St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Thame
Inspired to be our best.....
Year 4
September 2022
Times Tables Guidance for parents
Year 4 Multiplication Times Table Online Practice
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Autumn 2 2022 Topic Web
Friday 18th November 2022
It has been an incredibly busy week in Year 4! The children have been developing their skill in football, focusing on their passing this week. We have also been creating collages of the Norse gods to add into our Viking Museum. The children have been hard at work writing a script for a puppet show. We have also been taking part in lots of dynamic gymnastics challenges too!
Friday 11th November 2022
Year 4 have been hard at work this week developing their Viking knowledge. We have continued to look at Viking longships (which you may have seen on the playground!). The children have also started preparing ideas for our class museum that we will be showing off in the coming weeks. In RE we have followed the story of Joseph and recognised that our own feelings of jealousy and how we manage them.
Friday 4th November 2022
Year 4 have returned after their break ready to learn! In Maths we have started our topic on multiplication and division with the children developing their understanding of the 3- and 6-times tables. We have also looked at the Viking invasion of the UK in more detail with the children designing their own Viking longships!
Autumn Term 1 2022
Year 4 have been superstars since returning to school and have had an incredibly exciting few weeks. In English, we have worked with two brilliant texts; Hello Lighthouse and Arthur and the Golden Rope. Their work with Hello Lighthouse saw them take on the role of lighthouse keeper, facing harsh weather, dangerous rescue missions, and much more. Their work with Arthur and the Golden Rope will continue after the half-term break but they have already created mythical items, survived the attack of the giant wolf Fenrir, and written instructions on how to stop him! In Maths, the children have developed their understanding of place value and have shown an excellent awareness of addition and subtraction skills. Our RE work has explored the Old Testament and the Pentateuch. Particularly, the life of Abram/Abraham and Isaac. Year 4 have also worked hard on two topics over the past few weeks. The first topic focused on communication and electricity which saw the children create a communication device for an evil genius! Our current topic is focused on the Vikings and we have taken a deep dive into a legendary Viking story, the saga of Ragnar Lothbrok. So far, the children have been creating Viking chants, comparing different historical armies and even imagined themselves as a Viking!
Thursday 21st July 2022
And with that, the children have finished Year 4! The children have been absolute superstars and rounded off their time here by welcoming the next Year 4s so kindly into the class. The children were incredibly supportive and were excellent role models. It has been an absolute pleasure to work with this fabulous group of children and we wish them all the best in Year 5!
Friday 15th July 2022
As we head towards our Summer break, Year 4 are still putting in their best effort with their learning! The children have been hard at work writing science-fiction stories with some incredible ideas on show. We have also been applying our basketball learning into playing some actual games with everybody showing some fantastic on-court talent!
Friday 1st July 2022
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Friday 17th June 2022
This week Year 4 have been making the most of the sunshine! Last Friday the children thoroughly enjoyed their Jubilee celebrations with their family and friends. The children have also welcomed back Mr. Cluett to the class and have been building some creative dens. The children have continued to look at the Eleventh hour and have begun to uncover the mystery of the story…
Friday 27th May 2022
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Friday 29th April 2022
This week we started our new class text Wanderer (Peter Van Den Ende) and set off on our visual journey through the realms of the unimagined. A glimpse into the wondrously watery realm below the oceans skin has already stimulated some incredibly creative writing.
Our decimal learning in Maths is complete for now, our next step is to move on to working with money. Next week we will be estimating, rounding, adding and subtracting money – with the real world in mind!
We have started our new sports topics, learning skills in cricket and tennis. Yesterday we worked on agility moves to develop our speed in the quick moving game of tennis.
Our new topic for the term is Viking Warriors. We explored mottos and their meaning, then created our own motto for life. After that we re-enacted an old Norse battle cry to intimidate our enemies and motivate our warriors – it was both exhausting and deafening! We hope you enjoy the photos.
