Yr 4 Looking Back and Forth - Friday 12th June

🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

The children were introduced to our new English book, The Journey. We created some rather amazing new collective nouns while exploring the poem about Raven from The Lost Words.

In maths, the class looked at tenths as decimals and fractions, and learned how to divide by 10.

June Evening Success

June Evening was a resounding success. The excitement was palpable! There were some amazingly inventive games, and the event had such a positive atmosphere. It was wonderful to see the children's creativity, enthusiasm, and excellent organisational skills on display.

🏆 Children’s Highlights

• Playing with friends

• Creating collective nouns for animals

• Creating my double-page spread on Hindu deities

• June Evening

• Fish and chips

• Blooket and TT Rockstars

• Making my money container

• Playing the flag games

Here are some of our amazing and inventive collective nouns!

• A flame of phoenixes

• A nightmare of bats

• A cuddle of koalas

• A strike of jellyfish

• A flight of stingrays

• A blanket of pugs

• A cap of capybaras

• A thunder of dinosaurs

• An ink of octopi

• A hug of kittens

• A Kong of gorillas

• A sting of jellyfish

• A buzz of bees

• An "Ooh Aah" of monkeys

• A jelly of jellyfish

• A stripe of zebras

• A tick of tortoises

• A hop of frogs

• A bundle of bears

• A purr of cats

• A troop of lions

• An army of beetles

• A blob of jellyfish

• An umbrella of jellyfish

• A cloud of sheep

• A trash of raccoons

• A glide of ravens

• A Kung Fu of pandas

• A swish of axolotls

• A fire of foxes

• A spook of spiders

• A gallop of horses

🔜 Looking Ahead – Next Week in Year 4

• The Father's Day shop on Tuesday

• Teeth and eating – labelling teeth

• Logo in computing

• Continuing work on our money containers

📚 Homework This Week

• White sheets – Maths and SPAG mat

• 📖 Reading: 15 minutes daily (records checked Monday; AR quizzes encouraged)

• 🎵 TT Rockstars: 10 minutes daily or two 20-minute sessions

• 📝 Spellings: Test on Wednesday (short, frequent practice works best)

• ✏️ Presentation: Pencil or blue/black pen only — no felt tips

• 🔢 Times Tables: Ongoing practice

📬 English and Maths homework is due by Friday — children know where to hand it in.

Spelling sheets are due in on Monday.

🔔 Reminders

• Reading records are due every Monday (with daily logs).

• ⭐ Reading Challenge: 20 reads = 10 house points.

🗓️ Dates for Your Diary