Year 4 Blog 2025/26

Year 4 continued with learning numbers. We practiced saying numbers to 39. We added numbers and wrote  them down in French.

  Last week, Year 4 focused on athletics, taking part in a range of indoor and outdoor lessons to develop their core skills. Students worked on improving their javelin and shot put techniques, concentrating on body positioning and control to enhance accuracy and distance. In jumping activities such as the speed bounce and long jump, students developed their rhythm, timing, and landing technique, helping to build coordination and agility. They particularly enjoyed the relay races, where the use of reverse boards added an extra challenge and required strong communication and teamwork. The week concluded with endurance running, allowing students to build stamina and resilience while learning how to pace themselves effectively over longer distances. Overall, it was a productive week that supported students in strengthening their athletic skills and confidence. Year 4 have also revisited basketball this week, with lessons focusing on developing both shooting and dribbling skills. S...

 The 2 year 4 classes were amazing this week as they began to understand what a National Park is. Once the children were introduced to them, they soon realised that some of them have visited or been on holiday to one of the 15 national parks in The United Kingdom. They were able to describe what they saw and how big the landscape was as well as the animals they saw roaming around.  Using their knowledge they located the different parks and had fun saying the Welsh names. Then they used their map of the parks to recap their map skills.  Fabulous lessons year 4, thank you 🤩 

This term, Holly and Maple are studying The United Kingdom.  They began by identifying their new journey and the next 6 lessons.   Their first lesson was to identify different regions in the United Kingdom. To help them visualise what an area is the children used a map of the school grounds to identify the different regions/areas they know. Finally, they identified the different regions in the United Kingdom and that they live in the South East region. 

 Year 4 started their new topic all about Pocket Money.  In todays lesson we learned about money and we watched a video on a child who wants money from their dad.Then we did a sheet where we had to say if we liked a toy or not.We also practised saying the names of toys in French.

    This week has marked the commencement of this term’s curriculum focus on   Basketball and Athletics , encompassing both indoor and outdoor activities. In  Athletics , the primary objective has been to develop students running techniques while simultaneously fostering effective teamwork. Learning experiences have been structured to promote collective morale, with an emphasis on mutual encouragement and peer support. Through collaborative exercises and relay activities, pupils have demonstrated growing confidence in both their physical capabilities and their ability to work cohesively as part of a team. In  Basketball , the focus has been on consolidating core technical skills, beginning with correct ball handling, grip, and control. Students have subsequently progressed to developing effective communication strategies during game-play, particularly when identifying and passing to an open teammate (The receiver). This has enabled them to refine their spatial a...