St Oswald's Catholic Primary SchoolYear 4: Blog items
Year 4 Blog Friday 10th July 2026
Date: 9th Jul 2026 @ 10:27am
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
We planned and wrote the beginning of the next chapter of the novel using our own ideas and relating it to what had happened in the story previously.
We also proof read and edited our work with our partner.
Maths
We consolidated our learning about converting from kg to g – we used 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 about Islamic art which is often based on geometric patterns.
We then created our own Islamic artwork.
PSHE
We celebrated the amazing things we have achieved this year and discussed how to prepare for the move to a new class.
We also explored more about change and understood that it is normal for people to feel differently about moving to a new class.
Science
We explored the relationship between distance and volume using string telephones.
We used cups of different sizes as well as different types of cups and different lengths of string.
Have a look in our gallery.
Geography
We learnt the difference between climate and weather, and why different parts of the world have different climates.
We then described the climate of Greece and compared it to the climate of the UK.
PE
We practised working as a team and problem solving this week.
We formed a circle and joined hands. We then passed the hoop around the group without breaking the circle.
We also focused on aim and accuracy during our tennis session.
There are some photos in our gallery.
DT
We created different ‘algorithms’ for a micro:bit.
Firstly, we created our names on the LED display.
Then we created a different algorithm which lit the LED lights up so that they looked like a beating heart.
Year 6 Production
On Wednesday morning, we watched the Year 6 dress rehearsal of Grease.
Wow – we thought it was brilliant and we loved the songs and acting.
Well done to Year 6 for an amazing production.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Jessica A
Super Learner: George
Superstar Writer: Georgie
Bookworm: Alice
Marvellous Mathematician: Eddie and Bobby
Special Mentions: Annie and Drew – for being super work partners
Francesca – for a beautiful Islamic art pattern
Daisy – for coming into school every day with a big smile on her face
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 3rd July 2026
Date: 3rd Jul 2026 @ 1:27pm
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.
Can you spot any homophones when you are reading eg their, there and they’re.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
brake break fair fare mane main
weather whether missed mist meat meet
to too two there their they’re
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 20’s
For example, start at 20 and count to 240 and back again
20 40 60 etc 240 220 200 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘battle of the bands’ – Year 4 v Year 5
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A multiplication and division challenge identifying unknowns
Our learning this week
English
We used a dictionary to find out the definitions of new words.
We then wrote the word in a sentence of our own to show the word in context.
In addition, we planned and wrote an informal letter from one of the Snargets to his friend.
Maths
We converted between kg and g using the conversion 1kg = 1000g.
We discovered that we needed to multiply by 1000 to convert from kg to g.
Additionally, we converted between l and ml using the conversion 1l = 1000ml.
RE
In RE, we learnt about the 5 pillars of Islam which are core beliefs and practices that shape Muslim life.
They are:
Shahada – the declaration of faith
Salah – ritual prayer
Zakat – almsgiving
Sawm – fasting during Ramadan
Hajj – the pilgrimage to Mecca
PSHE
We explored different jobs people can have and what skills are important for these jobs.
We also considered what jobs we might want to do when we are older and which character strengths will help us.
Science
We explored the relationship between distance and volume.
History
In History, we researched the 12 Olympian gods and goddesses.
We also identified key Ancient Greek gods and goddesses from historical sources which were pinned up in the playground.
You can see us in action in our gallery.
PE
We practised our tennis skills and then played mini games to put them into action.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Alice
Super Learner: Rowan
Superstar Writer: Albert
Bookworm: Heidi
Marvellous Mathematician: Violet Ca
Special Mentions: Isla and Lottie
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 26th June 2026
Date: 25th Jun 2026 @ 1:25pm
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.
Try and add lots of expression when you are reading and use the punctuation to add pauses.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
accept except ball bawl berry bury
grate great groan grown knot not
mail male peace piece scene seen
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 9’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 108 and back again
0 9 18 etc 108 99 90 etc
Now have a go at counting in 9’s from 14 to 113
14 23 32 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
An addition and subtraction challenge using units of measure
Our learning this week
English
We revised different types of sentence (statements, questions, commands and exclamations).
We then wrote our own questions about a chapter using a variety of sentence openers).
We also wrote a diary extract as Barney from the novel which included lots of thoughts and feelings.
Maths
We measured, drew and compared the length of different objects including numbers to two decimal places.
You can see us practising this skill in our gallery.
RE
We learnt about the Byzantine Catholic Church.
We discovered more about Byzantine Icons and Byzantine music and expressed our opinions about these.
PSHE
We discussed why people choose to save or spend money differently and the reasons which may influence them.
We also considered how our choices can affect others and our environment.
Science
We explored how sound vibrations travel through a medium to our ear.
We focussed on the difference between a sound travelling through the air and then a solid.
Have a look at some photos in our gallery.
History
We labelled a hoplite (an ancient Greek Soldier who fought on land) and tried to use the correct historical vocabulary for their armour and weapons.
We also learnt about the Battle of Marathon and wrote a letter from an Athenian army general to the Spartans asking for help!
PE
In our gymnastics session, we practised the arch and dish balances.
We also explored quarter, half and full turns and created a sequence with our partner to perform.
On Wednesday morning, we also took part in Dance from the Heart!
We loved dancing with the whole school and the South Ribble Dance Leaders.
Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Oliver
Super Learner: Rudy
Superstar Writer: Violet Co
Bookworm: Alexander
Marvellous Mathematician: Drew
Special Mentions: Bella and Emilia for being great work partners
Eddie for his beautiful manners
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 19th June 2026
Date: 19th Jun 2026 @ 1:18pm
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.
If you find any words you are unsure of, look them up in a dictionary and write them down in your reading diary.
You can use them in your own writing then.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
calf calves half halves leaf leaves
shelf shelves thief thieves yourself yourselves
wolf wolves scarf scarves life lives knife knives
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 8’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 96 and back again
0 8 16 etc 96 88 80 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A tenths and hundredths challenge (to consolidate previous learning)
Our learning this week
English
This week, we wrote a playscript and then acted it out.
Maths
We learnt how to measure lines accurately and write the measurement 3 ways (eg 7cm 4mm / 7.4cm / 74mm).
RE
We listened to Galatians 3:27-28 and discussed what we could learn from this piece of scripture.
PSHE
We discussed money and how we make choices when we spend it.
We then explored the difference between needs and wants as well as how we can keep a track of money.
Science
We continued with our sound topic by investigating what was vibrating when a sound was made in the classroom.
We scored the loudness – 1 being the loudest and 5 being the quietest.
PE
We started our net and wall games topic by practising tapping a ball with a tennis racket, focussing on control.
