English: We have started a new unit of work on poetry this week. We have read a number of poems and the children were asked to memorise parts of them and perform them to the rest of the class, making sure they used expression when doing so. We have also spent some time spotting patterns within poems and have identified different word types within them – nouns, adjectives, prepositions. We even had a go at improving a poem by adding more of these and changing the ones already there.

Maths: We have spent some time applying our knowledge of fractions to different problems and contexts – which the children were very good at! We have revised how to use number facts to help us multiply multiples of 10 – e.g. 40 x 3 – we would do 4 x 3 and then make it 10 times bigger. The children will be using this next week to help them solve some scaling problems. Some of the Year 4 children have learned how to divide 1 and 2 digit numbers by 10, including decimals.

Science: The children had great fun dissecting a flower this week. They learned the names of the different parts of the flower and their purpose. Next week they will move onto learning about the pollination process.

Geography: We used digital maps this week to compare land use in different areas. The children compared a city, a large town and a small town to see how the land was used in different ways.

D&T: The children have been putting the final touches to their packaging this week.

PE: The children have continued with their tennis lessons this week.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!