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.