Y4 Blog 17.1.25

Date: 17th Jan 2025 @ 12:36pm

What a super, first ‘full week’ into the new Spring term we have had! Luckily, the weather has been a little warmer and we’ve managed to get outside for most of our playtimes!!!

In maths, we have been multiplying numbers by 10 and multiplying without and with renaming, using partitioning and the expanded column method. Please ensure the children are regularly practicing their times tables to 12, as they rely on these when calculating their answers.

As part of this term’s Rainforest topic, the children have been introduced to The Great Kapok tree, in English. They have been orally retelling the story from a story map they have each created.

In Art, they created a sensory drawing, by using needles and sharp pencil tips. They explored different surfaces, to see which they preferred when producing their work, inspired by Gillian Adair McFarlane.

In Geography, the children have been finding out about The Amazon Rainforest. They have been developing their note making skills, whilst learning about the 4 different layers of the rainforest.

In science, we have started looking at the similarities and difference between living things. The children have been identifying vertebrates and invertebrates.

A ‘big’ well done to our Weekly Superstars: 4C: Sameen and Joshua 4M.

Many thanks again for supporting your child’s learning.

The Year 4 Team.