Year 4 Looking Back and Forth 19.9.25

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

We have had another super week in Year 4, immersing ourselves in all things Viking Saga!

📖 English – We explored The Curse of Andvari’s Ring. We tracked the story, examined how it flows, and thought about how the writer makes the reader think, feel, and see. Next week will be very exciting as we begin retelling the saga ourselves!

➕ Maths – We continued our work on place value, comparing numbers up to 10,000.

🏆 Highlights of the Week (from the children):

• Working with numbers to 10,000 in maths

• Highlighting and annotating text features of a saga in English

• Learning about the Vikings in history

• Creating press prints from string in art

• Exploring the meanings of our names in RE

• Singing about Loki the Joker in music

❓ Questions to Ask at Home

Encourage your child to share their learning!

• Who are Loki, Odin and Hoenir?

• Who are Hreidmar, Otr, Fafnir and Regin?

• Who turned into a dragon?

• Who is Andvari?

• What is the curse of the ring?

• Who in the story can shape-shift?

• What can you tell me about fronted adverbials?

• What is the hippocampus, amygdala and pre-frontal cortex used for in the brain?

• How many marbles did the class get on Friday?

👉 Children who bring in written answers to these questions by Tuesday can earn 10 house points!

🔜 Looking Forward – Next Week in Year 4

• Continuing with our Viking art projects

• Retrieval practice in RE and history

• Designing a throne fit for a king

• Something tasty in science (we won’t spoil the surprise!)

📚 Homework This Week

• ✍️ English – Abstract nouns work

• ➕ Maths – Unit 3 sheet (approx. 40 mins)

• 📖 Reading – At least 15 mins daily (don’t forget Accelerated Reader quizzes!)

• 🎵 TT Rockstars – 10 mins daily or one 20-min session

• 📝 Spellings – Test on Wednesday (short, regular practice helps!)

• ✏️ Presentation Reminder – Pencil or blue/black pen only; no felt tips

• 🔢 Times Tables – Practice all tables this week

📬 Homework is due Friday – children know where to hand it in!

🔔 Reminders

• Headteacher’s Holiday Homework – due Monday

• Holiday homework (book spines) due next week

• Reading records – to be brought in every Friday

• ⭐ Reading Challenge – 20 reads = 10 house points

📅 Key Dates

• Wed 24 Sept – Open Morning 9.15am

• Thu 25 Sept – Individual photos

• Wed 1 Oct – Open Morning 9.15am

• Wed 8 Oct – Rugby Tournament (Y3 & Y4)

• Fri 10 Oct – Y6 Cake Sale

• Mon 13 Oct – PTA Meeting, The Crown 6.30pm (all welcome)

• Wed 15 Oct – Rugby Tournament (Y5 & Y6)

• Wed 22 & Thu 23 Oct – Exhibition 2–6pm

• Wed 22 Oct – Football Tournament (Y5 & Y6)

• Thu 23 Oct – Break up for Half Term

• Mon 3 Nov – Pupils return

• Thu 6 Nov – Recycle for School Bags

• Wed 12 Nov – Dance Workshop (Y1 & Y2)

• Fri 14 Nov – Y5 Cake Sale

• Wed 19 Nov – Dance Workshop (Y3 & Y4)

• Fri 21 Nov – PTA Beetle Drive

• Wed 26 Nov – Dance Workshop (Y5 & Y6)

• W/B 8 Dec – PTA Christmas Shop for pupils