We then practised tapping the ball back to our partner, followed by playing a game hitting the ball over the net.
Geography
We learnt about some of the different physical features of Greece.
We used the ipads to research information, for example, where the Pindus Mountains can be found and what is their nickname.
On Wednesday morning, South Ribble Sports Coaches gave us an introduction to golf.
We practised different skills as we moved round different bases in groups.
You can see us in action in our gallery.
In our Mindful Movement session, we followed a warm up routine and then carried out some stretches.
We also focussed on our breathing to ensure that we were getting plenty of oxygen into our blood stream and to our brains.
We finished the session with relaxation and a ‘body scan’ which involved concentrating on different parts of our body.
There are some photos in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Bobby
Super Learner: Alice
Superstar Writer: Francesca
Bookworm: Oscar
Marvellous Mathematician: Emilia
Special Mentions: Eliza and Alexander
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 12th June 2026
Date: 12th Jun 2026 @ 12:50pm
Welcome to your weekly 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.
Have a careful look at sentence openers. Are there any that you recognise eg subordinating conjunctions, adverbs, prepositions etc.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
girls’ boys’ babies’ children’s people’s mens’
mice’s foxes’ rabbits’ parents’ dogs’ friends’
cats’ brothers’ sisters’ wolves’ books’ ladies’
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 1/2’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 11 and back again
0 ½ 1 etc 11 10 ½ 10 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
‘Battle of the Bands’ Girls v Boys competition
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
An interpreting information in a line graph and other tables challenge
Our learning this week
English
We investigated the features of a play script.
We wll be writing our own play script next week.
Maths
We learnt how to use time graphs to answer questions as well as draw line graphs when we were given information.
RE
We explored some paintings of St Paul’s conversion and discussed which one we preferred.
Additionally, we read 1 Corinthians 13 1-7 and 13 and made links between the words and how we can use them in our everyday lives.
PSHE
We learnt how perseverance and resilience help us.
We also discussed how we can stay focussed on our goals using these 2 attributes.
Science
We started our new topic – Sound.
We discussed how we hear sounds and how our ears work.
We then explored what sound is (a vibration) and drew a diagram to show this.
Computing
We continued programming using code.org. We practised our ‘debugging’ skills by finding and fixing errors in pre-written code.
Then we arranged programming instructions in a specific, step by step order, so that the ipad played musical sounds in the order we wanted.
French
We started a new topic – Weather. We learnt how to name the different weather conditions.
On Thursday afternoon we also took part in a ‘Mindful Movement’ session.
During the session, we learnt how to make relaxing movements with our bodies, practised the ‘candle breathing’ technique, and let our bodies calm down and relax.
You can see some pictures in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Eddie
Super Learner: Jessica A
Superstar Writer: Oliver
Bookworm: Heidi
Marvellous Mathematician: Daisy
Special Mentions: The whole of Year 4 for a super sports day
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 5th June 2026
Date: 5th Jun 2026 @ 12:06pm
Welcome to the first blog of this half term
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.
See if you can spot any speech – look carefully at the punctuation used.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
fruit grammar group guard guide heard
heart height history imagine increase important
interest island knowledge learn length library
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 12’s and back again
For example, start at 12 and count to 144 and back again
12 24 36 etc 144 132 120 etc
Now try counting in 1.2’s and back again
1.2 2.4 3.6 etc 14.4 13.2 12.0 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
You can practise a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
‘Soundcheck’ sessions
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A co-ordinates challenge
In English, we wrote an account of our first day back after half term and how everything had changed! What imaginative minds some of you have.
In addition, we started our new novel, Stig of the Dump.
We rewrote some of the first chapter as if we were Barney and drew and labelled Stig’s cave including as much detail as we could.
In Maths, we consolidated our learning about coordinates.
We then extended this learning to translate points from one co-ordinate to another on a co-ordinate grid.
We also learnt what is meant by the term ‘area’ (the amount of space taken up by a 2D shape) and how to calculate it.
In RE, we started our new topic – Encounter and Dialogue.
We learnt about the conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus and described his character before and after he was blinded by the light.
In PSHE, learnt how we can ‘Feel good and do good’.
We learnt what ‘big dream goals’ are and why setting goals makes us feel good.
In Science, we constructed and interpreted a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey.
In History, we learnt about life in Sparta and Athens.
We compared these two city states and then decided where we would rather live, based on our historical knowledge.
On Friday afternoon, we took part in Tough Kidder.
Wow – what a fabulous afternoon – please have a look at our pictures in the gallery!
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Archer
Super Learner: Georgie
Superstar Writer: Rudy and Eliza
Bookworm: Archer
Marvellous Mathematician: Mia
Special Mentions: Francesca and Heidi for putting lots of detail into their RE work
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 22nd May 2026
Date: 22nd May 2026 @ 1:16pm
Welcome to the last blog of this half term
Home practice
Reading
Please keep reading for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Try and use lots of expression in your reading and different voices for the different characters.
Spellings
As it is half term, there are no spellings this week.
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 9’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 108 and back again
0 9 18 etc 108 99 90 etc
Times tables
Please keep practising your tables over half term.
We will be taking part in the Multiplication Tables Check when you return after the holiday.
You can access TTRockstars Soundcheck to help
OR
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
There is also a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Sumdog challenges
- There are no Sumdog challenges as it is half term.
Our learning this week
In English, we read ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’.
We wrote an argument between the yellow and the orange crayon using speech bubbles.
Following this, we wrote the dialogue using inverted commas (speech marks).
We also thought of lots of different word to describe how the crayons spoke to each other (eg growled, roared, questioned etc).
In Maths, we learnt more about shapes and their properties – we used the words vertices, equal, parallel and perpendicular to help with our descriptions of different shapes.
We also focussed on finding diagonals in a shape (diagonals are straight lines which join the vertices of a polygon that are not next to each other).
This week, we also learnt how to describe and plot coordinates.
We extended our learning to complete a polygon on a coordinate grid.
In RE, we showed an understanding that May is the special month of Mary, and that Mary is the Mother of the Church and Queen of Heaven.
We discussed different artists pictures of Mary and then created our own artistic creations.
In PSHE, we discussed what we ‘engage’ in. We then learnt how we can help ourselves to feel good.
In Science, we recapped the functions of the main organs.
We then completed a diagram to demonstrate our learning about the digestive system and how food travels through the body and how it is digested!
In History, we studied 4 Ancient Greek Urns. We made observations about the pictures on the urns and concluded what it tells us about life in Ancient Greek times.
In Geography, we started our new topic – Greece.
