Year 4 - Spring 1 - Week 4

Date: 28th Jan 2026 @ 11:06am

Here is a snapshot of some of this week’s learning in Year 4…

In RE, we identified clues in artwork which suggest that Jesus has authority over others shown in the illustrations. We noticed that Jesus is often painted standing above or in front of others, dressed in white, and shown with a graceful and powerful pose.

In English, we wrote sentences including speech to show what the characters in our class novel Escape from Pompeii might be saying. We focused on using capital letters and correct punctuation and explored a range of alternatives to the word ‘said’. We also planned a diary entry to sequence the events of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Next week, we will include speech in our diary writing and continue to use fronted adverbials to sequence events.

In Maths, we learnt how to use the column multiplication method to multiply 2- and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number. We focused on setting out digits correctly and using our times table knowledge to support our calculations. Next week, we will learn the bus stop method for division.

Bench Dodgeball has been a class favourite this week. We love the new rule which allows us to catch the ball while standing on the bench to earn our place back on the team.

In Science, we investigated different circuits to identify whether they were complete or incomplete.

Continuing our focus on volcanoes, we explored how to use a range of tones to add texture and shadow to our drawings in Art and identified and labelled the different features of a volcano in Geography.

Wishing you all a lovely weekend!

Reminders:

• The Parent–Teacher meeting booking system is now live and will close on Tuesday 3rd February at 6pm.