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  • Summer 1

    Published 15/05/26, by Hana Mehmet

    Maths

    In maths this term, we have been learning about time: we learnt to tell the time both on an analogue clock and a digital clock and solved time word problems. We have also recapped our basic skills using the four operations to help us solve single and multi-step reasoning questions. Finally, we recapped fractions and decimals, focusing on how they relate to one another as well as tackling more reasoning problems.

     

    Literacy

    This term in literacy we have begun our next whole class text. We have practiced a number of reading skills during this time; we have explored authorial intent, inferencing, retrieval and understanding new vocabulary. We have also been developing our creative writing skills by planning and writing the final writing assessment of the year- a narrative to describe the Amazon Rainforest! We have recapped and consolidated our understanding of using apostrophes, direct speech with inverted commas and literary features. We have been doing some drama, using thesauruses and carousel activities to support our learning.

    Topic

    This term, we dove back into our Geography learning by reviewing the Amazon River. We then used what we know about the features of a river to explore how the River Thames has changed from the Roman era to the modern day. To wrap up, we used Digimaps to study how people live and work along the river, and we even made some future predictions about what London will look like in 100 years!

             

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  • Spring 2

    Published 16/03/26, by Hana Mehmet

    Literacy

     

    We have had a busy and productive half term in Literacy! The children have enjoyed exploring a range of class texts, with a specific focus on sharpening their inference skills. It has been wonderful to hear their thoughtful answers to "why" and "how" questions during our shared reading and Storytime sessions.

    To strengthen our technical writing, we have been recapping spelling patterns, prepositions, and punctuation rules. The students also showed great creativity writing from different characters' perspectives. Finally, to link with International Week, the children have been working hard on creating fact files about Brazil and the Amazon Rainforest.

     

      

     

     

     

     

    Maths

    In maths we have learnt about shape. We recapped different 2D shapes and discussed the difference between regular and irregular shapes. Then we learnt about different types of angles. We learnt about an angle we hadn’t been taught before, a reflex angle. We then moved on our learning on to working out the perimeter and area of a 2D shape. Finally, later in the term we looked at interpreting different types of data including bar charts and pictograms. One of the most important things when reading data is to remember to look at the key.

     

     

               

     

     

     

    Geography

    In our geography topic, Year 4 have been learning about Rivers. We visited the River Lea at Cody Dock as a part of our geography topic on rivers. We learnt that the River Lea is a tributary river as it flows into the River Thames. During the visit, the children explored how the River Lea (and Thames) has changed over a long period of time. The children discussed the purposes of rivers and how these have evolved over time. We explored the features of a river, such as: source, meander, delta, tributaries and mouth.

     

     

     

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  • Spring 1

    Published 30/01/26, by Holly Croxall

    Literacy

    In literacy we have been learning about poetry. We explored different poems and studied poetic features such as metaphors, similes and personification. We used our innovation skills to create our own poems about courage. We thought about how we could overcome fear and how showing courage can make the future brighter. Every child showed resilience while performing their poem in front of their class and each class chose a winner. Congratulations to Xavier (4O), Teigan-Lei (4S) Amara (4DLR) and Ariah (4T) who were the Year 4 winners!

    Maths

    In maths this half term, we have learnt about the value of decimal points. We learnt how to convert decimals and fractions and solved a range of reasoning problems involving decimals. We also recapped the four operations and progressed to adding and subtracting with decimal numbers. We have learnt how to use column multiplication to help us solve problems with 2 and 3 digit numbers. We have used the skill of ‘striving for success’ to learn our times tables. More and more children have been achieving their silver and gold awards and many children have now begun the platinum challenge!

    Topic 

    In our geography lessons, Year 4 has been delving into the topic of Rivers. We have covered various aspects, including:

    • The water cycle
    • The features of a river
    • The land use in both urban and rural areas
    • How rivers can transform over time

    We investigated the processes of erosion, transportation, and deposition through various activities, both in the classroom and during our time at Forest School. This year, we are excited to participate in the River of Hope project, where we will focus on ways to protect our local rivers.

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  • Autumn 2

    Published 27/11/25, by Hana Mehmet

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  • Autumn 1

    Published 24/10/25, by Holly Croxall

    Literacy.

    This term in literacy, we have been researching our local area to write a non-chronological report all about Newham. First, we learnt about the different features of non-chronological reports and then used our teamwork skills to research different aspects of Newham. We applied our knowledge about reports into our writing and then edited and improved our writing to create a final draft. Each class has also begun reading our first whole class text; Adolphus Tips by Michael Morpurgo, Cyborg Cat: Rise of the Parsons Road Gangby Ade Adepitan, The Sleeping Sword by Michael Morpurgo, and The BFG by Roald Dahl. In our reading lessons we have been learning to read with fluency and expression, as well as practising our prediction skills and writing character descriptions.