We began by using an atlas to find out where Greece is.
We then used the atlas to discover which 4 countries border Greece and which 3 seas are around Greece.
We labelled these on a map as well as the capital city and largest island which belongs to Greece.
In gymnastics, we recapped the travel / balance sequences in pairs.
We also practised the dish and arch balances and tried to incorporate these in to our sequence.
There are some pictures in our gallery.
On Monday morning, we attended a Thanksgiving Mass to celebrate our First Holy Communion which we made on Saturday.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: George
Super Learner: Lottie
Superstar Writer: Rudy
Bookworm: Mia
Marvellous Mathematician: Alice
Special Mentions: Violet Ca for excellent observations in History
Annie for coming into class every day with a smile on her face and a positive attitude
Have a super half term
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 15th May 2026
Date: 15th May 2026 @ 8:40am
Welcome to your weekly 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.
Look up any words you are unsure of in a dictionary.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
science scene discipline fascinate crescent fascinating
disciplinary disciple muscle scent scissors muscles
ascend isosceles scenario scientific susceptible transcend
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 6’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 72 and back again
0 6 12 18 etc 72 66 60 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
You can practise a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘battle of the bands’ tournament – Boys v Girls
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A classifying geometric shapes challenge
Our learning this week
In English, we perfected our speaking parts for our Parent Assembly.
We were also shown a picture of a boat on stormy seas and wrote a story about it using our own imagination.
In Maths, learnt the names of triangles (equilateral, isosceles and scalene) and used the terms regular and irregular.
In addition, we named different quadrilaterals based on their particular properties.
In RE, we explored the text of the Apostles’ Creed and the meaning of the words.
In addition, we have been given a great deal of time to taking our First Holy Communion and what it means to us.
In PSHE, we learnt how to spot dangers and stay safe at home and when we are out and about.
We considered hazards at home, fire risks, railway, road and water safety.
In Science, we recapped the 8 main organs and their functions.
We demonstrated how this works using bananas, crackers, water, orange juice, a zip lock bag and some tights.
Have a look at the photos in our gallery.
In our PE lesson, we practised for sports day.
There are some photos in our gallery of us taking part in the different events.
In Music, we learnt the notes F and C on the ukuleles.
We then played a piece of music which practised the notes we have learnt so far.
There are some photos in the gallery.
Thank you for coming to our Parent Assembly om Friday – we hope you enjoyed celebrating with us.
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday at the First Holy Communion Mass at 11am.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Jessica
Super Learner: Alexander
Superstar Writer: Noah
Bookworm: Isla
Marvellous Mathematician: Albert
Special Mentions: Rowan – for always being kind and helpful
Emilia – for being a good friend on the playground
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 8th May 2026
Date: 8th May 2026 @ 1:25pm
Welcome to your weekly 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.
Can you summarise what you have read – including the most important details.
Then, predict what you think will happen next.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
league tongue antique unique mosque fatigue
cheque rogue vague intrigue dialogue analogue
argue plague epilogue plaque torque barbeque
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 8’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 96 and back again
0 8 16 24 etc 96 88 80 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
You can practise a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session – let’s see if EVERYONE can log on and play this week!
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A symmetry challenge
Our learning this week
In English, we have been busy writing parts and learning them for our Parent Assembly next week.
In addition, we listened to the class novel.
In Maths, we learnt how to identify vertical or horizontal lines of symmetry in a shape.
We then extended this learning by completing simple symmetrical figures.
In addition, we learnt the names of different triangles (equilateral, isosceles and scalene) and their properties.
In RE, we understood how the one, holy Catholic and apostolic church is structed.
We created a coat of arms to show our understanding.
In Art, we created some beautiful artwork for our Parent Assembly.
In French, we learnt the names of some sports and expressed our opinion of whether we liked or disliked them.
This week, we also learnt how to name some hobbies.
We look forward to seeing you at our Parent Assembly on Friday 15th May 2026 at 2.40pm.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Hunter
Super Learner: Drew
Superstar Writer: Evelyn
Bookworm: Bobby
Marvellous Mathematician: Emilia
Special Mentions: Georgie for being a good friend to everyone
Albie, Noah, Hunter, Violet Ca, Bella and George for composing and performing on the ukuleles
The Year 4 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 1st May 2026
Date: 30th Apr 2026 @ 4:21pm
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.
Find a couple of words you don’t know the meaning of and look them up in a dictionary.
Write them in your reading diary and use them in a sentence of your own.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
scheme chorus chemist echo character
chef chalet machine ache brochure
anchor chaos monarch chute mechanic
school parachute champagne
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 3’s
For example, start at 0 and count to 36 and back again
0 3 6 9 etc 36 33 30 etc
Now try counting in 4’s
0 4 8 12 etc 48 44 40 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
You can practise a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session – let’s see if EVERYONE can log on and play this week!
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A comparing and ordering angles challenge
Our learning this week
In English, we discussed the features of instructional writing.
Following this, we used our imagination to plan and write a recipe for our very own firework inspired by Lila in our novel.
We were very proud of our creations and think Lila would be too!
In Maths, we learnt that an angle is a measure of a turn.
We then identified acute and obtuse angles, and also compared and ordered angles from smallest to the largest.
You can see some pictures of us making and finding angles outside in our gallery.
In RE, we listened again to the story of The Empty Tomb.
We then discussed what it means to be a Christian. In addition, we studied a picture called ‘The Body of Christ: We all Belong’ by Gary Thomas which shows the interconnectiveness of all things in Christ.
We took inspiration from this and created our own picture using a continuous line.
Take a look in our gallery.
In our ‘Safe Relationships’ PSHE topic, we learnt how to show privacy and set boundaries as well as what to do if someone pressures us to do something unsafe or makes us feel uncomfortable
– Say No, Walk Away and Tell a Trusted Adult.
In Science, we concluded our investigation to find out which drink causes the most tooth decay – have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In DT, we practised running stitch and back stitch on a piece of material.
We then designed and planned what we were going to make out of felt.
Following this, we made our products and then evaluated them, thinking carefully about what went well and we were proud of, as well as what didn’t go so well and we would change if we were to do the project again.
Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In our gymnastics session, we continued to develop ways of travelling and balance.
We also created a sequence of balances and travel movements.
You can see some pictures in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week: William
Super Learner: Evelyn
Superstar writer: Daisy
Bookworm: Rory
Marvellous Mathematician: Bobby
Special Mentions: Hunter and Isla for a fantastic effort with their DT sewing project
Jessica for being a kind friend to everyone
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 24th April 2026
Date: 24th Apr 2026 @ 12:18pm
Welcome to the first blog of the Summer Term
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.
