WELCOME TO YEAR 4

Each week we will be keeping you up to date with a "Wow of the Week". In addition to this, please read our half termly curriculum map to find out what will be happening in Year 4.

Important information

PE - Wednesday and Thursday. Please come to school in your PE kit on these days and these days only. 

Books - Change books on Friday. Your child will come home with 1 new reading book every Friday. Please make sure you have been reading at home at least three times a week. Please record any reading you have done in your reading diary. Your reading diary must always be in your bookbag so that we can read with you in school. 

Spellings - New spellings will be set every Friday.  Please check the homework tab every Friday for your child's spelling list. Spelling tests will take place the following Friday.

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Week 6

This week has been full of exciting learning and special events. We were very proud to take part in the Harvest Service at St John’s Church down the road. Our class recited a Harvest poem, which we performed confidently and clearly in front of everyone. A big thank you to all the families who kindly brought in food donations for the harvest collection — your generosity will make a real difference to those in need.

On Friday, we celebrated Yellow Day for World Mental Health Day. We spent time in PSHE learning about acts of kindness and why they are so important. We challenged ourselves to complete at least one act of kindness that day — and to keep spreading kindness every day!

In Maths, we have been working hard on column subtraction. It was tricky at first, but with practice and perseverance, we have really mastered the skill by the end of the week.

Our Science lessons were particularly exciting! We carried out an experiment to explore how different liquids affect teeth — using eggshells to represent them. We tested water (our control), orange juice, cola, and vinegar. After just two days, we were amazed to see how much the shells had changed in some of the liquids! We even tried brushing them clean — with some more success than others!

What a fantastic week of learning and kindness in Year 4. We can’t wait to see what next week brings!

Week 5

This week, Year 4 have been busy showing off their fantastic learning! After practicing our writing skills over the last few weeks, we wrote letters in role as children from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We used brilliant descriptive language to paint a vivid picture of the magical scenery, helping the reader to really imagine being in Narnia.

In Geography, we explored the fascinating journey of the cocoa bean – from the pod on a cocoa tree all the way to becoming the chocolate we find in shops. To show our understanding, we created our own colourful storyboards to represent each step in the process. You can see a couple of examples below!

Week 4

What an exciting week we’ve had in Year 4!

On Wednesday, we had a fantastic trip to the Bradford Alhambra Theatre to watch The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The children were absolutely thrilled to see the magical world of Narnia come alive on stage. Having already read most of the book in class, it was wonderful for them to watch the characters, settings and key scenes they knew so well brought to life in such a spectacular way. Another highlight was the train journey there and back – for many of the children, this was a special experience in itself, and it made the day even more memorable.

Back in the classroom, our focus in maths has been on Roman numerals up to 100 (C). The children enjoyed spotting patterns and cracking the code of these ancient numbers. We have also been practising rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000.

It’s been a busy week full of learning, fun and new experiences. Well done, Year 4!

Week 3

This week in Year 4, we have been busy learning and creating across lots of different subjects!

In Maths, we explored number lines up to 10,000 and practiced comparing and ordering numbers within this range. The children showed fantastic confidence in their place value knowledge and used this to tackle some tricky challenges with ease.

In PSHE, our focus was on manners and respect. We shared lots of thoughtful ideas and had great conversations about how families may have different views on what counts as good or bad manners. It was wonderful to see everyone listening carefully and respecting each other’s opinions.

In RE, we learned about the importance of light to Hindus during the festival of Diwali. We even had a go at some traditional dance, which brought smiles to the classroom.

To round off the week, we got creative in Art by making pastel drawings of our school in preparation for the upcoming Heritage Weekend. Miss Pashley was very impressed with the children’s hard work and the beautiful results – they should be very proud of themselves!

Week 2

What a brilliant second week we’ve had together in Year 4!

In English, we have been busy practicing our expanded noun phrases. We used these to bring to life the beautiful scenery and fascinating characters from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We’re really enjoying our class novel, and it’s been exciting to use our inference and summarising skills to dig deeper into the story.

In Science, we explored the incredible journey of the digestive system. We learned how our food travels through the body, discovering each step along the way. It was fascinating to find out what really happens after we eat!

Week 1

What a brilliant start we’ve had to the new school year! This week, we reminded ourselves of our classroom and school expectations and even set some exciting targets as a class to help us earn our sheep points.

We were thrilled to dive into our new class novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. We’ve been busy making predictions about what Mr Tumnus might do with Lucy, as well as sharing our ideas about the mysterious White Witch.

In maths, Miss Knight-Francis is so impressed with us! We’ve shown fantastic understanding of place value and have been challenging ourselves with tricky depth questions—Year 4 really are amazing mathematicians.

In RE, we learned all about the story of Hanukkah and the importance of dreidels. The best part was getting to make our very own dreidels, which we loved.

What a fantastic way to begin the year—we can’t wait to see what comes next!