Sycamore Year 4

Good afternoon, We have had a very positive start to the half term and the children have returned to school settled, focused and ready to learn. In Maths, we have begun our work on fractions. The children are exploring equivalent fractions, comparing and ordering fractions, and developing their confidence in explaining their reasoning. In English, we are focusing on character descriptions. The class has been working hard to use expanded noun phrases, ambitious vocabulary and

Thursday 5th March 2026 📚✨ Calling all book lovers and story explorers!  ✨📚 You are all invited to dress up as your favourite book character for the day!  Let your imagination run wild and bring a story to life — whether you become a daring hero, a magical creature, or a mischievous villain! No need to buy anything  — there are loads of brilliant, simple homemade costume ideas online using things you already have at home. If you have any preloved costumes  you no longer nee

Good afternoon,   This week the children have really demonstrated how neat their handwriting can be, which has led to their books looking very well presented and I am sure you will be happy to see them next week.   In English we have moved on to newspaper reports. The children have done well at identifying and understanding the use and need for fronted adverbials and the correct tense. In maths we have also started a new topic and that’s on length and perimeter. Most of the c