21/03/25 Y4K

Date: 20th Mar 2025 @ 8:24am

What an exciting week we’ve had in Year 4!

In Maths, we have been looking at mixed numbers, working hard to understand, compare, and order them—from smallest to greatest and greatest to smallest. We have devloped our understanding of a proper fraction (less than a whole) and improper fractions (greater than a whole). We know how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers by dividing the numerator by the denominator. We’ve also been practicing our times tables skills, making sure we can recite them fluently, both in and out of order.

In English, we stepped into the shoes of Queen Boudica herself! Taking on her powerful voice, we wrote persuasive letters aimed at rallying the Iceni warriors to join her fight against the Romans. Let’s just say, our persuasive skills were as fierce as Boudica’s determination!

In History, we continued learning about the Romans. We learned all about Julius Caesar’s failed attempts to conquer Britain, he wasn’t quite ready to take on the British weather or navigate the freezing waters in heavy armour. We then explored how Emperor Claudius succeeded where Caesar did not, he learned from Caesar's mistakes and thanks to his larger army, superior machinery, and the use of war elephants he succesfully invaded Britain.

In Art, we completed our “artist on a page” projects and continued our exploration of Still Life. The creativity shown on the “artist on a page” was lovely to see. The children learned a little more about diffferent stles of Still Life art and the differnt artistic movements that Still Life art can fall in to. 

In Science, we’ve been discovering the seven characteristics of living things, using the handy acronym MRSGREN to help us remember them all. From Movement to Nutrition, our knowledge is growing by the day.

Friday brought a splash of colour and celebration as we marked World Down Syndrome Day by wearing odd socks! We enjoyed plenty of activities and discussions, celebrating how unique and wonderfully different we all are. To top it off, we had a look at how how sunflower seeds have grown—don’t forget to nurture them at home and watch them grow!  Maybe you could talk about the 7 characteristics of living things and why flowers are definitely alive! 

For homework this week, we’ve set a Science Carousel on electricity, along with spelling and times tables practice.

What a fantastic week it’s been! Have a lovely weekend, everyone!