Y4 Looking Back and Forth - 19th June 2026

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

This week, the children have been working hard on their understanding of decimals, exploring what happens when 1- and 2-digit numbers are divided by 10 and 100.

The class also enjoyed a special ‘Move Up’ Morning, spending time with Mr Campion as they began preparing for the exciting transition to Year 5. This year, we tried something a little different by spending the entire morning with the new teacher, and it proved to be very popular with the children.

🏆 Children’s Highlights

• Playing with friends
• Exploring the otter poem from The Lost Words and watching videos of otters
• Sewing in the afternoon with Mrs B
• P.E. – practising the dance we will perform for our South African visitors
• Playing on the field
• Learning about decimals
• Spending the morning with Mr Campion

💬 Ask at Home

Why not discuss some of these questions together?

• What amazing things can you tell me about the otter poem from The Lost Words?
• What does the word “holt” mean?
• What is a “skein”?
• What metaphor was used to describe the otter?

🔜 Looking Ahead – Next Week in Year 4

• R.E. – Hinduism: Special Places
• Geography – Climate comparisons
• Science – Food journeys
• D&T – Designing and making money containers
• Computing – E-safety and Logo
• Spending time with our South African visitors

📚 Homework This Week

• Unit 20 Maths and SPaG Mat
• 📖 Reading: 15 minutes daily (reading records checked on Monday; AR quizzes encouraged)
• 🎵 TT Rockstars: 10 minutes daily or two 20-minute sessions during the week
• 📝 Spellings: Test on Wednesday (short, regular practice works best)
• ✏️ Presentation: Pencil or blue/black pen only – no felt tips
• 🔢 Times Tables: Ongoing practice

📬 Mrs Cowell homework is due by Friday.  Mrs Riddell spellings is due in on Monday – children know where to hand it in.

🔔 Reminders

• Reading records should be brought in every Monday and include daily reading logs.
• ⭐ Reading Challenge: 20 reads = 10 house points.

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