Year 4 - Spring 1 - Week 2

Date: 13th Jan 2026 @ 9:12am

What a wonderful week in Year 4!

After recognising what authority looks like to us, this week we explored Jesus’ authority through a range of Bible stories. By reflecting on stories such as Jesus Calms the Storm, it became clear that Jesus has authority over both humanity and creation. In the stories, his authority is respected and admired by others, who hope he will use it to help them.

Our focus on volcanoes this term continues to spark huge interest! In English, we explored vocabulary connected to volcanoes, defining and illustrating words such as barren, tremors, eruption, and pumice to strengthen our understanding. We used conjunctions to form sentences describing the opening of Escape from Pompeii, avoiding overuse of the word “and.” We then created descriptive writing about what someone might see, hear, and smell in Pompeii, ready to compare our lives with Tranio, the Roman child, next week through a diary entry.

In Maths, we extended our work on multiplying by 10 to multiplying by 100, using place value counters to move digits on the grid. We also practised dividing by 10 and 100 by moving counters in the opposite direction and solved word problems using these methods. Next week, we will focus on written methods to multiply two- and three-digit numbers.

In PE, we played a defensive game of dodgeball, defending our castles and aiming at the opposition. We also had our first of four sessions with Ellen from the Liverpool Football Foundation, developing fitness and teamwork skills.

Guided Reading focused on the trailer for David Attenborough’s Our Planet. We practised finding key details, understanding vocabulary, and making inferences.

On Monday, we visited the Inspiration Train at Southport Station, exploring how trains operate past, present, and future, as well as the careers involved. We enjoyed STEM activities on board and loved taking home a Merseyrail teddy.

We were also fortunate to restart singing lessons this week with Liverpool Cathedral and look forward to their return next week.

Reminders:

• PE days continue every Thursday and Friday, with outdoor learning also taking place on Fridays.