Welcome to Year 4
The Year 4 class team includes Miss McDonagh, the class teacher and Mrs Hartrick, teaching assistant.
During PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time on a Tuesday afternoon, Mrs Budd and the PE coach teach the class.
Our PE days are Monday and Tuesday.
Week Commencing 20.04.2026
English - We are continuing to read our new book "Varjak Paw" by S. F. Said, which we have been enjoying so far! We will begin to use this story to complete our own short bursts of descriptive writing this week, including similes, metaphors, visualisation and speech - and not forgetting to focus on SPaG!
Maths - We are finalising our short decimals unit this week, focusing on hundredths as fractions, decimals, on a place-value chart. We will finish by practicing some division.
RE - This week, we are looking again at Jesus' Ascension into Heaven and the significance of this event.
Also!
- We have our class Mass this Friday 24th with Fr Ryan at 9am. This will take place in our Y4 classroom!
- We are finalising our science topic of "States of Matter" this week!
- We are also starting a new history unit all about The Ancient Maya.
- Please continue to practise times tables with your child as often as possible at home.
Homework Due: Thursday 23rd April 2026
- Maths homework - tenths as decimals
- SPaG homework - Inverted commas, page 60 and 61
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