🌼 Welcome to the Summer Term – Year 4 🌼

We are so excited to welcome you back for the start of the summer term in Year 4! After such a busy and successful spring term, we are ready for another half-term full of learning, creativity and fun.

🌷 A Look Back at Our Fantastic Spring Term

We had a truly wonderful spring term, packed with memorable experiences and achievements.

Our Easter celebrations were a real highlight. The children enjoyed a special Easter Fun Day, where they created beautiful Easter baskets, took part in baking activities and sang together. This was followed by a lovely Easter service, where the children performed with great enthusiasm and confidence. We also explored the meaning of Easter more deeply through our “Walk Through Easter” experience with the church, helping the children understand the Easter story in an engaging and meaningful way.

In science, we became investigators! The children took part in exciting Forensic Science Workshops, where they learnt about fingerprints, DNA and how evidence is used to solve mysteries. We also experienced a fantastic VR science workshop, exploring the human body and learning all about different human systems in an immersive way.

Our weekly swimming lessons continued to build confidence and skill in the water—well done to everyone for their effort and progress!

There were plenty of additional highlights too:

• A fantastic World Book Week, filled with creativity, poetry writing, reading activities and amazing costumes
• An unforgettable Young Voices concert at the O2, where our choir represented the school beautifully

We are incredibly proud of the children—not just for their learning, but for their teamwork and enthusiasm throughout the term.

What’s Going on This Half Term?

This half-term is shaping up to be just as exciting! Here’s what we will be learning:

📚 English & Reading

We will begin by exploring The Baker by the Sea by Paula White, creating a range of writing including job applications, letters and a tourist brochure.

Later, we will study Weslandia, where children will design their own civilisation and produce a non-chronological report.

In reading, we will continue developing comprehension skills, focusing on explaining answers clearly. Our class texts include The Highland Falcon Thief and The Last Firefox.

👉 Please continue to support daily reading at home—this makes a huge difference!

🔢 Maths

We will continue our work on fractions, before moving on to decimals, money and time.

Times tables remain a key focus, especially with the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) approaching. Regular practice at home is really important.

• 🔬 Science – States of Matter

  • In science, we will explore solids, liquids and gases, learning how materials change when heated and cooled and using scientific vocabulary to describe these processes.

• 🌍 Geography – Biomes & Climate Zones

  • Our key question this half term is: “Which biome is the easiest to live in?”
  • Children will investigate different biomes and climates, building knowledge and answering enquiry-based questions in each lesson.

• 🎨 Art – Animals

  • We will explore how animals have been represented in art across history and cultures. Children will develop their skills through:
    • Sketching
    • Printmaking
    • Clay modelling

• 🏃 P.E

  • Indoor PE: Dance, including exploring movement linked to states of matter and learning “The Twist”
  • Outdoor PE: Football sessions led by the Chelsea Foundation

• 💻 Computing

  • We will continue using Purple Mash, focusing on coding, developing more complex programs and strengthening prior learning.

• 🎵 Music

  • Our music units include:
    • Global Pentatonics
    • The Horse in Motion (composing music to moving images)

• 🌱 PSHE

  • We will continue our MyHappyMind journey, focusing on the “Appreciate” unit, alongside our PSHE curriculum.

• ✝️ R.E.

  • Our focus is Creation, where we will explore creation stories from different religions and consider their importance to believers.

• French

  • Children will learn vocabulary related to clothes and school uniform.

✨ Looking Ahead

This term is full of opportunities for the children to grow in confidence, independence and creativity. We are looking forward to seeing them continue to thrive and make fantastic progress.

As always, thank you for your continued support—we couldn’t do it without you!