Year 4
Weekly Update - Friday 21st November 2025
Summary of this week:
The children enjoyed another Computing lesson this week, creating and typing up a short story, before swapping laptops with a partner to edit and give feedback on their work. We also practised our editing skills within our English lessons, and spent 2 lessons publishing our non-chronological reports about the Rainforest. In Geography, we were interested to learn about the indigenous people that make the rainforest their home. In this week’s singing assembly, we also practised our songs for the Christingle Service!
Our learning next week:
Maths: We will be solving multiplication and division word problems, finding the most efficient methods to use.
English: We will be starting our new unit on diary writing, using Raymond Briggs’ “The Snowman” as a writing stimulus.
Reading: We will be continuing our author study on Michael Morpurgo, finishing his book “The Butterfly Lion”. We will also be reading the opening chapter of one of his other books – “Outlaw”.
Foundation:
In Geography, we will be understanding why some rainforests are under threat.
In Computing, we will be planning our own surveys, ready to put onto the computers in our next lesson, for our peers to engage with.
In D&T, we will be designing structures made from lolly sticks, thinking about how to make them sturdy and stable.
In PSHE, we will be exploring why some witnesses join in with bullying and the negative impact of this.
In RE, we will be learning about the symbolism behind Christian christingles.
In Science, we will be setting up an experiment to learn about melting.
In PE, we will be doing Gymnastics with Mrs Line and Rugby with the PE coaches.
Homework:
Maths
The Maths homework sheet will be stuck into books and given out on Tuesdays – please could children complete this and hand it in by Friday so teachers can mark, provide feedback and hand back by the following week.
Spelling
Please continue to practise the weekly spelling words at home in whichever way your child finds most useful.
Notices & Reminders:
Some children have now been given speaking parts for the Christingle service. They do not need to be learnt off by heart, but it would be great if they can read through them at home to be extra confident with the words and phrasing. Thank you!
All children have now been told their role in our Matilda The Musical production! Scripts will be given out in the next few weeks for children to take home, to learn their lines. Please can parents support with this over Christmas as much as possible, so that the children are ready for rehearsals in January. 😊
Miss Bullock, Mrs Secker and Mrs McKenzie.
Welcome to Year 4
Please find below the presentation from our Year 4 Parents Information Evening held in October 2025, which provides useful information for parents and carers about Year 4 at Eastwick in 2025-26.
Year 4 Parents Information Evening 2025-26
Contact
Please use year4@eastwick.thpt.org.uk to contact the year 4 team with any queries.