    Maths

    In maths, we have been focusing on place value. This has included how to round a number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000, multiplying and dividing numbers by 10, 100 and 1,000, and finding different ways to represent numbers. We have begun to look in more depth at estimating. We used our place value knowledge to develop strategies for estimating amounts and have been having different competitions to see who can make the most accurate estimates. The times table are really important in Year 4 so we spent some time looking for patterns and making connections between the different times tables. We had to be resilient when looking at different types of challenges and questions in lessons.

    Topic

    During our history topic, year 4 have been studying the Romans. We have used our history skills to place key events on a timeline and come up with different questions we would like to find the answers to. We have also learned about the origins of Rome and began to look at features of Roman society. We enjoyed a Roman Theatre Show at the end of term delivered by the Freshwater Drama Company. This included a Roman show for us to watch and two workshops about what life was like in Roman Britain. In art, we looked at Roman mosaics and designed and made our own. In computing, we used our teamwork skills to create presentations about the Romans. This was done in groups with every member of the team in charge of a different slide.

     

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  • Summer 2

    Published 30/06/25, by Hana Mehmet

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  • Summer 1

    Published 20/05/25, by Nazmin Choudhury
    Literacy This term in literacy we have begun our next whole class text, focusing on comparing texts and inference. We have also been developing our creative writing skills by planning and writing the final writing assessment of the year- a narrati
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  • Spring 2

    Published 25/03/25, by Hana Mehmet

    Literacy

    In literacy this half term we have continued to read different class texts. We have focused on our inference skills this term. During literacy lessons and in Storytime we have thought about different inference questions whilst reading. In grammar we have been recapping different word class and learnt that some words, such as dance, can be different word classes depending on the sentence. In our writing lessons we have written character descriptions and diary entries based on our class texts.

     

    Maths

    In maths we have learnt about shape. We recapped different 2D shapes and discussed the difference between regular and irregular shapes. Then we learnt about different types of angles. We learnt about an angle we hadn’t been taught before, a reflex angle. Later in the term we looked at interpreting different types of data including bar charts and pictograms. One of the most important things when reading data is to remember to look at the key. Finally, we moved on to learning how to tell the time. We learnt about analogue and digital time and began to look at the 24-hour clock.

     

    Topic 

    In our geography topic, Year 4 have been learning about Rivers. We visited the River Lea as a part of our geography topic on rivers. We learnt about where rives begin and end as well as some of the wildlife that use rivers. We also learnt that the River Lea is a tributary river as it flows into the River Thames. We collected data about the wildlife found along the River Lea. However, we also shocked about the amount of litter we found. When we came back to school, we thought about what we want the River Lea and Cody Dock to look like in the future and came up with a plan of action.

       

     

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  • Spring 1

    Published 28/01/25, by Nazmin Choudhury
    Literacy  In literacy we have been learning about poetry. We explored different poems and studied poetic features such as metaphors, similes and personification. We used what we learnt to create our own poems about hope. We thought about some
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  • Autumn 2

    Published 19/12/24, by Nazmin Choudhury
    Literacy In literacy we have been writing stories about a gladiator battle. We applied our learning in History about ancient Rome to be able to create an exciting narrative to engage the reader! First of all, we planned our story, then we wrote t
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  • Autumn 1

    Published 15/10/24, by Nazmin Choudhury
    Literacy. This term in literacy, we have been researching our local area to write a non-chronological report all about Newham. First, we learnt about the different features of non-chronological reports and then used our teamwork skills to research
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  • Summer 2

    Published 09/07/24, by Nazmin Choudhury
    Literacy During Literacy, we read our final class text and continued to explore different genres of writing. We used our knowledge from our history and geography topics this term to write about relevant issues across the world. First, we wrote a n
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  • Summer 1

    Published 21/05/24, by Nazmin Choudhury
    Literacy This term in literacy we have continued reading a whole class text, focusing on comparing texts and authorial intent. We have also been developing our creative writing skills in preparation to plan and write the final writing assessment o
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  • Spring 2

    Published 22/03/24, by Nazmin Choudhury
    Literacy During Literacy, we have continued to read a whole class text, where we have linked our skimming and scanning skills and inference skills using the A.P.E writing format (Answer, Proof, Explain). This has helped us gain a deeper understan
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  • Spring 1

    Published 26/01/24, by Nazmin Choudhury
    Literacy  In literacy we have been learning about poetry. We explored different poems and studied poetic features such as metaphors, similes and personification. We used what we learnt to create our own poems about empathy. We thought about o
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