This week we have been developing our understanding of decimals further, looking at tenths and hundredths as well as comparing them to fraction equivalents. In Literacy we have been reading Visitor’s Guide to Rome, a book about a historian who travels back in time to find out about Roman life. We studied the features of the text this week and how the layout contributes to its meaning. In PE we continued learning our dance, developing our defending and attacking in Netball and completing our Tagtiv8 circuits. 

Spellings: chef, chalet, machine, brochure, parachute, chute, chaperone, chandelier, crochet, quiche

We have been starting to build our structures in DT. We have measured and used saws to cut the wood and have used glue guns to join all of our pieces of wood together. To make it stronger, we have glued triangles at the corners. In Literacy, we have been exploring ‘A Visitor’s Guide to Ancient Rome’ and noticing how the structure contributes to the meaning. We have been learning about decimal tenths and hundredths in Maths. 

Spellings: -tion words 

In the last week we have had so much fun with the different aspects of Science Week. We started off with the Silly Science workshop last Friday; created volcanic eruptions as a Science experiment using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar; researched lesser known Scientists; wrote a descriptive piece about the eruption of Vesuvius and finished off with a Science Fair walk around school. Along with this, we began our decimals topic in Maths and started looking at how a catapult works in DT. We also thoroughly enjoyed our Brickies visit to tie in with our Roman topic, pictures of which are on the school Facebook page. 

Spellings:Common Exception Words

This week has been a busy week for Year 4, with our Fables Workshop, World Book Day, Gurdwara visit and Silly Science workshop. In Literacy we learnt about morals and the structure of a fable and then we had the opportunity to create our own version which we then performed to other classes. In Maths we have finished our Time topic by solving problems. We have learnt all about the Water Cycle in Science.

Spellings: Words ending in -ly

Sadly, completely, wildly, bravely, gently, foolishly, proudly, horribly, nervously, happily

This week we have begun our History topic about the Romans through an exploration of artefacts on loan from Chertsey Museum which we spent time in the Lighthouse exploring. We have also read our text Escape from Pompeii and were amazed by the real-life events in the story. In Literacy, we created descriptive scenes from the book using interesting vocabulary. In Maths we have been converting between digital and analogue clock times and calculating time differences. 

Spellings: Words ending in -ly

Sadly, completely, wildly, bravely, gently, foolishly, proudly, horribly, nervously, happily

This week we have been busy completing our foundation learning for this half term. In Art we have been completing our collages, in Geography we have been locating countries using Atlases and in PE we have had mini tournaments in Hockey and Basketball. We had lots of fun during Internet Safety Day where we learnt all about scams. Ask us how to spot them!

Spellings: adoration, admiration, exploration, combination,location, generation.

This week we have had a brilliant time with our Maths Week learning. We learnt all about how profit is calculated when you sell a product. We then researched and designed our key rings and then used Amazon to cost the parts we would need and worked up a proposal of the eventual profit we would make. We then had lots of fun making our key rings ready for the sale next week. In Science we enjoyed a disgusting experiment which simulated the digestive system and focussed on how to write evaluations of an investigation. 

Spellings: words with the suffix ‘-ation’ 

Registration, population, decoration, imagination.

This week we have finished off our fractions learning through a series of reasoning activities to deepen our understanding. Alongside this, we have all had a go at completing a practise version of the Multiplication Tables Check. In Literacy we retold ‘the football incident’ from the viewpoints of different characters. In Art, we have been completing digital collages and in Geography we have been discussing different climates. 

Spellings: Words with the prefix -sub

Subtropical, submit, submarine, submerge

This week in Literacy we have been creating ‘How to’ pages to help someone understand the different things we need to include in our writing in Year 4. This is based upon Ahmet in our class text who has joined a class and needs to learn the new language. In Maths we have been adding and subtracting fractions including mixed numbers and improper fractions. In Science we have learnt more about our digestive system and Art we made digital collages on SeeSaw.