See if you can spot any expanded noun phrases when you are reading.
Expanded noun phrases will include the determiner, any adjectives and a noun.
Spellings
These are your spellings for next week:
consider continue decide describe different
difficult disappear early earth eight
eighth enough exercise experience experiment
extreme forward forwards
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 10’s bridging 100’s
For example, start at 86 and count to 236 and back again
86 96 106 etc 236 226 216 etc
Now try from 321 to 571 and back again
321 331 341 etc 571 561 551 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
You can practise a similar Multiplication Tables Check on timestables.co.uk
If you practise for 5 minutes every night, you will see a big improvement in your tables fluency.
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
An adding and subtracting fractions challenge
Our Learning this Week
In English, we learnt what an expanded noun phrase is and practised building our own phrases.
We also used a dictionary to find out the meaning of new words.
Following this, we wrote a powerful description of the grotto of the fire fiend using expanded noun phrases and some of the new vocabulary we had investigated.
In Maths, we learnt how to add and subtract using a number line.
First, we used a number line to help us bridge though a multiple of 10 efficiently.
Then, we used a mental compensating strategy when the number we were adding or subtracting had a 9 in the ones place.
In addition, we found fractions of amount using counters and pictorial representations.
In RE, we started our new topic – To the ends of the Earth – during which we will learn about the spread of the Gospel and the mission of the Church.
We began the topic by listening to John 20:1-10 and considered how Peter felt when he entered the tomb and saw it was empty.
In PSHE, we discussed how to use digital devices safely and explored the benefits of the internet and how to balance screen time.
In addition, we discussed how to protect our personal information.
In Science, we started our new topic, teeth and the digestive system.
We started an investigation into which drink causes the most tooth decay.
We left 5 eggs in different liquids and will see what affect the liquids have on the eggs next week.
Have a look at the photos in our gallery.
In Geography, we finished our rainforests topic by creating a double page spread in our books.
You can see some examples of our work in our gallery.
In addition, we made a creative image of the 4 layers of the rainforest using natural materials.
You can see some examples in the gallery.
In our gymnastics session, we practised our balancing by completing a one foot balance challenge for 2 or 3 minutes.
We also demonstrated some travelling actions on our feet, and our hands and feet (the caterpillar, frog, bunny hop and monkey).
You can see some pictures in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week: Rowan
Super Learner: Jessica
Superstar Writer: Bella
Bookworm: Lottie
Marvellous Mathematician: Albie
Special Mentions: Oscar and Bobby for fabulous double page fact files about rainforests
George, Hunter, Heidi and Albert for superb responses when being hotseated in RE
Have a lovely weekend
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Thursday 2nd April 2026
Date: 2nd Apr 2026 @ 8:38am
Welcome to the last blog of the Spring term
Our Learning this week
In English, we consolidated our learning about determiners by writing our own verse to a song.
In Maths, we practised the written method of division – chunking – both with and without remainders.
In RE, we retold the Holy Week story from St Peter’s perspective.
In Science, we planned an investigation to find out which drink causes the most tooth decay.
We will carry out the experiment after Easter with hard boiled eggs and different drinks.
During our PSHE lesson, we learnt how active listening can help us to relate to others.
Active listening includes – making eye contact, avoiding distractions and asking questions to clarify.
In PE, we used tactics to help outwit an opponent in a game.
Take a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In Art, we completed our still life collages.
There are some pictures in our gallery.
This week, we also went to church to watch an Easter Liturgy, beautifully led by Year 6.
Home Practice and Reminders
As it is the Easter holiday, we have not set any Home Practice / Sumdog challenges.
However, please keep reading every day – this really is the key to unlocking your learning.
We look forward to seeing you all again on Monday 20th April in your Summer uniforms.
Please remember to bring your PE kit back in on the first day back.
Golden Stars of the Term
Drew
Alice
George
Albert
Eliza
Have a fabulous Easter
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 27th March 2026
Date: 27th Mar 2026 @ 12:55pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
If you find any words you are unsure of, look them up in a dictionary or ask an adult.
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
crystal pyramid bicycle gym symbol
cymbals hymn syrup cylinder mystery
typical gymnast myth Egypt gymnastics
oxygen crypt lyrics
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 10’s
For example, start at 25 and count to 225 and back again
25 35 45 etc 225 215 205 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Halving challenge
Follow the link below and play any of the halving games – this will help to consolidate our learning this week.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A division challenge
Our Learning This Week
In English this week, we learnt more about the different types of pronouns – personal and possessive.
Following this, we selected appropriate pronouns and used them effectively in a piece of writing.
In Maths, we consolidated our learning about halving 4 digit numbers.
In addition, we divided numbers using a mental strategy of partitioning.
We found this tricky, however, having a secure knowledge of our tables helped with this.
In RE, we learnt about Holy Week and compared the events of Palm Sunday with the agony in the garden of Gethsemane.
In Science, we identified the different types of teeth in humans and their functions:
Incisors – cutting and biting
Canines – tearing and ripping
Premolars – holding and crushing
Molars – grinding food
Wisdom – act as extra molars
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, we learnt what makes a good friend and how friends can help us solve problems.
We also showed an understanding that it’s important to show gratitude to friends.
In PE, we demonstrating running and passing a rugby ball.
We then practised using a simple tactic in a game.
You can see some photos in our gallery.
In Geography, we learnt more about the 4 layers of the rainforest.
These are called – the forest floor, understory, canopy and emergent layer.
We researched the condition, plants and animals found in each layer, then wrote information about each layer in our books.
In Forest School, we talked about how to keep safe around the fire. We toasted our marshmallow, when we were invited to do so. Delicious!
On Friday morning, we also attended the parish mass and stations of the cross.
Many thanks to the children from Year 4 who read the bidding prayers so beautifully.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Daisy
Super Learner Award: Alice
Superstar Writer: Annie
Bookworm Award: Bella
Marvellous Mathematician: Rory
Special Mentions: Albie and George – for beautiful and thoughtful RE work
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 20th March 2026
Date: 20th Mar 2026 @ 12:49pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Can you retell some of the story in your own words?
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
invention injection action hesitation completion
expression discussion confession permission admission
expansion extension comprehension tension musician
electrician magician politician
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 2’s
For example, start at 86 and count to 128 and back again
86 88 90 etc 128 126 124 etc
Now have a go at counting in 0.2’s
For example, start at 0.8 and count to 3.2 and back again
0.8 1.0 1.2 etc 3.2 3.0 2.8 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
Halving challenge
Follow the link below and play any of the halving games – this will help to consolidate our learning this week.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A rounding numbers challenge (this is revision)
In English, we learnt about pronouns.
