Welcome to our Year 4 class page. I am Miss Biggs, the Year 4 class teacher. Your child may also be supported in their learning by Ms Hagar. In our class, we love learning, working together and celebrating each other’s achievements. Every day is filled with curiosity, creativity, and a determination to do our best.

Throughout the year, your child will explore a rich curriculum, take on greater responsibilities, and continue strengthening their skills in reading, writing, maths, and Religious Education. We always work together with kindness, respect, and enthusiasm.

Each child has been given a reading book and a reading record you can write in. We strongly encourage reading at home every night to support fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. Book bags can be purchased from the school office if needed.

Homework is given out every Friday and is due back the following Friday. PE takes place every Tuesday and Thursday. On these days, children should come to school wearing their full PE kit so they are ready to take part comfortably and safely.

This page will keep you updated with important information, class news, and pictures of our learning. If you ever have questions or concerns, please feel free to get in touch. 

Our learning this half-term!

This term in English, we are reading The Night We Got Stuck in a Story by Ben Miller. Using the story as our focus, we’ll be writing a newspaper report, a portal story, a character description, and a diary entry.

As we work through these pieces, we’re concentrating on key writing skills, such as using expanded noun phrases to add detail and description, choosing pronouns carefully for cohesion, using inverted commas correctly to punctuate speech, and applying Standard English verb inflections to make our writing accurate and clear. Our aim is to become confident, expressive writers who can entertain and inform our readers.

Maths – We are currently working on multiplication and division. Solving calculations and problem-solving questions. 

Science – This half-term we have been working on states of matter. We have been focusing on what matter is, solids, liquids and gases. 

RE - Year 4 have been looking at Prophecy and Promise with a focus on Elijah within the first 2 weeks. They have been looking at what a prophet is and what it means to be a prophet. 

Geography - Our geography topic this half-term is population. We have been looking at migration. 

History - Our history topic this half-term is The Roman Empire. We have been learning about life in Rome. 

PE - PE this year is on Tuesdays. Year 4 have been taking part in a POWER programme on a Thursday as well. This teaches them the importance of keeping fit and healthy.