Spellings: prefixes ‘il’ ‘im’ and ‘ir’ make the opposite

illegal, illegible, immature, immortal, impossible, impatient, imperfect, irregular, irrelevant, irresponsible

This week we have continued our fractions learning, looking at improper fractions and mixed numbers. In Literacy we have looked at the difference between standard and non-standard English and which we would use in certain situations. In RaWV we have been exploring what the different Gospels in the Bible said about the words and actions at the Last Supper.

Spellings: prefix ‘-in’ meaning ‘not’

inactive indefinite incorrect inelegant invisible incurable insecure inability inflexible inadequate

This week we have launched our Spring topics in our Foundation learning. In Science we have been exploring our previous knowledge of the digestive system. In PE we have played Hockey, Basketball and combined Maths with Athletics through our Taggiv8 lesson. In Religious and World Views we have started exploring the Christian sacrament of Communion.

Spellings:  Homophones and near homophones

 Knot and not, accept and except, weather and whether, piece and peace, plane and plain

It’s been a busy week in Year 4, finalising and polishing our Christmas Concert with Year 3. The children have been working extremely hard remembering their dances and projecting their voices for their singing and speaking parts. In between rehearsals we have been finding fractions of amounts. Additionally, we have been completing all of our foundation learning - Ancient Mesopotamia, Food Chains, iMovie and Celebrating Differences. 

Spellings: common exception words

This week we have been concentrating on our Times Tables and looking at the patterns between them that can help us remember the numbers. In Literacy, we have been designing an enemy for Varjak Paw that we have described using expanded noun phrases. We then wrote an extract of a story that the character would appear in, using fronted adverbials to help with our cohesion. In Science we have now all completed our egg experiment and the children would be keen to tell you the results and how that has taught us about looking after our teeth.

Spellings:-ly
Sadly, wildly, bravely, gently

In Year 4 this week, we have been continuing our learning surrounding Christianity and God’s Kingdom and how to be a leader. We have developed our understanding of light and shade in our art learning. This week in Literacy, we understood the difference using a pronoun can make to the fluency of our writing and in Maths, we have furthered our understanding of statistics by creating and analysing line graphs.
Spellings: words ening in -ly. Eg: sadly, completely, foolishly, nervously
bravely.

At the start of the week we enjoyed celebrating our differences on Odd Socks day and had a range of discussions about the reasons behind our Remembrance commemoration. This week we have started our new Maths unit on statistics where we have interpreted and created pictograms and bar charts. In Literacy we used apostrophes for plurals and created missing posters for Varjak Paw after he ran away from the Contessa’s house. In PE we have been developing our basic skills in running. 

Spellings: Common Exception Words

This week we have been very busy finishing our topics for this half term. We have reviewed Iron Man and compared the movie with the book. In Maths, we have continued multiplying and looked at how to multiply three one digit numbers in any order. 

Spellings: Common Exception Words

This week we enjoyed our local walk to Ashford train station where we observed the features of our local area ready to compare them with our town of study, Eastbourne. In Literacy we retold the story of Iron Man verbally and then in writing. In Maths we began our multiplication and division Maths topic. 
Spellings: Common Exception Words

In Year 4, we have been practising using the column method to solve addition and subtraction equations. In Literacy, we have been exploring vocabulary to create a newspaper report. 4B have been busy rehearsing for their class assembly which they are keen to show next week! In Science, we have been creating our own circuits and will use this knowledge within our DT project. 
Spellings: Common Exception Words

This week we have been using fronted adverbials in our writing to describe the occurrence of Iron Man breaking out of the pit he had been trapped in. We wrote diary entries from different people’s perspective of the event, using fronted adverbials such as ‘Later on,’ Loudly’ or ‘From the pit,’. In Maths we have been considering the strategies we already know for addition and subtraction, looking at which ones to use based upon the question. In Science, we have experimented with different items to create a circuit.
Spellings: Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words.

This week in Year 4 we have been making predictions about our new text Iron Man, predicting the events we think will happen in the book. Alongside this we have been considering how to ensure our handwriting is consistent and of a good quality. In Maths, we have been ordering and comparing numbers above 1000. We have begun all of our Foundation topics this week and in particular have been exploring different questions about electricity.
Spellings: Common Exception Words