We now that that a pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun or noun phrase in a sentence and that its primary purpose is to prevent repetition.
We also identified pronouns in a sentence and discussed which noun they were taking the place of.
In Maths, we consolidated our knowledge of the written method of multiplication – the grid method.
Additionally, we learnt how to halve 4 digits numbers where all the digits are even (eg 2864).
In RE, we learnt about the Corporal Works of Mercy - seven charitable actions, rooted in Matthew 25:31–46, that address the physical needs of others to show God’s mercy and love.
These actions are: to feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, clothe the naked, visit the imprisoned and bury the dead.
In Science, we started our new topic – Animals including Humans.
We began by thinking about what happens to food that we eat and why our teeth are different shapes.
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, we learnt how to better understand our differences.
We continued to learn how we can use our strengths in different ways.
In our PE lesson, we warmed up by taking part in a relay practice.
We then played bench ball and dodgeball, practising our throwing and catching, as well as our teamwork skills.
Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In our Geography lesson, we learnt about the different layers of the rainforest.
This week, we also went on a trip to Southport Eco Centre, where we learnt about rainforests. We took part in 4 different activities:
a giant snakes & lianas board game to find out more about the features of a rainforest;
a PC game to explore the habitats/locations of the world’s rainforests, completing an activity booklet;
a ‘visit’ to a rainforest in the immersive room experiences;
and a garden fact hunt – to investigate the layers of the rainforest.
In Art, we painted the background and some objects for our ‘still life’ composition.
We will use these later to create a cut paper collage still life picture.
In Forest School, we discussed how to be safe around the fire. We talked about the three things we need to start a fire. We watched the popcorn as it popped and dicussed how the change is irreversible.
Some of us had a go at using the flint and steel to start a fire. Everyone who had a try was successful!
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Alexander
Super Learner Award: Violet Ca
Superstar Writer: Bobby
Bookworm Award: Rudy
Marvellous Mathematician: Isla
Special Mentions: All of Y4 !
The Year 4 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 13th March 2026
Date: 13th Mar 2026 @ 12:48pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Discuss what you have read with an adult. Look up any words you are unsure of.
Spellings
You will be tested on the Year 3 / 4 spellings next week. A sheet has been sent home.
Counting
This week, please practise counting in tenths
For example, start at 1.8 and count to 3.5 and back again
1.8 1.9 2.0 etc 3.5 3.4 3.3 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on some of the Year 3 / 4 words
A maths challenge using place value and known facts to multiply and divide
Our Learning this week
In English, we revised the rules for speech / dialogue and then wrote a conversation between Lila and Rambashi (a pirate and character in our class novel).
We ensured that we used alternative words for said, and that we thought carefully about how each character might speak.
We used human sentences to help us with our learning – take a look in the gallery.
In Maths, we learnt how to double a number with ones and tenths using a partitioning and recombining method.
In addition, we revised multiplying multiples of 10 and 100 by single digits (eg 6 x 40 = 240; 3 x 400 = 1200) and then applied this to multiplying 3 digit numbers by a single digit using the grid method (eg 4 x 237).
In RE, we read the parable of ‘The judgement of the nations’ (sheep and goats) which emphasises that genuine faith is demonstrated through carrying out loving deeds.
In Science, as part of Science Week, we took part in the BBC live lesson about light and moon.
Following this, we completed some activities about light sources, reflection and information about the moon.
We also investigated the probability question ‘does toast always land butter side down?’ We made predictions then recorded the results – have a look in our gallery.
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, we learnt how to understand and celebrate differences.
In PE, we practised running with a rugby ball. We also learnt how to move into a space to receive a swing pass in a game.
You can see some pictures in the gallery.
This week, we also took part in an energetic keep fit session with Freddie Fit (have a look at some of the pictures in our gallery)
and a lesson led by the Japanese students during which we learnt the meanings of some traditional Japanese patterns.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Rudy
Super Learner: Lottie
Superstar Writer: Albie
Bookworm: Jessica
Marvellous Mathematician: Bobby
Special Mentions: Heidi – for being a good friend to everyone and making Year 4 a lovely place to be;
Albert – for beautiful manners
The Year 4 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 6th March 2026
Date: 6th Mar 2026 @ 12:52pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Discuss what you have read with an adult.
Can you summarise what you have already read and make a prediction about what you think will happen next?
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
division invasion confusion decision collision
television mission fission submission supervision
expansion vision version illusion immersion
corrosion mansion pension
Counting
This week, please practise counting in tenths
For example, start at 1.8 and count to 3.5 and back again
1.8 1.9 2.0 etc 3.5 3.4 3.3 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘girls v boys’ tournament
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A maths challenge based on all the times tables
Our Learning This Week
In English, we started our new novel - The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman.
We studied the front cover and labelled what we could see, and then made predictions about what the novel might be about based on our observations.
In Maths, we learnt how to identify and describe the rule of a sequence and extend the given sequence using this rule.
We also understood the effect of dividing a two digit number by 100.
In RE, we discussed our gifts and talents as well as the things which make us unique.
Following this, we created a litany which recognised the gifts and uniqueness of friends and family.
In addition, we showed an understanding that loving God means we want to help ourselves and others, using the virtues of faith, hope and love, which have their foundations in God.
You can see some photos of our paperchain links in our gallery.
In Science, we carried out our melting chocolate experiment – which type of chocolate melts the fastest. You can see some pictures in our gallery.
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, learnt about first aid and what to do in an emergency. We learnt the acronym HELPS :
H – help
E – explain
L – location
P – pay attention
S – stay calm
In Art, we practised sketching gerberas.
We also practised tints and shades of a colour and then painted gerberas in our books.
Have a look at some examples in our gallery.
On a Monday afternoon, we are also enjoying taking part in Forest School.
It was rather rainy for our session but we didn't mind. We found snails, ladybirds, slugs and worms. We realised that different creatures prefer different habitats, the ladybirds were all found in some long, thin leaves and the snails were all huddled together in a compost bin.
There was also some great child-initiated learning which included a cafe and an outdoor gym.
Some of us made forest eyes with wool and lolly sticks which develops our fine motor skills and it's also a very mindful activity.
Take a look at the pictures in our gallery.
As it was World Book Day on Thursday, we enjoyed reading with Year 2 in the afternoon.
You can see some photos in our gallery of us in our World Book Day costumes, and reading with Year 2.
On Friday morning, we took part in a Wellbeing Festival Day which provided some much needed calm and relaxation after a busy week.
The session included yoga, learning breathing techniques and practised calming movements.
There are some photos in our gallery.
