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 08.06.2026
English - Using our new class book "The Rhytm of the Rain", we are writing a descriptive short story in the first person. Our focus this week is to look at sentence structures and grammar, mixed in with our descriptions.
Maths - We are working our way through our topic all about Shape. We are focusing on properties of triangles, quadrilaterals and polygns.
RE - This week, we are starting a new unit, learning all about special roles and responsibilities in the Catholic Church community. We are specifially focusing on Priests, Nuns and Monks this week.
Also!
- Thankyou for your continued support with your children's Multiplication Check. We have now officially completed these checks and the children worked so hard! Their scores will feature in their End of Year report.
- In Science, we are measuring sound in decibels using sound metres.
- We are creating Ancient Maya pottery as a project combining our historical knowledge and sculpting art skills!
- Please continue to practise times tables with your child as often as possible at home.
Homework Due: Thursday 11th June 2026
- Maths homework - time
- SPaG homework - page 64 and 65
Week Commencing 15.06.2026
English - This week, we are moving onto non-fiction writing. Our focus this half term is speech writing.
Maths - We are finalising our short unit on shape this week, focusing on lines of symmetry. Before the end of the week, we will be moving on to look at statistics.
RE - We are continuing our unit about roles in the Church. Our focus this week is all about the Catholic sacrament if marriage.
Also!
- Our trip to Kenilworth Castle is taking place this Tuesday 16th! (see email for more information).
- We will be painting our Ancient Maya pottery this week, ready to take home!
- Please continue to practise times tables with your child as often as possible at home.
Homework Due: Thursday 18th June 2026
- Maths homework -
- SPaG homework - pages
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