Year 4 have had a fantastic first week back after half term. Here is what we have been up to...

Maths

In maths this week we have been learning about fractions. We have revised how to find fractions of numbers. E.g. To find 3/8 of 48, we divide 48 by 8 to get 6, and then multiply the 6 by the 3 to get 18. So 3/8 of 48 is 18. We also learnt how to simplify fractions by dividing by a common multiple e.g. 8/12 both numerator and denominator can be divided by 4 so we can simplify the fraction to 2/3. Within both of these areas, the children have worked hard to use their understanding of this to solve problems and explain their reasoning. Next week we are learning about volume and capacity.

English

In English, we have been writing in role as characters from a story, using emotive language to show viewpoint. Next week, we will be starting our new book called 'Indian in the Cupboard' by Lynne Reid Banks. We will be learning how to infer character's feeling without stating their feelings - 'show, don't tell'.

RE

On Thursday we had an RE day. The focus for this was 'Identity and Belonging'. We thought about our own identities and then learnt how a big part of many people's identities is their faith. We found out about how people of different religions may show their identity to the World. We then learnt about the term 'minority faiths' and discussed how people from minority faiths may find it hard to fit into society and about tolerance of minority faiths. We thought about what makes us feels that we belong somewhere, and about how refugees may feel when they have to leave the place they feel they belong. Lastly, we learnt about ways that we can help acceptance of diversity e.g. children learning about religions at school so they understand them, being accepting of other people's beliefs even if we don't agree with them and also being accepting of religious clothing that people of different faiths may choose to wear. Next week, we will start our new thematic curriculum unit called 'Earth Shattering Events', in which the children will learn all about volcanoes and earthquakes, and about the eruption of Vesuvius and Pompeii in 79AD.

PSHE - Healthy Relationships Week

This week we have also been learning about bullying; what bullying is, different types of bullying, the impact of bullying on people's lives and what to do about bullying. The children made an anti-bullying pledge and pledged to choose kindness.