The Year 4 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 27th February 2027
Date: 27th Feb 2026 @ 8:52am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Discuss what you have read with an adult.
Can you spot any adverbs or adverbial phrases when you are reading?
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
accident accidentally actual actually address
answer appear arrive believe bicycle
breath breathe build busy business
calendar caught centre century certain
Counting
This week, please practise counting in hundredths
For example, start at 0.52 and count to 0.66 and back again
0.52 0.53 0.54 etc 0.66 0.65 0.64 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A maths challenge based on comparing decimal numbers
Our Learning this Week
In English, we practised using adverbial phrases and fronted adverbials.
We used ‘human sentences’ to help us with our learning – you can see some pictures in our gallery.
We also finished our class novel, The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips, and then discussed the characters and the story.
In Maths, we consolidated our knowledge about numbers to two decimal places by comparing and ordering decimal numbers using the greater than ( > ) and less than ( < ) signs.
We also placed hundredths on a number line.
Year 4 have shown a super understanding of hundredths - well done to you all!
In RE, started our new topic – Desert to Garden.
We read the parable of the Prodigal Son and then retold it to show our understanding.
Following this, we 'hotseated' some of the different characters to find out their feelings and delve further into the idea of God forgiving, even when we turn away from him.
In Science, we continued with our States of Matter topic by planning an investigation to see which type of chocolate melt the fastest.
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, learnt how to show respect to others and ourselves.
In PE, we played tag rugby. We demonstrated how to pass a ball using a swing pass accurately and then used a simple tactic in a game.
Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In Geography, we explored an atlas to find out where rainforests are usually located around the world.
We discovered that rainforests are usually found close to the equator.
In Computing, we finished our photo editing topic by planning an image we wanted to create.
We took a photograph and then used the photo editing skills we’d learnt to attempt to create this image.
Have a look at our finished projects in our gallery.
In Art, we started a new topic – Exploring still life. We began by looking at the art work of Paul Cezanne.
Then we used the ‘Four Colour Gestural Drawing Exercise’.
This involved using only 4 colours to help us appreciate how seeing simple shapes can help improve drawing skills.
In our Forest School session there was amazing resilience and team-work shown when making the shelters. The children also demonstrated their knot-tying skills.
We also talked about all the flowers growing in our nature area.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week: Oscar
Superstar Writer: Francesca
Bookworm: Eliza
Marvellous Mathematician: Eddie
Super Learner: George
Special Mentions: Bella – for beautiful RE work
Evelyn and Daisy – for a super ‘Magic Dragon’ photograph which they edited for their final piece in computing
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 13th February 2026
Date: 12th Feb 2026 @ 3:49pm
Welcome to your Friday blog
As it is the half term holiday, there is no home practice set.
However, please keep reading every day as this really does help to unlock your learning.
You could also practise your tables using TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Our Learning this week
In English, we learnt what an adverbial phrase is and how to identify them in a sentence.
We then wrote some sentences of our own using adverbial phrases.
In Maths, we built on our understanding of the number system extending it further into hundredths.
We learnt the equivalence of tenths, hundredths, fractions and decimals, for example:
50/100 = 5/10 = ½ = 0.5
25/100 = 1/4 = 0.25
75/100 = ¾ = 0.75
We also learnt about numbers to 2 decimal places in the context of money.
In RE, we created a poster to show how Jesus loved and ways that we could show love in our everyday lives.
As it is Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent during half term, we wrote our Lenten promises in preparation for this.
In Science, we recognised that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled.
For example, ice needs to melt to become water (solid to liquid); water needs to freeze to become ice (liquid to solid);
water needs to evaporate to become water vapour (liquid to gas); water vapour needs to condense to become water (gas to liquid).
In History, we finished our Romans topic by researching some of the legacies left behind by them.
We then created a poster on Canva to show our learning, ensuring it contained both information and some pictures.
As it was Children’s Mental Health Week, in PSHE we covered the theme ‘this is my place’.
We discussed what it means to belong and how we can help ourselves and others feel like we belong.
We then thought about our happy place and the things we love.
In PE, we performed out Iron Man dance in a team. You can see some photos in our gallery.
In Art, we created our ‘pocket gallery’.
We used the boxes we had made as plinths and placed objects/artwork on them.
Then, we placed the figures we had created in our gallery and made it look as though they were inspecting the artwork.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Annie
Super Learner: Mia
Superstar Writer: Violet Ca
Bookworm Award:
Marvellous Mathematician: Archer
Special Mentions: Jessica and Rowan: Thoughtful RE work
Francesca and Violet Co: an excellent ‘pocket gallery’ in art
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 6th Febraury 2026
Date: 6th Feb 2026 @ 8:41am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Can you spot any apostrophes when you are reading?
If so, are they used for contractions (because a letter or letters are missing) or to show possession?
Spellings
This week we have been learning how to use an apostrophe for singular possession.
Therefore, there are no spellings to learn.
You will however be tested on the apostrophe spelling rule next Wednesday as we have been practising it in class.
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 100’s
For example, start at 568 and count to 2068 and back again
568 668 768 etc 2068 1968 1868 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘Battle of the Bands’ session – boys v girls
Sumdog challenges
A maths challenge based on negative numbers
A maths challenge based on finding 10, 100 or 1000 more or less than a given number
Our Learning this Week
In English, we consolidated our knowledge of adverbs and how they can be used at the beginning of a sentence.
We used 'human sentences' to help with our learning - you can see some pictures in our gallery.
In Maths, we continued learning about place value.
We correctly placed numbers on a number line with multiples of 1000 marked, but not labelled, and labelled positive and negative numbers on a number line.
In addition, we understood that to find 1/100, we could divide an object into 100 equal parts.
We then used pictorial representations to find the equivalence of tenths, hundredths, common fractions and decimals. (eg 0.5 = 1/2 and 0.25 = 1/4)
In RE, we listened to Matthew 16:13-26 - Peter’s profession of faith.
We then showed our understanding by creating a picture in our books which showed who people thought Jesus was, what Peter said to Jesus, and what Jesus replied to Peter.
Additionally, we learnt what the word marginalised means and described how St Damien of Molokai showed the virtues of faith, hope and love during his life.
In PSHE, we learnt which hormone is released when we give or receive gratitude – dopamine.
We also learnt how gratitude can help us to face problems.
In Science, we tested the viscosity of different liquids by completing a liquid race – see our gallery for some photos.
In PE, we performed a well-structured duet which expressed character and explored patterning and timing.
We worked together to create, rehearse and perform duet sequences.
Have a look at some of the pictures in our gallery.
In History, we heard the story about Boudicca and her rebellion against the Romans.
