Y4 Friday Blog - 23/05/25

Date: 23rd May 2025 @ 8:09am

Can you believe it! Another half term down, and just one more to go :)

Although the forecast isn't great, have a great break and we will see you in a week's time!

Welcome to the Year 4 Blog!

Each week you will find out what we have been doing in class, weekly spellings / times tables and lots more.

Every Friday, the blog will be shared with the class to recap our learning and make them aware of their homework. Moving to online homework has allowed us to become a more eco friendly school. Throughout the week we will be learning about the spelling rule in preparation for the quiz on Thursday. Spelling frame can be used for practise along with the spelling strategies shared on the blog below. Log in details for Spelling Frame or TT Rock Stars can be found on the inside cover of your child's Reading Record book.

Homework

Reading - Reading is one of the most important skills for children to master as it unlocks their imagination and allows them to access the rest of the curriculum. Please read with your child every night. Asking questions improves key reading skills, such as retrieval and inference. E.g. "Why do you think the character is unhappy?"

Please note that reading books will be changed when completed. Please write a note in your child's reading record book when a book has been completed and sign the relevant parent signature box. Thank you in advance.

Spellings - Please find this weeks spellings below and a link to spelling frame.

Please note that our spelling quiz will be on Thursday 5th June

Spellings

Spelling Rule 29 - Word list – years 3 and 4 - fo- to h

forward

fruit

grammar

group

guard

guide

heard

heart

height

history

Geography Fact of the Week!

Mrs. Macdonald (our Geography boffin) has had a great idea! To make sure our knowledge of the world is solid, each class will be spotlighting a different country in Europe.

For this term, we have the country Iceland (perfect, as it links with our new English unit and history topic!)

Each week, we will find and share a new fact on the blog...

NATURE

Foxes were the only land mammals in Iceland when it was settled. Newcomers brought in domesticated animals and reindeer. Most of the wildlife is under conservation and protection. There are four national parks and more than 80 nature preserves.

Vatnajökull, or Vatna Glacier, is an extensive ice field in southeastern Iceland, which covers 3,200 square miles (8,400 square kilometers) with an average ice thickness of more than 3,000 feet (900 meters).

Iceland contains about 200 volcanoes and has one-third of Earth’s total lava flow. One-tenth of the total land area is covered by cooled lava beds and glaciers. Because Iceland is volcanic, almost all of their electricity and heating comes from hydroelectric power and geothermal water reserves.

The Gulf Stream current and warm southwesterly winds make the climate more moderate and pleasant than one might expect from a northern country.

Iceland is known for explosive geysers, geothermal spas, glacier-fed waterfalls like Gullfoss (Golden Falls), and whale watching. More than 270,000 tourists visit each year.

Maths Problem of the Week

Each week, a new maths problem will appear on the blog... Can you solve it?

The answers will be posted in next week's blog!

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Previous week's answers...

Leo has spent £12.50 in total

The burger and muffin sum to £6.20

This means the pizza must be £6.30

... Expensive!

Our learning this week in Year 4

Rather than posting the same old maths and English, we thought we would shake it up a bit and give a round-up of all the exciting things Y4 have experienced this week!

Enjoy!

Freddie Fitness

Freddie Fitness (bizarrely named Phil) came into the school on Thursday to deliver a workshop to all the children in the school!

He started off with some hoola hoops, which was actually much harder than expected! Followed by some nutritional advice on keeping yourself fit and healthy. Next, was a full cardio activity, making us ache all over! And finally, a cool-down - we learned how important this is if you want to keep yourself injury-free!

Freddie (Phil) was absolutely incredible and, strangely, he looked exactly like Mr. Astle!

History - Part 1 - Prepping Viking Stew

After looking at official viking stew recipes, we decided it was time to make our own. Strangely, it was far easier than expected, as it was basically a vegetable soup!

We had fabulous donations of potatoes, carrots, leeks, onions and celery from parents, and we chopped away all morning (under the watchful eye of Mrs. Crosby) making a huge pot.

And... Not an accident form in sight! :)

History - Part 2 - Eating Viking Stew

Well... It was a slightly strange colour, but it did actually smell and taste like real food!

Most of us had a try, with some people coming back for seconds, thirds and even fourths... Some had one spoon and that was enough! (I can't really blame them!)

Quote of the day

"Meh... It's not amazing, but it isn't bad. If I had been fighting Anglo-Saxons all day, it would be good to eat when I came home."

Safeguarding - morning routine

If you are dropping off your child at the classroom door/ KS2 entrance door and need to pass a message on to a member of staff please do so by speaking to the staff member who monitors the door in the morning. If you need to enter school for any other reason, adults can only enter the school building via the main school entrance and seek assistance from the school office team. If you are attending a meeting with a member of staff, you must sign in at the front desk as a visitor and have an ID lanyard.

Thank you for your continued support in keeping our school and children safe.