Year 4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 5th September 2025

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

What a wonderful start to the year! The children in Year 4 have settled brilliantly into routines and are already working hard.

📖 English – We explored The Sea-Thing Child by Russell Hoban. The children empathised with the main character and reflected on the people, places, and objects in their own lives that bring them comfort and happiness.

➕ Maths – We began working on Place Value.

🏆 Highlights of the Week (from the children):

  • Creating my Sea-Thing kenning
  • Place value in maths
  • Shell drawing and painting
  • Learning about Vikings in history
  • Playing with my friends
  • Creating my own stone igloo
  • Reading The Sea-Thing Child

❓ Questions to Ask at Home

  • What is the Sea-Thing child?
  • What did he do to soothe and comfort himself?
  • What is a kenning?
  • What is a determiner?
  • What does “perfectly round are seldom found, but egg-shaped are abounding” mean?
  • Who does the Sea-Thing child meet?
  • Do you think he will return to the deep or not?
  • How do you think you play ‘Stones’?

🔜 Looking Forward – Next Week in Year 4

  • History – Create a timeline of key Viking events
  • Music – Learn a Loki song
  • Computing – Type up our kennings
  • French – Explore where we live
  • Science – Begin our topic on States of Matter

📚 Homework This Week

  • ✍️ English – Kenning sheet
  • ➕ Maths – Exercise 1 sheet (40 mins)
  • 📖 Reading – At least 15 minutes daily
    ➤ Don’t forget to take your Accelerated Reader quizzes!
  • 🎵 TT Rockstars – 10 mins daily, or one 20-min session
  • 📝 Spellings – Test on Wednesday (short, regular practice helps!)
  • ✏️ Presentation Reminder – Use pencil or blue/black pen only; no felt tips
  • 🔢 Times Tables – Practice all tables this week

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

🔔 Reminders

  • 📖 Reading records should be brought to school every Friday – don’t forget to log your daily reading!
  • ⭐ Reading Challenge: 20 reads = 10 house points

🗓️ Important Dates

  • Tuesday 9th September – 5pm – September Meeting
  • Wednesday – 6pm – PTA AGM at The Crown