Friday 8th April 2022
Wrapping up this term, Year 4 have had a brilliant week! On Monday, the children designed their own Faberge Eggs and decorated some Easter biscuits. Tuesday saw the children recreate the trial of Jesus with the children stepping into their roles with great maturity. Lastly, on Wednesday, the children were taken by our fabulous Year 5s in PE. From everybody in Year 4, Happy Easter!
Friday 1st April 2022
Heading towards the Easter break, Year 4 have had another great week! We have been reflecting on our actions as part of our work on Lent and were even lucky enough to have Mrs. Wickens join us for a lesson on Holy Week! The children have produced some incredible Viking dance routines, showing real knowledge and skill. We also enjoyed our weekly chess session with some unique games.
Friday 25th March 2022
This week in Year 4 we have used the warm weather to our advantage! We have been developing our Viking dances with particular focus on creating a hunting dance. The sunshine helped us to write some incredible setting descriptions related to Dragon Skin, our book that is set in Australia. Year 4 have continued to impress with their effort in skill in our chess sessions too.
Friday 18th March 2022
Another busy week in Year 4 done with all the children showing a great effort too! We have been carrying on our study and practice of Viking Dance with children using the Viking Thunderclap to inspire some performances. We have been finishing off our work on fractions using lots of different methods. In RE, we have been discussing what made Jesus a good teacher and have been demonstrating our learning of the Beatitudes.
Friday 11th March 2022
Year Four have had lots of different adults in the class this week and have been a credit to the school and the Year Four team. Some of our highlights have been: Learning about Jesus' temptation in the desert in RE and acting out scenes in groups to show how we might be tempted, thinking about dictatorships and democracy in our LMTW lesson and reflecting on how different countries are run, creating our own Viking dances in PE and writing a shared character description in English. What a busy week and we have all enjoyed the challenges that our learning has brought us!
Friday 4th March 2022
The highlight of the week has definitely been World Book Day. It was a PJ day filled with reminiscing over books we had read/ were read to us when we were younger, creating hideous monsters for some story writing, laughing and giggling, and making and writing books to share. Mr Neal visited for story time and we helped him solve the problem of the crayons! There was more laughing and giggling! We had fun reading, sharing stories and making new friends in Reception. The day came to a close with hot chocolate and biscuits – YUM
Friday 18th February 2022
Year 4 have been on fire this week with their work! They have used drums, dance and drama skills to retell the story of Moses and Burning Bush in spectacular fashion. They have also used these drama skills to act out compelling medieval drama showcasing the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Year 4 have finished their work on Maria’s Island and have put together some biographies about Maria’s life.
Friday 11th February 2022
Another exciting week in Year 4 done with some wonderful learning on show! The children have started exploring the story of Moses and have been imagining what it was like to be in Egypt at that time. Year 4 have also began to look at the story of Harold Godwinson and argued a case for why their given candidate should be the next King of England which involved some very safe knighting! In PE the children have been developing their understanding of Yoga poses and breathing.
Friday 4th February 2022
Another week in the books for Year 4 with lots to report! The children have been working on their division in Maths and demonstrating a great attitude. In RE we created music to accompany the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration. The children have also been showing off their chess skills and have shown fantastic respect for one another in doing so.
Friday 28th January 2022
Another exciting week in Year 4 in which the children were in a race against time to find as much information as they could about Hindu gods. We have been continuing our work on 'Maria’s Island' with the children role-playing a particularly tricky scene with great maturity. Year 4 have also put into practice all of their football training in activities that saw them dribble, pass and shoot with excellent precision!
Friday 21st January 2022
Disaster in Year 4 this week as Mr Cluett went blind during an RE lesson! Fortunately, the children were there to help him remember every detail of Jesus’ baptism using their super understanding. Year 4 have also been creating their own times tables songs to help us remember them as creatively as possible. We’ve also started looking at Buddhism and its origins as well as practicing our football dribbling in PE.
Friday 14th January 2022
Year 4 have kicked off the new year with a brilliant attitude! We have begun work with our new book ‘Maria’s Island’ and the children have been empathising with the characters in the story excellently. Inspired by the book, the children have also been creating collages of its front cover with some incredibly creative ideas. In PE we have started working on our football skills and are starting to develop our passing.
