Week ending: 3rd October 2025

This week in Maths, we have been very busy exploring number lines up to 1,000 and even 10,000! We have been understanding how to spot the mid-point and work out the differences between each interval on the line. At first, it was a bit tricky but we soon became confident at finding the halfway point and recognising what each interval was worth.

Understanding the mid-point has been especially important because it has helped us get ready for our next challenge: rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1,000. We now know that multiples and midpoints are the key to deciding whether to round a number up or down. For example, if a number is on or just past the middle, it will round to the higher multiple but if it is before the middle, it will round to the lower one.

In English, we are preparing to use our persuasive voices to write a letter in role as angry farmers whose machinery has been eaten and destroyed by the colossal Iron Man. Last week, we had an excellent debate to prepare us for this, sharing ideas about how the farmers might feel and what they could ask the council to do. This has really helped us think about how to convince others using strong language, emotions and repetition.

In Science, we have been learning all about teeth. We have explored the different types of teeth and their purposes – and we even moulded our own excellent examples of incisor, molar, and canine teeth. It was great fun to see how different teeth are shaped and to understand the importance of each role for chewing, biting, tearing and grinding.

Week ending: 19th September 2025

Well done Year 4 on what has been a fantastic start to the new term!

As we embark on another new year at Winhills, Jordan Class have been working hard to showcase their understanding of sentence construction and grammar. I have been impressed with their knowledge of different conjunctions, such as co-ordinating and subordinating. From this, the children have applied these classes of words in their writing and shown the ability to write both complex and compound sentences. Well done! 

In Maths, the children have begun exploring numbers from 1,000 to 10,000 using Base 10, Place Value Charts, Gattegno Charts as well as other manipulatives to support their learning. Furthermore, they have been showing good understanding of how to partition numbers using part-whole models as well as sentence stems. 

In History, we have started to explore the chronology of pre-history to help with understanding the period of The Stone Age and how this was divided into different periods. This week, the children looked at secondary sources to determine how archaeological evidence can help historians understand the past.