Class Blog 2.10.26

 Hello everyone,

I hope you have all had a lovely week. I wanted to start by saying a big thank you to everyone who came along to support the school’s Harvest Service on Friday. I know it meant a great deal to the children to have you there supporting them. Some children even told me that they almost enjoyed seeing you all as much as they enjoyed the singing and, of course, eating the food afterwards – which is certainly understandable!

Another big thank you to everyone who has supported our Book Fair this week. Every purchase helps to raise valuable funds for our school, with purchases contributing towards free books for our classrooms. A reminder that the Book Fair will run for two more days, Monday and Tuesday, after school at 3:25pm. Both cash and card payments will be accepted. Please enter through the School Office. If your child cannot find the book they are looking for, we can easily order it in for them.

This week in English, we came to the end of our work on The Mermaid of Zennor. The children have produced some lovely pieces of writing linked to the story, which I am sure you will enjoy reading when you come in for our parent consultations over the next couple of weeks.

Next week, we will begin our new book, Tar Beach. We will explore the theme of freedom, discussing what freedom means to us and how it can be represented through stories and characters.

In Maths this week, we have been learning how to round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000, using number lines to help us identify which multiple a number is closest to. The children have worked incredibly hard on this and are becoming much more confident.

If possible, please continue practising rounding at home, particularly with larger numbers. Next week, we will move on to adding numbers up to 4 digits, including using formal written methods and developing our understanding of exchanging where necessary.

In Computing, we have continued our topic ‘What is the Internet made of?’ We have been exploring different websites and identifying the features that make up a webpage, such as text, images, links, menus and navigation buttons. We also discussed the difference between a webpage and a website, understanding that a website is made up of a collection of webpages.

In Spanish, the children have been learning how to say and understand different dates. We have been practising the vocabulary needed to talk about days, months and numbers and applying these to real dates.

In RE, we have been exploring the meaning of a pilgrimage and why Christians may choose to visit significant religious places. The children used their prior knowledge of Bible stories, symbolism and holy places to share their ideas. We then matched different Christian holy places with their special meanings and worked together to check and develop our understanding.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support. I hope you have a lovely weekend and I look forward to seeing you all next week.

Mr Chanter

Mrs Meadow's Spellings (test on 16.10.26)

The video links for these spellings can be found using the following link: https://app.sirlinkalot.org/d/id-com.sirlinkalot.0034

ice

key

knife

out

read

school

thumb

tie

too

wants

were

you

your

 

Mr Chanter's Spelling Group (test on 9.10.26)

 

excited

they’re

knew

new

scene

seen

your

you’re

there

their

Class Blog 25.9.26

Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you all had a lovely week and have been enjoying the weather. We've had another busy one in Year 4!

In English, we read to the end of our class book, 'The Mermaid of Zennor', and we have been discussing how a story can change when it is told from a different perspective. From these lessons, the children have started to write a different version of the story from the perspective of the mermaid. As part of this, we have been thinking carefully about how the mermaid might have felt and what she might have thought throughout the story. The children have been using age-related grammatical features such as fronted adverbials, expanded noun phrases and first-person pronouns to help develop their writing and make their version of the story more interesting for the reader.

In maths, the children have been continuing to develop their understanding of place value by comparing and ordering numbers up to 10,000. We have been looking carefully at the value of each digit within a number and using this to decide which numbers are greater or smaller. The children have also been practising using the <, > and = symbols and explaining how they know which number is greater or smaller. We have been encouraging the children to use their understanding of thousands, hundreds, tens and ones to help them explain their reasoning.

In science, the children have been developing their understanding of the digestive system and created a model to learn about the journey that food takes through our bodies. In this lesson, they started off with a piece of bread and watched this bread transition into (artificial!) poo! It was a pretty messy lesson but I'm sure the children would agree it was an exciting one and a great way to help them understand the different stages of digestion.

For RE, we spoke about significant symbols of Christianity. As a class, we discussed their importance to Christians and shared any prior knowledge of Christian symbols. We went on to choose our favourite Christian symbol, sharing our reasons for making our choice. We then drew the chosen symbol against a meaningful background, thinking carefully about how the background could help to show the importance of the symbol.

