St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 4 Blog Friday 11th July 2025
Date: 10th Jul 2025 @ 3:04pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home. Reading every night will help you read more fluently and with understanding.
Spellings
There are no spellings to learn for next week
Counting
Keep counting ….
There are some 2, 4, 5 and 10 times tables counting songs on the link below.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/topics/cnep90jwjj7t
Have fun!
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A converting between different units of measure challenge
Our learning this week
English
In English, we wrote poems and thoughtful message for a special person.
We then published these beautifully.
We also labelled the features of a playscript and then drafted our own playscript based on the novel.
Maths
In Maths, we converted from kg to g using the conversion 1kg = 1000g.
We discovered that we needed to multiply by 1000 to convert from kg to g.
We also converted measurements between litres and millilitres using the conversion 1l = 1000ml.
We discovered that we needed to multiply by 1000 to convert from l to ml.
RE
In RE, we learnt some facts about the Byzantine Rite.
We discovered that the Rite’s roots are in the Greek speaking Christian communities.
PSHE
In PSHE, we learnt what ‘Big Dream Goals’ are.
We learnt how to set ‘Big Dream Goals’ with a checklist:
set a clear goal
describe the key actions
identify any help you may need
Science
In Science, we discussed the relationship between distance and sound.
We established that the further the vibrations travel, the more they spread out.
This means that sounds get quieter as the distance increases.
We then explore string telephones – see us in action in our gallery.
History
In History, we completed our research into the 12 Olympian gods and goddesses, and finished our ‘top trumps’ cards.
PE
In PE, we completed the Intra House Orienteering Competition.
We paired up within our houses and worked together to find 18 markers around the school grounds, using a map.
Once all 18 were checked and completed, we recorded our time.
The fastest team will get 50 housepoints, the 2nd will get 30 and the 3rd 10!
Have a look at us enjoying our orienteering in our gallery.
DT
We created different ‘algorithms’ for a micro:bit.
Firstly, we created a ‘beating heart’ on the LED display. Then we used a sequence whereby we needed to press button A or B on the micro:bit to change the display.
There are some pictures in our gallery.
Year 6 Production
On Wednesday afternoon, we watched the Year 6 dress rehearsal of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Wow – we thought it was brilliant and we loved the songs and acting.
Well done to Year 6 on an amazing production.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Trudy
Super Learner: Emma
Superstar Writer: Ada-<ay
Bookworm: Lily
Marvellous Mathematician: Joni
Special Mentions: Trudy and Bertie – super experimenting with micro:bits
The Year 4 team