It has been lovely to see such great smiles every day in Year 4. I have really enjoyed getting to know everybody, and I cannot wait for the fantastic year ahead.

In writing this week, pupils have shown me their amazing drama skills while learning the poem “The Book” by Michael Rosen. Everyone was so enthusiastic and created fantastic actions to go along with the poem. It was such a joy to watch their creativity shine.

In maths, we have begun our place value topic and have been using Base 10 to represent and partition numbers up to 1,000. I was so impressed with the resilience pupils showed when working through reasoning and problem-solving questions.

In a times tables competition across the Year 4 classes, 4C won! I am so proud of the pupils, and we get to keep Tiny the Turtle until the next competition. Well done, 4C!

A couple of things to note moving forward:

PE days will be on Tuesdays, so please ensure pupils come to school wearing their PE kits. Reading scheme books will be handed out next week. I expect pupils to be reading at least three times a week and to be practising their times tables regularly on Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS).

Have a wonderful weekend, and I look forward to seeing 4C next week!