Year 4
Welcome to the Y4 Blog - For more detailed information about the current learning that is being covered in class, please see the Curriculum Learning Webs below.
October 2025
Our Times Tables Parent meeting provided essential information about how to help your child at home and ensure success in the Y4 Statutory Multiplication Tables Check (MTC). If you were unable to make it, a link to the infromation can be foud below and on the maths page of our website.
Y3 & Y4 Parent Information Meeting Slides
Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve been up to recently...
English
In English, we finsihed looking at our text - Fantasically Great Women who Changed the World where the children enjoyed writing biographies about a new significant historial figure. They showed that they understood that this type of writing was more formal than a story and learnt lots of great information about these important women.
Maths
In Maths, we’ve learnt about rounding numbers, with a focus on rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. We’ve also been learning the formal coloumn methods of addition and subtraction and how to apply these when solving problems. The children will need to practice this throughout the year.
Curriculum
In our Geography lessons, we introduced the term “peninsula” and learned what it means. The children had a lot of fun identifying different peninsulas, including Florida, on world maps and discussing their unique features. In Science, we were learning more about our teeth. To bring our learning to life, we did a hands-on activity by eating a piece of apple to help the children understand the different jobs our teeth do. It was a great way to show how our incisors, canines, and molars all work together! In Religious Education, we were learning about the Trinity and exploring what the concept of the Trinity means for Christians.
We want to thank you for your continued support. The children have worked so hard, and it’s been amazing to see their progress.
September - 2025
Welcome back to a new year. The children have made a great start and thank you for your support in helping them to settle back into school.
The standard PE days for Year 4 children are Tuesdays & Wednesdays. On PE days, children should come to school in their PE kit and wear this all day. They do not get changed in school.
Please see some key start of year information about Year 4 by clicking on the link below.
Current Curriculum Learning Web
Autumn 2 Curriculum Learning Web - 2025
Learning Webs 2025/2026
Autumn 1 Curriculum Learning Web - 2025
Learning Webs 2024/2025 - Previous Academic Year
Autumn 1 Curriculum Learning Web - 2024
Autumn 2 Curriculum Learning Web - 2024
Y4 Home Learning
Maths home learning throughout the year will be to play Times Tables Rock Stars. This is essential for success in the statutory Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check. Teachers will monitor each child's TTRS time and full details will be given on how often the children need to play for. To begin with, children need to play for at least 21 minutes a week (3 minutes per day) in the garage section of the program.
Children are expected to read at least 5 times a week for 15 minutes. The children will need to record their reading in their reading diary which will be checked regularly by school staff. Some suggested reading books for Year 4 can be found on the Y4 page.
Spellings will be set through the children’s Spelling Frame account. We will start to set these spellings in the coming weeks and inform you again once they have begun. If you are looking for spellings to practice in the meantime, then please refer to the Y1/Y2 and the Y3/Y4 common exception spelling lists which are also on the Year 4 page.
Year 1 and 2 Common Exception Spelling Words
The standard PE days for Year 4 children are Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
On PE days, children should come to school in their PE kit and wear this all day. They do not get changed in school.
Year 4 Saxon Camp - February 2026
In Year 4, the children are offered the fantastic opportunity of attending a one night residential camp. This takes place at school with children sleeping over inside the school halls. This was huge success last year and we will once again be offering this opportunity as part of supporting our children's personal development.
More information will follow after October Half Term.