Year 4
Weekly Update - Friday 10th October 2025
Summary of this week:
Year 4 had a creative start to the week, learning about layering colour for 3D sketches. If you follow Eastwick on Instagram or Facebook, you will see some photos of our amazing artwork! We also got festive, designing our Christmas Cards for the PTA order. We can’t wait for our parents and carers to see what we did!
In Maths, we have been using column method to add and subtract 4 digit numbers, and in English we have been planning and writing our own instruction texts.
Our learning next week:
Maths: We will be finishing our unit on addition and subtraction, securing how to use column method when there is renaming involved.
English: We will be writing and publishing our own instruction texts. We will also do some Halloween themed creative writing.
Reading: We will be exploring our new text “The Secret Garden”.
Foundation:
In History, we will be designing Ancient Maya masks.
In Art, we will be using thickened paint to create layers of colour for tone and shade. We will work collaboratively in small groups to design and paint A3 images.
In PSHE, we will be creating our own learning charters for our classrooms.
In Computing, we will be learning about “Tech timetables” and we will discuss how much of each day we spend on technology.
In RE, we will be going to St Nicholas Church to learn about baptism and features of the church building.
In Science, we will be exploring how solids, liquids and gases behave and react differently.
In PE, we will be doing Dance: Soccerjam with Mrs Line and Football with the PE Coaches.
Homework:
Maths
The Maths homework sheet will be stuck into books and given out on Tuesdays – please could children complete this and hand it in by Friday so teachers can mark, provide feedback and hand back by the following week.
Spelling
Please continue to practise the weekly spelling words at home in whichever way your child finds most useful.
Notices & Reminders:
On Wednesday 15th October, we have our church visits to St Nicholas Church, as part of our RE curriculum. Please could Penguins’ parent helpers meet us at 9.10am outside the Junior side gate, and Seals’ parent helpers can meet us at 10.10am.
We will also be starting practise Multiplication Checks next week. Here is the website for parents to use at home for extra practise with the countdown timer. A reminder that children will use a laptop to complete their tests at school, so it would be more beneficial for them to practise on a keyboard, rather than an ipad or phone.
Multiplication Tables Check - 2025 - Timestables.co.uk
If parents were unable to book a parents’ evening appointment slot this week, please speak to the Junior office ASAP so they can book one in for you.
We look forward to catching up with parents and carers next week!
Miss Bullock, Mrs Secker and Mrs McKenzie.
Welcome to Year 4
Please find below the presentation from our Year 4 Parents Information Evening held in October 2025, which provides useful information for parents and carers about Year 4 at Eastwick in 2025-26.
Year 4 Parents Information Evening 2025-26
Contact
Please use year4@eastwick.thpt.org.uk to contact the year 4 team with any queries.