We then retold this as a story board.
In Art, we finished making our ‘plinths’ and prepared the pictures of ourselves, so that they stood up unaided.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Noah
Super Learner: Violet Co
Superstar Writer: Hunter
Bookworm: Alice and Isla
Marvellous Mathematicians: Drew and Daisy
Special Mentions: Eliza – for being a good friend to everybody
Rory – for always being super helpful in class
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 30th January 2026
Date: 30th Jan 2026 @ 8:35am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
If you are unsure about the meaning of a word, look it up in a dictionary and write out the meaning in your reading diary.
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
their there they’re because does
doesn’t too to two its
it’s off of where were
when went with our are
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 7’s
For example, start at 12 and count to 144 and back again
0 7 14 etc 84 77 70 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘Garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A maths challenge based rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000
Our Learning this week
In English, we consolidated our learning about verbs and then learnt more about adverbs.
We found out that they are used to modify or describe a verb and often tell us how, where or when something happened.
We then practised writing sentences using adverbs both before and after the verb.
In Maths, we consolidated our 3d learning by identifying and describing the properties of lots of different 3D shapes (eg a cone, a sphere, a cylinder and a prism).
We then started our place value topic by rounding numbers to the nearest 1000.
In RE, we listened to the story of Jesus walking on water and considered why Jesus might have worked miracles.
We also learnt the word ‘incarnation’ and described ow Jesus is both fully God and fully human.
In Science, we explored the properties of a liquid.
We discussed the different types of liquids and found out that thick liquids are called ‘viscous’ and although they pour more slowly, they still form a puddle.
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, we learnt how to develop an ‘attitude of gratitude’.
This meant that we found out how it feels to give and receive gratitude.
We also learnt what the ‘gratitude domino effect’ is.
In PE, we demonstrated unusual ‘iron man’ style movements to keep in time with others.
In our groups, we worked together to improve and rehearse our dance. Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In Music, we composed and performed our own arrangements on the glockenspiels.
In Art, we continued with our topic ‘the art of display’.
We continued making our ‘plinths’ and started preparing the pictures of ourselves, so that they stood up unaided.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week: Bella
Super Learner: Francesca
Superstar writer: Evelyn
Bookworm: Archer
Marvellous Mathematician: Noah
Special Mentions: Alexander – for bringing lots of laughter to Y4
William – for thoughtful responses in RE
The Year 4 Team
Year 4 Blog Friday 23rd January 2026
Date: 23rd Jan 2026 @ 10:53am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Remember to include lots of expression when you are reading.
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
measure enclosure picture capture departure
future treasure creature nature leisure
puncture cure pleasure furniture adventure
literature mixture sure
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 7’s
For example, start at 12 and count to 144 and back again
0 7 14 etc 84 77 70 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘Garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A maths challenge based on 3d shapes
Our Learning This Week
In English, we rewrote an extract of the novel in first person as if we were Lord Somethingorother.
We considered how the Lord would speak and what he saw and heard.
In addition, we wrote a postcard from an evacuee, called Barry, to his mother.
We had to think about every word we wrote and tried to include vocabulary from the novel.
In Maths, we continued our shape topic by investigating 3D shapes.
We started by learning how to identify and name different prisms according to their properties.
We then extended this learning to include the names and properties of different pyramids.
In RE, we familiarised ourselves with Matthew 11 1-15 (Jesus’ speech to John the Baptist’s followers) and then made links between this speech and signs that Jesus was the Messiah.
We also read through and discussed the Nicene Creed.
Following this, we chose our favourite phrase and explained what it means to us.
In Science, we classified a range of objects and materials as solids, liquids or gases in a Venn diagram.
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, we started our appreciate topic.
We learnt what appreciation means and the 3 categories (yourself, others, experience).
We also learnt why gratitude is important.
In PE, we continued our dance topic based on the Iron Man.
In Art, we continued making our ‘plinths’ and taking pictures of ourselves in different poses in preparation for our ‘pocket gallery’.
We continued our new topic ‘photo editing’ in Computing.
We learnt how to rotate and crop pictures and then practised editing and recolouring.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Emilia
Super Learner: Albert
Superstar Writer: Marvin
Bookworm: Oscar and Isla
Marvellous Mathematician: Hunter
Special Mentions: Annie – for coming in every day with a big smile on her face
Rory and William – for being super helpful around the classroom
REMEMBER TO TAKE PART IN THE NORTH WEST MATHS CONTEST STARTING ON MONDAY 26th JANUARY
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 16th January 2026
Date: 16th Jan 2026 @ 10:59am
Welcome to your Friday Blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Can you summarise what has already happened and predict what you think will happen next?
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
quarter question recent though regular
reign remember thought sentence separate
special through straight strange strength
various suppose woman women therefore
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 12’s
For example, start at 12 and count to 144 and back again
0 12 24 etc 144 132 120 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘Battle of the Bands’ tournament – Boys v Girls
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A maths challenge based on reading, writing and converting time
Our learning this week
In English, we planned and wrote a diary extract as if we were Lily, the main character in the novel.
We used phrases Lily would have used and included lots of thoughts and feelings.
In Maths, we learnt how to read the time and write it to the nearest minute. We also learnt how to tell, write and math analogue and digital times.
Please try and practise telling the time at home with an adult.
This week, we also started to explore 2d shape using geoboards – have a look in our gallery.
In RE, we continued with our Galilee to Jerusalem topic.
We listened to and sequenced the story of Jesus healing Peter’s mother-in-law (Matthew 8:14-17), and learnt about what we may see and hear during the Sacrament of Reconciliation
In our ‘Our Happy Mind’ lesson, we learnt why it is important to spot and use our character strengths.
We also learnt how we can use our character strengths in different ways.
In Science, we started our new topic – States of Matter.
We started by identifying and classifying some solids, liquids and gases.
In History, we learnt how Britain became part of the Roman Empire.
We discovered that it took 3 attempts to conquer Britain and explored reasons why the Romans wanted to invade.
In PE, we worked as a team to create a still, connected shape.
This was an introduction to our dance unit which is based on The Iron Man. Take a look at the photos in our gallery.
In Art, we started our topic ‘the art of display’. We began by questioning the role of a ‘plinth’ in sculpture.
We then discussed how to make a ‘pocket gallery’ and took some pictures of ourselves in various poses.
In Computing, we used the BeFunky app to practise editing a photograph.
