Year 4 -Looking Back and Forth - Friday 2nd October 2026

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

We have had a super-busy week in Year 4! We have begun writing our own lost narratives, inspired by the story of Leaf, the Lonely Polar Bear. In Maths, we have been comparing and ordering numbers up to 10,000.

We also impressed Mrs Murdoch so much in P.E. that the class earned 30 marbles! 🎉 Woohoo! What an achievement!

🏆 Children’s Highlights

The children particularly enjoyed:

• 🎨 Mountain art
• 🥗 Digestion work with Mrs B
• ✖️ Times Tables
• 💬 Chatting with Mrs Fairhurst
• 🎵 TTRockstars
• 💻 Micro:bits
• 👫 Playing with friends

💬 Ask at Home

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

• What do you think of the music from Hall of the Mountain King?
• Who is the composer?
• What is in a food chain?
• What can you tell me about teeth?
• What can you tell me about the digestive system?

🔜 Looking Ahead – Next Week in Year 4

We have another exciting week planned, including:

• 🔬 Science: Food chains
• 💻 Computing: Micro:bits
• 🎵 Music: Hall of the Mountain King
• 🏔️ Geography: Mountain climates
• ☪️ R.E.: Islam – Halal

📚 Homework This Week

Please make sure your child completes the following homework activities:

📝 Written Homework

• SPaG: Complete Exercise 3 in maths, spelling sheet and SPaG mat.
• Spellings: Complete the spelling sheet and practise the words regularly.
• Presentation: Please complete all written work neatly using pencil or blue/black pen only. Please do not use felt-tip pens.

📖 Reading

• Read for at least 15 minutes every day.
• Please 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 Rockstars

• 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 by Friday.
• Mrs Riddell: Learn spellings for the test on Wednesday.
• Reading records: Bring them into school every Monday.

The children know where to hand their completed work in.

A little practice often 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 earn 10 House Points!

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