'The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.' (Theodore Roosevelt)

Well Year 4, we have delved into the Viking world this week, with tales of gods and goddesses, treachery, love, betrayal and heroism. You have participated so well and I am very proud of you.

Poor Clayton this week has broken an ankle and James has re-broken his arm! I know you will join me in sending our love to them and quick recovery.

Next week, I am handing you over to your new teacher for the week. Please join in with all tasks if you can and have a lovely, different week! You will be back with me for the final week to celebrate all we’ve achieved this year - even in lockdown!

Here is a lovely video of your hard work this week.

'Adventure is worthwhile in itself!' (Amelia Earheart)

This week you have been reading about all the adventures of Viking gods, goddesses and others in the Norse Cosmos! Theyhave had lots of exciting adventures - as have you in the past few weeks. Again, you have worked so hard this week to achieve well.

I have been working with some Year 4 children in school in the last few weeks and I am SO proud of how focused, mature and determined they have been in all they have done. I have seen your super work too and I am sure, you like them will be ready for the upper juniors in September. Have a look below at some super highlights from our week.

There are only three weeks left of Year 4!!!!! Next week, we will continue to explore the Viking world with Mrs Lyons. But the week after, will be a week with your new teacher online! She will be taking over to do online learning all week. Exciting stuff.

Then the final week will be back with Mrs Lyons, to think of all the things you have achieved this year.

Have a lovely weekend everyone. Mrs Lyons is off to get her new kitten this weekend! His name is Thor!

Year 4 highlights for week ending 19th June!

Wow Year 4 - what a great week you have had! Look at all this wonderful learning and participation from so many of you. Enjoy watching your friends!

You have been brilliant in sports day this week - I wonder who will take the win??

As Miss Hornby has said in her blog, the teachers will be in school full time from next week so we won’t be as contactable. I will do my best to get back to your emails as quickly as I can, but please be patient with me.

Have a lovely weekend all of you and really well done for a fantastic week.

Next week….. Viking myths!! We will see what Thor, Loki and Odin get up to!!

"The moment we decide to fulfil something, we can do anything." Greta Thunberg

Dear Year 4 parents and children,

Thank you for all your super efforts this week. It has been lovely to see how inspired many of you have been by Greta Thunberg and many others that we have learned about. Many of your words and thoughts this week have inspired me - there has been some excellent work on Purple Mash.

I am a little sad that I will not get to teach you ‘live’ in the classroom before the end of the year. However, I have lots of exciting things planned over the next few weeks to teach you from afar! I miss you all but I am so proud of you children - you are striving to do your best!

Make sure you keep up with that reading - try to challenge yourself to read books which are more suited to the upper juniors - now you are nearly year 5!

Here is a little film of some of your work this week.

Please do keep sending me your work and pictures of you - I do love to see you and your efforts.

God bless and have a lovely weekend all of you,

Mrs Lyons

Year 4 Confusion with White Rose maths lessons! Please read

Hi everyone,

I believe there is some confusion regarding the white rose maths lessons. When you open year 4 White Rose it comes up with the latest lessons they have created. They are up to Summer week 7.

We are using The unit labelled week 1 (not Summer. It is the lowest box on the image below that you need to click on. The activities are matched to this.

I hope this makes things clear. You just need to minimise Summer Term - Week 7 and this list will come up for you to select week 1.

“You have come a long way and have won many battles. Whenever you’re faced with a difficult or challenging situation, you’ll overcome it. Yes, you can.” (Roy T. Bennett)

To all Year 4 parents and children,

These last 10 weeks , although challenging, have also been ones of great achievement, self-reflection and growth. I have loved seeing you learn together with your families and I have been truly touched by all your wonderful efforts. It has been a privilege to lead your learning during this time and we have had great fun- I loved all your limericks this week and now I can’t stop rhyming! Thank you for sharing all your lovely work and your family experiences with me over the past few weeks. Children - I miss you a lot but I am very proud of you. Parents, thank you for working in partnership with us to provide the best possible learning experiences in this strange time!

Next week, we are all having a week off. A rest! There will be no home learning but I advise you tick along with that reading (in the sunshine hopefully) The following week, is our Health and Happiness week. There will be lovely activities you can carry out with your siblings/family to help keep us healthy and happy.

Have a great week together and thank you all for engaging so fully. Here is a little video of this week’s experiences:

Every day, in every way.. I'm getting better and better!

Each week Year 4, I will collate photos and videos and put them into a movie so we can celebrate our week.

It has been a week, where we have learned about a character Lila and the three gifts she possessed to meet her goal. It fills my heart with joy seeing so many of you each day striving to improve and having the determination like Lila to never give in - persevere and believe you can do it!

At the very end of the story, she realises that all the Firework Makers love what they create and that is why they do it. That is why I teach and it is why you learn too! You must feel such pride in what you have created this week - and in previous weeks. Enjoy watching this video and keep striving to improve like Lizzie Ladybird!