Y4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 25th September 2026

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

We have had an amazing start to the week, beginning with a wonderful Forest School experience with Mr Hadfield. The children relished the opportunity to spend the whole afternoon outside in the fresh air – glorious!

In Maths, we have continued to explore place value, working with numbers up to 10,000. The children also completed their arithmetic lesson with Mrs Riddell. On Friday, TT Rockstars was the order of the day! We are gathering some great statistics to use as a starting point for tracking progress throughout the year.

In English, we explored the features of a lost narrative. The children looked at how sentences can be rearranged to use the same words but create a different emphasis and effect.

Some of the class also joined Mrs Cooper at the Pavilion on Friday for a day of sport. Although the weather was not particularly kind to us, it sounded like everyone had a fantastic day!

🏆 Children’s Highlights

The children particularly enjoyed:

• 🏃 Running races on the playground
• 🌳 Forest School
• 👭 Playing with my friends
• 🦷 Looking at animal teeth in Science
• 📖 The Lost Thing – exploring the themes of isolation and belonging
• 🔤 Looking at the meanings of our names

💬 Ask at Home

Why not continue the learning at home by asking your child:

• Can you name the different types of teeth?
• What can you tell me about animal teeth?
• What does isolation mean?
• What does belonging mean?
• What did you enjoy most about your Forest School experience?

🔜 Looking Ahead – Next Week in Year 4

We have another exciting week planned, including:

• 💻 Computing: Micro:bits
• 🧪 Science: The digestive system
• 🗺️ Geography: Relief maps
• 🎨 Art: Mountain art
• 🕌 R.E.: Muslim weddings

📚 Homework This Week

Please remember the following homework activities:

• Pink paper: Unit 3  and SPaG mat and spelling sheet
• 📖 Reading: 15 minutes every day. Reading records will be checked on Monday, and children are encouraged to complete their AR quizzes.
• 🎵 TT Rockstars: 10 minutes each day, or two 20-minute sessions during the week
• 📝 Spellings: Test on Wednesday. Short, regular practice is the most effective way to prepare.
• ✏️ Presentation: Please use pencil or blue/black pen only. No felt tips, please!
• 🔢 Times Tables: Ongoing practice

📬 Homework Deadlines

• Mrs Cowell's homework: Due by Friday
• Mrs Riddell's spelling homework: Due on Monday

The children know where to hand their work in.

🔔 Reminders

• 📖 Reading records should be brought into school every Monday and should include a record of daily reading.
• ⭐ Reading Challenge: Children who reach 20 reads earn 10 House Points!

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