we are continuing to explore our new text leaf, the children have focused on writing setting descriptions. In science, we have started a new topic looking at states of matter. The children enjoyed investigating water as a solid, liquid and gas. In history, we are continuing to learn about ancient Greece, this week we looked at the origin of the Olympic Games and compared them to the modern Olympics. in PE we are continuing to develop our coordination through netball and the children have enjoyed our new dance unit of work. We have been exploring the symbolism of light in RE as we approach the countdown to Christmas, the children have worked hard to discuss how Jesus brings light into peoples lives. Well done year 4! 

Week ending 8.11.24

We have had a super week of learning in Year 4 after a well deserved half term break!

In Maths, we have finished our addition and subtraction topic by learning how to estimate and check answers using inverse operations. In English, we are exploring a new text titled ‘Leaf’. The children have been making great predictions and applying language skills by using prepositions to form sentences. In History, we have started our new topic of Ancient Greece. In Science, our new topic is States of Matter: Solids Liquids and Gases. The children made some good predictions about what this topic could be about. We created a whole class mind map to record our ideas. We enjoyed learning accuracy skills in PE as we have started trigolf.
We are exploring poetry in WCSR - this week we have identified personification in a poem from The Works KS2 book.
 

 We also ended the week with a Diwali celebration in class, were the children wrote the story of Rama and Sita. Y4 enjoyed making cards for the person who brings light into their lives.

Week ending 18.10.24

Another fantastic week of learning in year four!

In Maths the children are working hard to subtract two 4 digit numbers and are enjoying using column subtraction to understand exchanging. In English, the children have been able to identify the structure of a newspaper reports and identify formal language and similes in preparation for writing their own newspaper report. We have completed our geography topic of geography of the Mediterranean, the children worked well this week creating a double page spread on everything they have learned. We also finalised our science topic on the classification of living things by completing a classification key on animals, the children loved this activity and have got a great understanding of this topic! In RE, we have read the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, the children were able to see the difference in praying for different people and write about this independently. We have had a rainy week in school so finished the week off with our PE where the children were able to show off their impressive balance skills we have learned in gymnastics!

Week ending 11.10.24

This week in class we have started a new topic in Maths and English. We have started looking at addition in Maths gradually building our understanding of exchange, the children are working well to add two 4 digit numbers together. In English, we have been exploring and analysing newspaper reports as the children prepare to write their own newspaper reports on a sighting of a rare sea creature, based on our vehicle text The Whale. We are focusing on explanation skills in whole class shared read. I have seen a big improvement in confidence when tackling explanation questions which is lovely to see. In science, we have been looking at decomposers within the food chain and understanding their role in our environment. We have also been learning about micro organisms and plants, looking at ways in which these living things can be classified. In geography, we have been learning about the Peloponnese peninsula and the Corinth Canal, exploring the different places to visit and the purpose of the canal when it was built. In computing, we are developing our understanding of networks, the internet and the World Wide Web.

Week ending 4.10.24

We have had another busy week in year four!

In English the children have been identifying the structure and language features of a setting narrative and have started to use these in their own writing. In maths, we have been comparing and ordering numbers beyond 1000, and showing our working out in a variety of ways, including bar models, part whole models, place value charts and number lines. We are continuing to explore Percy Jackson and the lightning thief in whole class shared reading, and making links between ancient Greece and famous landmarks in Greece in geography. The children have enjoyed researching famous landmarks such as the Acropolis. In science, we have explored food chains and the children have worked really hard to identify producers, primary consumers, secondary consumers and predators. We have been practising agility in PE when dribbling the ball in football and improving our balance in gymnastics. The children worked brilliantly in RE when learning about prayer.

Week ending 27.9.24

This week in Year 4 we have entered the plan section of our English unit, the children have been working hard to include the language features we have identified and use them in their plan. In Maths, we have been consolidating our understanding of place value by comparing number beyond 1000. We are enjoying Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. We have enjoyed exploring Greece in Geography and the children really impressed with their dedication to International Day of Languages!

Week ending 20.9.24

This week in year four we have continued working hard on all of our topics.

In English, we have been learning about words and phrases relating to our story and identifying the language and structure features in our example text. In maths, we have started to order and compare numbers beyond 1000, and the children have been using different methods of working out including place value charts and part whole models. In WCSR, we are up to chapter 4 and the children are really enjoying learning about ancient Greece and Greek gods. In geography, we are continuing to use map skills to look at the Mediterranean region, identifying countries in the area and the importance of the Mediterranean Sea historically. In PE, the children have been showing their flexibility, learning different gymnastics moves and working on balance in groups. In computing, we are exploring the difference between World Wide Web and the Internet, understanding what different services each of these provide

Week ending 13.9.24

We have had a super week of learning in Year 4! The children have settled into our new classroom and are already showing their love of learning.

In English, we have worked together to analyse illustrations from our picture book ‘The Whale’ - we made some interesting predictions and wrote simile poems. In Maths, we have made a great start on our topic of ‘Place Value’, using manipulatives to represent and partition three digit numbers. The children have enjoyed the start of our WCSR book Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, we have been focusing on vocabulary and the meaning of words. 
In Science we are learning about the classification of living things and the children worked fantastically to group animals based on their common characteristics. We explored the theme of classification deeper on Friday afternoon, as the children had fun putting themselves in groups based on things they had in common.

We enjoyed looking at Networking in Computing and why it is important to keep our network safe. In our prayer topic for RE, we explored what Jesus taught us about prayer and read passages from the Bible to find information.

The children have also loved getting their violins and having their first lesson!

Well done Year 4, you have all made a fantastic start to the year!