W/C 17^th October 2025

 We have had a fantastic last week of term and crammed a lot of learning. In Maths we have been adding and subtracting four-digit numbers with more than one exchange. We have also been developing our problem-solving skills. We have been checking the strategies we use, spotting mistakes and making corrections. After half term, we will consolidate our learning of addition and subtraction with some fluency lessons and then move on to understanding and identifying area. 

In English we have finished ‘Tiger, Tiger’ and the children have written some detailed sequels entailing what happens next to the characters. Our next reading adventure will start after half term by exploring the book, 'Romans on the Rampage' by Jeremy Strong, and we will write an extended character description. 

We have also finished learning about The Punic Wars in history and will move on next term to looking at the Romans in England.

We are also all very proud of our finished artwork. Year 4 have worked hard on their sweet-wrapper collages, as well as their details drawings of sweets. We used techniques to show tone and depth and evaluated our work, identifying areas we could improve.

Have a restful half term everyone and we'll look forward to seeing you back in a weeks time. 

W/C 10th October 2025  

This week in English, we have enjoyed reading Tiger, Tiger and wrote characters descriptions. own sequels. We organised our writing into paragraphs and, as always, did our best to use ambitious vocabulary.

In Maths, we have been adding and subtracting 4-digit numbers using the column method. We have looked carefully at problems and used our reasoning skills to identify when we will need to exchange and when we won't. 

We have also continue to learn about sound in science and this week learnt how sound travels to our ears.

Next week in Maths, we will be adding and subtracting 4-digit numbers with more than one exchange used. In English we will be finishing Tiger, Tiger.  

W/E 3rd October 2025 

In Maths this week we have been learning Roman numerals to 100 and rounding up to the nearest 10. We have even been listening to a fun Roman Numerals song, which has been in everyone’s head!

We have continued reading 'Tiger Tiger' in our English lessons and in groups thought about having a wild animal as a pet. We then used these ideas to work in groups to plan, write and present a persuasive argument for owning a wild animal. Year 4 presented these arguments to year 5, who were very impressed with the persuasive language and compelling arguments.  It was definitely a  tough job for year 5 to decide on the best pet! 

Next week in Maths, we will continue rounding numbers to the nearest 1000. Then we will move on to subtracting 1s, 10s, 100s and 1000s. In English we will be writing a persuasive argument using imperative (bossy) verbs to persuade the Emperor in ‘Tiger Tiger’.

We are also looking forward to our trip to Tonbridge on Monday. Please remember snacks, drinks, packed lunch, carrier bags to sit on, uniform with comfortable trainers and waterproof coats and bags. Many thanks for your support.

 

W/E 26th September 2025 

We have started reading our new text ‘Tiger Tiger’ by Lynne Reid Banks and the children are very excited by it already and are wondering what will happen next with the tigers! We were inspired to write a setting description about the jungle and a character description about Princess Aurelia. Furthermore, we have used relevant adverbs and some ambitious vocabulary to capture the readers interest. 

In Maths, we have been comparing numbers to 10,000 and consolidating our knowledge of place value. We are becoming confident at finding 10, 100 and 1000 more and less than a given number. We have also been practising our times tables as part of early morning work. Please continue to do these at home. 

We are continuing to enjoy our science topic on sound and this week explored how sound makes its way to the ear and then up to send the message to the brain. Brilliant labelling of the diagrams year 4 and lovely scientific questioning! 

Next week, in Maths, we will be ordering and rounding numbers to 10,000 and learning Roman numerals up to 100. In English, we will be using persuasive language to present an argument. 

W/E 19th September 2025 

This week, we continued developing our understanding of place value, and partitioning numbers up to 10,000. We have also been practising using mathematical language to explain the differences between numbers and their values, particularly by identifying changes in the tens, hundreds, and thousands.

Our work in English has been linked to the book The Comet by Joe Todd-Stanton. We enjoyed writing descriptive poems about the sea and the city, making effective use of adverbs and adverbial phrases. We also explored the character Nyla by writing diary entries from her perspective, focusing on expressing feelings and using the past tense with informal language. Next week, we’re excited to begin our new text, Tiger, Tiger by Lynne Reid Banks. We’ll be writing setting and character descriptions and making predictions using evidence and inference.

In Geography, we have been learning about the River Rhine and exploring the features of rivers. In particular, we discussed how the Rhine influences life in the city of Cologne. Our planned trip to Tonrbidge on 6th October will reinforce our learning about rivers and their uses.  We would greatly appreciate any parent volunteers who are able to join us!

We have also continued our Roman learning in History this week, discovering how Rome came to be a republic after the seven kings of Rome.

We have had great fun developing our dance skills in PE, and in identifying the skills needed for ball control as a whole year group. Activities included challenging tasks like moving tennis balls around cones  and practising our agility when catching the balls after a certain number of bounces. These exercises really helped improve coordination! It was fantastic to see such brilliant teamwork and sportsmanship on display.

 

W/E 12th September 2025 

This week in Maths we have continued our learning on place value and have been partitioning numbers to 10,000. We have been developing our use of mathematical language to be able to explain the difference between numbers, using 10’s, 100’s and 1,000’s. Next week in Maths, we will be using a number line to estimate numbers up to 10,000 and comparing and ordering numbers up to 10,000. 

In English this week, our learning has continued to link to the text 'The Comet' by Joe Todd-Stanton, and we have enjoyed writing our own newspaper articles about a comet landing in Tonbridge! Next week we will explore the character, ‘Nyla’, from the book, and write a diary entry, making sure we included feelings and use the past tense and informal language.  

In Geography, we have been learning about the river Rhine and features of rivers. We will next week be learning about how the Rhine affects the city of Cologne.

This week in Science, we explored how sound travels. We observed how sugar moves when placed on cling film over a bowl, just by making a noise near it. The vibrations caused by the soundwaves moved the sugar. We learnt lots of amazing facts about sound, so feel free to ask some questions about sound at home! 

Thursday also marked the start of our history topic, The Romans. We spent the day learning about Romulus and Remus and how Rome came to power. This also included arts and crafts in preparation to re-enact the battle of the Romans and the Sabine tribe. What a brilliant start to our topic!

 

W/E 5th September 2025

Year 4 have had a wonderful first week back. The children have enjoyed catching up with old friends and have made some new friends as we have welcomed several new students. 

We have written and signed Class charters and reminded everyone of the high expectations we have for them at Bishop Chavasse. All the children have settled into school life quickly and have been working hard already. 

We have had a lot of RHSE based learning to support children in their return to school. They have been thinking about the skills and qualities that make them special and what strategies help them to learn well and stay on the green zone of regulation. We have developed our teamwork skills by working together to build towers out of foam building blocks, to represent the wise man and the foolish man, before using this to think about strong foundations like in the story of the wise and foolish man from the Bible. We also competed in our House Teams in some team challenges Friday afternoon, building friendship and communication skills. Great work everyone!

In English, the children have all written a recount of a favourite memory from their holidays. They used first person and past tense as well as some rich vocabulary for description. We have also reflected on how everyone has felt after the first week in year 4.

We are looking forward to a full timetable of learning next week. In Maths we will be concentrating on place value and partitioning numbers to 1000. In English we will read the book ‘The Comet’ by Joe Todd Stanton and write a newspaper report about a comet landing! We will also develop our interview skills and use direct speech and non-direct speech.