In art, we practised shading different tones from light/white to dark. We discussed how we need to press harder to create a darker tone, use the side of the pencil and shade carefully in a certain direction. Next, we started to talk about proportion by looking at a collection of objects and beginning to sketch them roughly, paying attention to their size in relation to one another.

Book Fair

Just a reminder that this year's School Book Fair will be taking place in the school hall from Thursday 1st October to Tuesday 6th October, starting each day at 3:25pm.

The Book Fair is a wonderful opportunity for children to explore a wide range of books and develop their love of reading. It also helps to raise funds for our school, as every purchase contributes towards free books for our classrooms.

Both cash and card payments will be accepted. Please enter via the School Office.

We look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your support.

Half Term Project – 500 Words

Due in the week commencing 19th October 2026

500 Words Challenge

I would like all Year 4 children to enter the BBC's 500 Words Challenge. All they need to do is write a story they would love to read in 500 words or fewer. Spelling, punctuation and grammar are not marked – it is all about creativity and imagination!

500 Words celebrates children's creativity, encouraging young writers from across the UK to create an original story. This year's celebrity judges include Malorie Blackman, Charlie Higson, Francesca Simon, Sir Lenny Henry, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Rose Ayling-Ellis.

The bronze, silver and gold winners in each age category will be revealed by the BBC in early March 2027. The winning stories will also be read aloud by celebrities on the BBC.

There are lots of prizes to be won too! Winners will receive a bundle of books, while the gold winners will also win 500 books for their school library. Each winning story will also receive a framed, illustrated cover created exclusively by a top children's illustrator.

Children can only submit one story each. There are very few rules, but please remember that stories must:

• Be 500 words or fewer (the title is not included)

• Be written by an individual, not a group

• Be the child's own original idea

• Be prose, rather than a rap or poem

Stories must not:

• Include any personal details about the child, including their name

• Recount a historical event (although real people or historical characters can be used as inspiration)

• Be created, written or developed using AI

Stories are judged on:

• Characterisation

• Plot

• Originality

• Language

• Enjoyment

Please note: stories can only be submitted electronically, so they will need to be typed and sent to me rather than handwritten.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Have a great weekend!

Mr Chanter's Spellings (test on 2.10.26)

 

illegal

illegible

illogical

illiterate

illicit

irregular

irrelevant

irresponsible

irrational

irresistible

Mrs Meadow's Spellings (test on 2.10.26)

Busy

Does

Goes

Door

Floor

Easy

Last

Four

Gone

He

Her

Here

Head

 

 Hi everyone,

I hope you’ve all had a lovely week. We’ve had another busy week in Year 4 and the children have done a brilliant job of settling into their new class. Nobody has accidentally walked into their old classroom this week, which is certainly a bonus!

English
We have continued reading The Mermaid of Zennor and have been imagining what it might have been like to see a mermaid as a sailor all those years ago! The children have been writing letters to the mermaid, describing her appearance and emotions, as well as asking questions to try to find out more about these mysterious sea beings.

Maths
In maths, we have continued developing our place value skills. The children have been partitioning numbers in a range of different ways and practising finding 1, 10, 100 and 1,000 more or less than a given number.

Art
We had lots of fun in Art this week with a drawing and mark-making activity. We listened to a story and took our pencils for a ‘walk’ across the paper, creating different shapes and marks as we listened. We then used our imaginations to create our own stories, using pencil marks, symbols and shapes to represent different parts of our stories.

RE
In RE, we compared two important festivals: Christmas for Christians and Eid for Muslims, which follows the month of Ramadan. We explored the similarities and differences between the celebrations and recognised how themes such as kindness, joy and community are important to both.

PSHE
In PSHE, we discussed the rules and behaviours that help us to work well together as a team. We explored the importance of respect, inclusion, clear communication and listening to others. The children enjoyed finding out about each other’s likes and dislikes through questioning before taking part in a team challenge. They had to pass a large hoop around the whole circle without breaking their chain of hands! It was a great opportunity to see just how important communication, encouragement and co-operation are when working as a team.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend and I’ll see you next week!