Y4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 9th January 2026

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

Year 4 have returned brilliantly this week and settled straight back into learning. We have begun a new unit of work in English using the biography books Boys Who Dare to Be Different and Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. These fantastic texts have already inspired the children as they explore the lives of remarkable people and learn about the concept of altruism – a word we think is very cool in Year 4!

In maths, the class have been learning all about factors, products, and factor pairs. All the hard work on TTRockstars is really paying off and supporting this learning.

It is also absolutely worth celebrating that our class won the TTRockstars competition over the Christmas break – YAY! 🏆

🏆 Children’s Highlights

  • Mountain art with Mrs B

  • Geography – using an atlas and locating world mountain ranges

  • R.E. – exploring Judaism

  • TTRockstars

  • French – learning the names of fruits

  • Learning all about Christian McPhilamy

💬 Ask at Home

  • What is a factor pair?

  • What is a product?

  • What can you tell me about words that end in ‘v’?

  • Can you explain what altruism means?

  • Who is Christian McPhilamy?

🔜 Looking Ahead – Next Week in Year 4

  • Science – learning about vibration

  • Mountain formations

  • Digital art

  • Mountain art

  • R.E. – The story of Abraham and Sarah

📚 Homework This Week

✍️ English: Purple homework - Homophones and Spring SPAG Mat
➕ Maths: Unit 9  and extension inverse calculations
📖 Reading: 15 minutes daily (records checked Monday, plus AR quizzes)
🎵 TTRockstars: 10 minutes daily or one 20-minute session
📝 Spellings: Test on Wednesday (short, regular practice recommended)
✏️ Presentation: Pencil, blue, or black pen only – no felt tips
🔢 Times Tables: ×3, ×12, ×7, ×13 (×26 optional)

📬 All homework is due by Friday – children know where to hand it in.

🔔 Reminders

  • Reading records are due every Monday (with daily entries)

  • ⭐ Reading Challenge: 20 reads = 10 house points

🗓️ Dates for Your Diary

  • Wednesday 14th January – PTA meeting, 6pm at The Crown (all welcome)

  • Friday 16th January – Year 4 Cake Sale and Cup U Like

  • Monday 19th January – Year 4 Parents’ Meeting, Delamere, 5pm

  • Friday 23rd January – PTA Disco

  • Thursday 29th January – Book Fair arrives

  • Friday 6th February – Year 3 Cake Sale

  • Thursday 12th February – Young Voices (Years 3–6 singing group)

  • Friday 13th February – School finishes for half term

  • Monday 23rd February – School returns

  • Thursday 5th March – World Book Day

  • Friday 6th March – Year 2 Cake Sale

  • Friday 6th March – Comedy Night

  • Thursday 12th March – Year 4 Residential (1 night)

  • Thursday 19th March – Book Look for families (after school until 5pm)

  • WB Monday 23rd March – Parents’ Evenings

  • Friday 27th March – School finishes for Easter break

  • Monday 13th April – School returns

Thank you for your continued support.