We were given 'free rein' to alter the photo, so that we could learn some of the app's capabilities.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Alice
Super Learner: Albie
Superstar writer: Eliza
Bookworm: Lottie and William
Marvellous Mathematician: Bobby
Special Mentions: Lewis - beautiful RE work
Violet, Alexander and Isla for fantastic answers when being hotseated
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 9th January 2026
Date: 9th Jan 2026 @ 10:25am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Discuss what you have read with an adult.
Can you find out the meaning of any new words in a dictionary?
Spellings
These are your spellings which will be tested next week – please practise them
famous various jealous serious obvious
poisonous dangerous enormous glamorous vigorous
outrageous curious hideous humorous mountainous
courageous spontaneous tremendous
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 11’s
For example, start at 11 and count to 132 and back again
0 11 22 etc 132 121 etc
Then have a go at counting up in 11’s from a different number, for example 54 or 79
54 65 76 etc
79 90 101 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on the words above
A maths challenge based on doubling, halving and related facts (times tables)
Our learning this week
In English, we wrote about our first day back at school after Christmas and how everything had changed – what wonderful imaginations we have!
We also started our new novel – The Amazing Story of Adolphus Tips.
We began by thinking of the similarities between this novel and Kensuke’s Kingdom, also written by Michael Morpurgo.
We were also introduced to the main character (Lily) and we thought of lots of words to describe her personality.
In Maths, we consolidated our learning about chunking. Many of us found this tricky as we are not confident with our tables or number facts.
Knowing these off by heart would be beneficial in lots of maths areas.
We also learnt how to divide by 10, and described the effect of dividing a 2digit number by 10.
In RSHE, learnt that God loves us in our differences. We considered how we are all different and that these differences should be celebrated.
We then created a poster in our books to describe how we should all be accepted and respected, along with how we should relate to each other to make the word a better a place.
Have a look at the pictures in our gallery.
In Music, we composed patterns on the boomwhackers using pentatonic scales.
In Geography, we discussed the causes of flooding, the impact and how it can be prevented.
In addition we talked about river pollution and the impact on this on communities.
We carried out some research and presented our findings ina poster.
In Art, we produced an independent piece of work based on previous work we had completed when exploring pattern.
You can see some examples in our gallery.
Golden Assembly
Star of the Week: Isla
Super Learner: Eddie
Superstar Writer: George
Bookworm: Heidi
Marvellous Mathematician: Jessica
Special Mentions: Daisy for always using beautiful manners
Lottie and Georgie for beautiful RE work
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 19th December 2025
Date: 19th Dec 2025 @ 9:17am
Welcome to your last blog of 2025
What a fantastic last week of term we’ve had! It’s been busy and lots of fun!
On Monday, we recapped conductors and insulators and discussed how switches work in a simple circuit.
We then created our own using tin foil or a paper clip.
On Tuesday, in DT, we created our ‘iron models’.
We were all very impressed with our products – each one included an electrical circuit with a light bulb which lit something up!
On Wednesday, we looked fabulous in our Christmas jumpers, swapped Christmas Cards and enjoyed a Christmas Dinner.
We also made Christmas Cards and calendars.
On Thursday, we researched the Jesse Tree and make links with Jesus' ancestry.
In addition, we attended the Christingle service in church led by Year 6.
On Friday, we had our final Golden Assembly and celebrated the stars of the term. The Year 4 Stars were Lottie, Violet Co, Heidi, Rory and Oscar.
Although there is no 'home practice' set over the Christmas Holidays, please keep reading.
Thank you so much for all your cards, presents and Christmas wishes.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy, peaceful and relaxing Christmas and New Year.
Thank you for your support during the term – it is very much appreciated.
We look forward to seeing everyone again on Tuesday 6th January 2026.
The Year 4 team
Year 4 Blog Friday 12th December 2025
Date: 12th Dec 2025 @ 8:41am
Welcome to your Friday blog
Home practice
Reading
Please read for 20 minutes each evening to an adult at home.
Discuss what you have read with an adult.
Try and add expression to your reading and think about how the characters might be speaking to each other.
Spellings
There will be no spelling test next week, however, we have included a Sumdog Challenge based on some of the Year 3 / 4 Statutory Words.
Counting
This week, please practise counting in 3’s, 6’s and 9’s and back again using your times tables
For example, start at 0 and count to 36 and back again
0 3 6 etc 36 33 30 etc
Then have a go at counting in 0.3’s, 0.6’s and 0.9’s and back again using your times tables as a guide
0 0.3 0.6 etc 3.6 3.3 3.0 etc
Times tables and Number facts
Please practise your individual tables target for your test next week.
You can practise your tables on TTRockstars, Hit the Button and timestables.co.uk
Please also practise your number facts.
You can practise your number facts on Hit the Button
It is crucial that you learn all of your table facts and your number facts as this will help you with many aspects of maths.
TTRockstars challenge
- A ‘garage’ session
Sumdog challenges
A spelling challenge based on some of the Year 3 / 4 Statutory Words
A maths challenge based on using known and related facts to multiply and divide mentally
Our learning this week
In English, we wrote a menu for a special guest – the Iron Man.
We included alliteration in the titles of our dishes and a mouth-watering description of the food.
We then published our menus.
They have all been included in a book of menus which is on the Year 4 bookshelf.
We are all very proud of our writing this week! Brilliant work Year 4.
In Maths, we learnt how to divide using related facts.
In addition, we learnt how to divide two-digit numbers by a single digit using the chunking method.
Many of us found this tricky as we are not yet fluent with our tables.
Knowing our tables off by heart will help us to succeed when we meet trickier learning and boost our confidence.
In RE, we made links between the ancestry of Jesus and the Jesse Tree.
In Science, we explored electrical conductors and insulators by testing different materials in a simple circuit.
In French, we continued learning the names of the different rooms of a house and described the locations of family members eg Dad is in the living room = Papa est dans la salon.
In History, we discussed reasons why the Roman Army was so powerful. We concluded that:
Only the strongest men were accepted in the army
They received top training
Their equipment was the best
They used strategic formations
They never accepted defeat
We then created a recruitment poster on Seesaw to entice Roman citizens to join the army.
In Art, created our own patterns taking inspiration from our previous work over the past few weeks.
We will be producing a final piece of work next week.
This week, we also enjoyed our trip to Lancaster City Museum when we met Marcus a Roman legionary.
We learnt a lot the Roman army as well as what life was like during Roman times.
Please remember to bring in a cardboard box and any decorations needed for your DT on Tuesday.
Golden Assembly
Star of the week: Eliza
Super Learner: Heidi
Superstar Writers: Hunter and Rowan
Bookworm: Emilia
Marvellous Mathematician: Bella
Special Mentions: All of Year 4 for fantastic listening during the trip to Lancaster City Museum
The Year 4 team