🔙 Looking Back – This Week in Year 4

This week, the children have planned and prepared to write their own versions of a twisted fairy tale. These terrible tales have some rather grisly endings! The princess in The Princess and the Frog is in for a shock, the Three Little Pigs face a terrible surprise, and as for Jack… let’s just say: Giant 1, Jack 0!

In Maths, we have been learning how to subtract fractions, including whole numbers and mixed numbers.

In My Happy Mind, we have finished the unit on Relate, which focused on our relationships with others. We explored how, in different situations, we can Stop, Understand and Consider. These three words can help us understand situations from another person’s perspective.

🏆 Children’s Highlights

• Playing with friends on the field
• Playing Blooket times tables games
• Creating posters about children’s rights
• Making bee posters
• Working on classification grids in ICT
• Completing times tables tests
• Designing money containers in Design Technology

💬 Ask at Home

Try discussing some of these questions together:

• What preys on an adder?
• What was the name of the island where we watched adders in the wild?
• What is a twisted fairy tale ending?
• What is an improper fraction?
• What is a mixed number?
• Can you tell me some of the children’s rights you explored this week?
• Can you share some amazing facts about bees?

🔜 Looking Ahead – Next Week in Year 4

• European mountains
• Sports Day (Thursday – weather permitting)
• Mrs Hext’s music concert
• R.E. – Hindu Aid
• D&T Money Containers

📚 Homework This Week

• Topic: European Flags Game – due Friday 5th June
• 📖 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

📬 All homework is due by Friday — children know where to hand it in.

🔔 Reminders

• Reading records are due every Monday (with daily logs)
• ⭐ Reading Challenge: 20 reads = 10 house points

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