Sycamore
Welcome to Year 4 - Sycamore
Miss Willer
Learning Update
What a fantastic first half term it has been in Year 4! The children have settled brilliantly into their new class, and we are incredibly proud of them all. They recently impressed us with their wonderful class assembly, where they demonstrated confidence, enthusiasm and all the hard work they have put into their learning so far this year.
In Literacy, we have been enjoying our class text, The Mermaid of Zennor. The children have shown great creativity by writing their own versions of the story, creating flip books of semi-aquatic creatures and writing thoughtful letters back to some of the characters. They have focused on developing their use of adverbials, as well as apostrophes to show possession.
In Maths, we have focused on mastering the formal column methods for addition and subtraction, including exchanging. The children have worked hard to apply these methods accurately and confidently. We finished the half term by exploring area and learning how to calculate it by counting squares.
In Design and Technology, the children have practised the skill of weaving and have used a range of threads to create larger pieces of fabric. They showed great perseverance and concentration as their weaving projects began to take shape.
In Computing, the class have been developing their animation skills using the onion-skinning tool. They created their own animations and were able to improve them by adding backgrounds and multiple moving images. I was particularly impressed with the flip books they produced for homework, which demonstrated a fantastic understanding of how animation works.
In History, we have been learning about the Viking invasions of Britain and the battles between the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons. We explored the reasons why the Vikings invaded, how the Anglo-Saxons resisted them and how, over time, both groups found ways to live alongside one another.
In PE, Year 4 have been developing their teamwork skills through tag rugby. They have explored the responsibilities of both attacking and defending players, beginning with fundamental ball-handling and tagging techniques before progressing to small-sided competitive games.
We hope everyone has a well-deserved and restful half-term break. Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to another exciting half term of learning in Year 4.
After half-term, we will be learning:
- Literacy: Frindleswylde
- Maths: Multiplication and Division – multiples of 3, 6 and 9
- Science: Sound
- History: The Norman invasion