Hello everyone,
We’ve had another busy and exciting week in Year 4! Here’s a look at what the children have been learning.
In English, we finished writing and editing our sequel stories to Winter’s Child. The children worked hard to improve their vocabulary, punctuation and sentence structure, and they should be very proud of their final pieces. We have now started our new class text, The Lion and the Unicorn by Shirley Hughes. The children have been developing their prediction and inference skills by studying the illustrations carefully and using clues to work out what the story might be about and how the characters may feel.
In maths, the children have been working really hard on division. They have been learning how to divide 2-digit and 3-digit numbers by partitioning, breaking numbers into manageable parts to help solve problems efficiently. Some children have even extended their learning by using the bus stop method, showing fantastic resilience and confidence when tackling more challenging calculations.
In science, we explored the third state of matter: gases. We investigated whether gases have mass and looked at the many ways gases are used in everyday life, as well as the properties that make them useful. The children then carried out an experiment to see if gases have weight by weighing a bottle of fizzy drink and then weighing it again once it had gone flat. This helped them see that the gas escaping from the drink did, in fact, have mass.
In art this week, Year 4 practised their shading skills before creating a still life composition. We studied a bowl of fruit and discussed where the light was shining, as well as identifying darker areas and shadows. The children then drew their own bowl of fruit, using shading pencils to show contrast and create a 3D effect. The results were very impressive.
In our PSHE topic on Dreams and Goals, we focused on the feeling of disappointment and what happens when our hopes or plans do not go the way we expect. We talked about how disappointment can make us feel upset, frustrated or unmotivated, and why these feelings are normal. The children then discussed positive ways to overcome disappointment, such as reflecting on what went wrong, asking for help, trying again, setting smaller achievable goals and reminding ourselves of past successes. This has been a great opportunity to build resilience and a positive mindset.
Geography – Half-Term Project Reminder
Just a reminder that this half term’s project is based around the question:
How is our local woodland area used?
The children can choose any local woodland area and explain why they like it, why it is important to the environment and/or how it benefits the local community. They can present their work as a poster, PowerPoint or another creative format, explaining how their chosen woodland area is used. I will be discussing this in more detail with the class next week, but please let me know if you have any questions.
Ancient Egyptian Workshop
As communicated previously, we are really looking forward to our Ancient Egyptian workshop on 26/2/26. The children are very welcome to dress up in Ancient Egyptian style for the day. Please encourage the children to make their own costumes where possible.
Thank you for your continued support.
Have a lovely weekend.
