Year 4 - Spring 1 - Week 6
Date: 8th Feb 2026 @ 2:48pm
What a wonderful final week of the Spring 1 term!
In RE, we reflected on our learning about Jesus as the Son of God and how His authority was shown. We used our TSP 4C model to comprehend, connect, be creative and think critically about this important topic.
In English, after exploring the story Escape from Pompeii, we planned and wrote our own versions of the tale. On Monday, we revisited the original story and organised it into five key parts: the opening, build-up, problem, resolution and ending. We did a fantastic job retrieving key vocabulary and historical language from the text to enrich our own writing. We then planned our stories in the first person, writing from the perspective of Tranio, the main character. Finally, we showcased our work in our Author books, combining our understanding of volcanic eruptions with imaginative artwork before carefully copying our creative and historically inspired stories.
In Maths, we have been learning about perimeter and created our very own Peri the Snail to help us with measurements. Using a highlighter attached to our snail, we traced around the edges of shapes on a grid to measure their perimeter. We then progressed to measuring the sides of rectangles with a ruler and recognised that opposite sides are equal in length.
In Geography, we located Hawaii on a world map to understand its position in relation to where we live. We also identified similarities and differences between Formby and volcanic areas in Hawaii. We also had the privilege of speaking to Joel, a volcanologist, and picked his brains to answer our burning questions about volcanoes. We loved hearing about his experiences of volcanic eruptions.
We learned nouns for family members in Spanish, as well as nouns for parts of the face, and wrote simple sentences to describe an alien’s face.
To celebrate Chinese New Year, we also learned how to write using traditional Chinese handwriting.
Attached to this blog is the Virtual Classroom, which includes links to helpful websites to support home learning. You can also access the Year 4 Virtual Classroom via Google Classroom.
We wish you all a restful and enjoyable half term.
Reminders:
- PE will be on Tuesday and Friday.
- Clarinet lessons will begin in the new term - letter to follow.