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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 2026
Our Times Tables Parent meeting on Monday 12th October will provide essential information about how to help your child at home and ensure success in the Y4 Statutory Multiplication Tables Check (MTC). If you are unable to make it, a link to the infromation will be uploaded afterwards.
Y3 & Y4 Parent Information Meeting Slides
Here’s a glimpse of what we’ve been up to recently...
English
In English, we have been looking at the book Fantasically Great Women who Changed the World where the children will soon be writing biographies about a new significant historial figure. They will need to show that they understand that this type of writing is more formal than a story. They have also learnt lots of great information about these important women.
Maths
In Maths, we’ve started learning about rounding numbers, with a focus on rounding to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. We will soon be 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 and growing independence in just a few weeks.
September - 2026
Welcome back to a new year. We look forward to welcoming all of the children back to school on Monday 7th September. We can't wait to make a great start and thank you in advance for your support in helping them to settle back into school.
The standard PE days for Year 4 children will be Wednesdays & Thursdays. On PE days, children should come to school in their PE kit and wear this all day. They do not get changed in school.
Key Reminders
Curriculum - Each half-term, you can see detailed information about the learning the children will cover in class in our curriculum learning webs. These are available on the Year 4 page of our website and displayed in classroom windows.
School Day & Attendance - The school day starts at 8.30am when gates open. Please encourage your child to be independent and enter their classroom on their own swiftly via the class fire exit door. Please do not use the cloakroom doors in the morning. Gates close promptly at 8:40am, after which time children will be marked as late and need to enter via the school office. Pick-up is at 3:10pm. If there are any changes to normal pick-up arrangements, then please do inform your child’s teacher in good time.
Snacks & Water - Children may bring a small snack to school. This should be one healthy item of food only. This will be eaten during morning break which lasts 15 minutes. They should also bring a bottle filled with water only. Please remind your child that the sharing of food items is not permitted in order to protect children with allergies.
Uniform & Hair - Children should attend school wearing full school uniform. Full details of which can be found on the school website. https://www.stleonards.devon.sch.uk/parents/uniform
Photos/Videos - Photos and video are sometimes taken in school to support and celebrate your child’s learning. These photos may be shared on our website or social media if you have given permission for this. Please ensure your child’s photo permissions are up to date with the school office. All permissions can also be managed via the school App. They will remain the same as last year unless you contact the office to make a change.
Walk Home Permission - Some parents choose to grant permission for their child to be released at the end of the school day without an adult or “Walk Home Permission”. This is often so the child can meet you at a sibling’s classroom or at another area of the school site. We would like to kindly remind you that should you give this permission for your child, once they have been released from the class door, they are in your care. We cannot supervise them getting to the meeting point. We always remind children with this permission that if they cannot see the adult they are meeting, that they should return to their classroom.
Should you have any questions then please do contact your child’s teacher via the parents@stcmat.org email address. We look forward to an exciting year ahead!
Mr Bisby (Y4 Lead & Rabbits ), Mr Hudson(Badgers), Mrs Troop (Foxes - M,T) & Mrs McDaid (Foxes - W,T,F)
Current Curriculum Learning Web
Learning Webs 2025/2026 - Previous Academic Year
Autumn 1 Curriculum Learning Web - 2025
Y4 Home Learning - 2026/2027
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 in 2026/2027 are Wednesdays & Thursdays.
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 2027
In Year 4, the children are offered their first school residential oppertunity where they sleep overnight at school for one night. More information will follow about this in due course.