Y4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 9th October

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

🏆 Children’s Highlights

This week, the children have been working incredibly hard to publish their Leaf lost narratives. They have shown great care and determination in editing and improving their work, aiming to produce writing of exhibition standard. In Maths, we have been learning about Roman numerals and how they are used to represent numbers.

The children particularly enjoyed:

  • Creating leaf artwork using oil pastels
  • Making food chain collages
  • Learning about the digestive system
  • Writing comics with friends at breaktime
  • Enjoying an all-day breakfast for lunch
  • Spending time playing with friends

💬 Ask at Home

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

  • What are the rules of Roman numerals?
  • What does X mean?
  • What does XL mean?
  • What does LX mean?
  • What does C mean?
  • How would you write 2026 in Roman numerals?

🔜 Looking Ahead – Next Week in Year 4

We have another exciting week planned, including:

  • 🔬 Science – Food chains, predators and prey
  • 💻 Computing – Micro:bits
  • 🕌 R.E. – Fasting and Ramadan
  • 🇫🇷 French – Counting to 100

📚 Homework This Week

Please ensure your child completes the following homework activities:

📝 Written Homework

  • Complete Green Unit 4 in Maths.
  • Complete the spelling sheet.
  • Complete the fronted adverbials sheet.
  • Please present all written work neatly using pencil or blue/black pen only. Felt-tip pens should not be used.

📖 Reading

  • Read for at least 15 minutes every day.
  • Record each reading session in your child’s reading record.
  • Reading records will be checked on Monday.
  • Children are encouraged to complete their AR quizzes after finishing a book.

🎵 TT Rock Stars

  • Practise for 10 minutes each day, or
  • Complete two 20-minute sessions during the week.

🔢 Times Tables

  • Continue to practise times tables regularly at home.

📬 Homework Deadlines

  • Mrs Cowell’s homework: Due on Friday.
  • Mrs Riddell’s spellings: Test on Wednesday.
  • Reading records: Please bring these into school every Monday.

The children know where to hand in their completed work.

🌟 A little practice each day is the best way to make progress, especially with reading, spellings and times tables!

🔔 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 will earn 10 House Points!

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