It has been another busy and exciting week in Year 4, with lots of great learning taking place across the curriculum.

Maths

This week in maths, we have been focusing on decimal numbers. The children have recapped their understanding of tenths and hundredths, and have worked hard on converting, comparing and ordering decimals. We ended the week with a fun, practical session outside, where the children solved decimal problems on the playground—applying their learning in a more active way.

Next week, we will be moving on to time, where we will be learning how to read, write and convert between 12-hour and 24-hour time.

English

In English, we have continued developing our persuasive writing skills. The children have been using compound and complex sentences, along with rhetorical questions and short, snappy sentences to make their writing more effective and engaging.

Next week, we will begin a new unit on newspaper reports, where the children will learn how to write in a formal style and report on events clearly.

Thematic

In our thematic learning, we have continued our science topic on electricity and circuits. This week, the children added switches to their simple circuits and carried out an investigation to identify which materials are conductors and which are insulators. They showed great curiosity and teamwork during this practical work.

Next week, we will be moving on to Design and Technology, where the children will begin designing and creating their own toy—we are looking forward to seeing their creativity!

Spellings

Spellings to learn this week are:

swimming, digging, clapping, dropping, wrapping, cutting, chatting, knitting, forgetting, slamming

Challenge words: travelling, beginning, controlling, patrolling, permitting

RED WORDS position, possess and possession 

Love to Learn

Your Love to Learn challenge this week is to write a persuasive piece of writing about something you are passionate about. It could be introducing a new lesson into school, not wearing uniform or having a class pet. It is up to you!

Please continue to read at home at least 4 times a week and play TTRS as often as possible.

Other News

Young Artists’ Competition 2026

DEADLINE – Wednesday 1st April 2026

The Rotary Club of Margate have launched their Thanet schools’ art competition. Selected entries will be displayed at Sainsbury’s Westwood Cross in their annual art exhibition.

To enter, please create a piece of A4 artwork with a wildlife theme- artwork will need to be flat so it can fit into a frame. On the reverse, please write the following information:

Child’s Name

Year Group

Medium Used

Brief description of the artwork

Permission and Consent - By submitting your child’s artwork to the competition, you give permission for the artwork to be displayed in a public exhibition. You also consent to your child’s name, age, school name, and title of the artwork being shown alongside the piece. You understand that the exhibition may be visited by members of the public and that images of the display may be used by the organisers for promotional or reporting purposes, both in print and online. No other personal details will be shared.

If you have any questions – please feel free to contact Mrs Barlow.

Thank you, we look forward to receiving your competition entries!

Mrs Barlow and Mrs Howard

 

Dates to remember

Monday 23rd March – Rock your socks for Downs Syndrome Awareness (Wear bright or mismatching socks to school)

Friday 27th March – Viking Speaker Final at Royal Harbour

Friday 27th March – Parents come into school to look at children’s books prior to Parent Teacher Consultations

Week Beginning 30th March – Parent Teacher consultation week

Thursday 2nd April – Chilton Fundraisers Sponsored Eggscellent Event - Non-Uniform to be worn with further details to follow next term

Thursday 2nd April - Last day of term. School to finish at 3.15pm

 

We hope you have a lovely weekend,

Mrs Cousins, Mr Cook and Miss Jordan