Year 4 have had a busy, but fantastic week. They took part in their Year group assembly to KS2 and families and also helped keep their community clean on their litter picking walk to the park. Well done Year 4! Here is what else we have been up to this week...

Maths

We started the week learning about square and prime numbers. The children learnt the square numbers up to 144 and prime numbers up to 20, and used their understanding of these to solve problems. They did very well with this learning! We then learnt about position and direction, in which the children plotted points on a 2d grid to create polygons, and also learn how to draw a pair of axes. Next week, we are recapping multiplying a 2-digit number by 2-digit number and also looking at regular and regular polygons.

English

This week we have begun reading a new text called 'The Watertower'. We will be using this text to write stories and setting descriptions that creat suspense and build tension. This week, we have learnt that to create suspense you can use; certain fronted adverbials (such as At that moment, Without warning, Barely able to breath), show the characters are scared instead of stating they are scared (e.g. hands were trembling, goosebumps, heart pounding in their chest) and also how to use personification to create a scary atmosphere. The children have written some brilliant pieces and have been thoroughly enjoying this genre of writing so far. We will be continuing with suspense writing next week.

Thematic

This week has been Technology week. We have been learning about mechanisms; levers, linkages, loose and fixed pivots. The children planned and made a water cycle with moving clouds using a mechanism behind the card. They did very well! Next week is RE week and we will be learning about Buddhist festivals. 

Here are some photos of the children litter picking. They did a brilliant job of cleaning the paths around Chilton and the park.