Dear Parents,

We’ve had a wonderful and sunny week in Year 4! The children have been learning all about the different layers of the rainforest and exploring the fascinating animals that live within each of these habitats. In English, we’ve been studying the Roman Goddess, Venus, and the children have been writing free verse poems inspired by Botticelli’s famous painting, The Birth of Venus. In science, our ‘eggsperiment’ is almost complete! The children have been investigating how different drinks affect eggshells as a comparison to how they impact our teeth. The results have been really surprising, and we’re looking forward to discussing them further.

Next week, we have plenty of exciting things planned. In computing, we’ll be learning about the internet, how it is used, and how to stay safe online. In English, we will be doing some creative writing based on our class book, The Romans, Gods, Emperors, and Dormice. In maths, we’ll be continuing our work on place value, focusing on placing and comparing numbers on number lines up to 10,000. In science, we’ll be diving deeper into the digestive system, learning about its different parts and how they work together.

I’m also excited to let you know that our annual book fair will be held after school on Thursday 3rd, Friday 4th, Monday 7th, and Tuesday 8th of October. We hope you and your children will come along and enjoy exploring some great books!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!