Year 4 - Week 5

 Year 4 have had a truly super and action-packed week!

Our week began in the most magical way on Monday with a very special visit from a dragon called Luna 🐉. This exciting experience sparked the children’s imaginations and set the tone for a fantastic week of writing. The children finished the story introduced during assembly, thinking carefully about characters, settings and plot development. They then went on to design and create their own unique dragons, considering everything from appearance and powers to personality and habitat.

Using their dragon creations, the children wrote detailed non-chronological reports, organising their ideas under clear headings and including lots of interesting information. To finish off our writing journey, they also produced persuasive pieces, working hard to convince the reader using powerful vocabulary and well-structured arguments. The creativity, enthusiasm and effort shown throughout the week have been wonderful to see.

In Maths, we continued our learning on multiplication and division. The children have been practising a range of strategies to solve problems and are becoming more confident when applying their skills to different questions.

Alongside our curriculum learning, the week has been filled with rehearsals as we have been busy finessing our Romeo and Juliet performance. The children have shown great focus, teamwork and resilience as they worked together to improve their acting, timing and confidence on stage.

A reminder that children can enjoy a relaxed morning on Wednesday and should be in school by 12pm. The children will be performing to the whole school tomorrow, and they are very excited to showcase all their hard work. We are incredibly proud of their dedication and can’t wait for them to shine! We look forward to seeing many of you on Wednesday evening.

Any questions please email us.

Miss White, Mrs Bernard and Mrs Thomas

Year 4 - Week 4

Another amazing week in Year 4!

This week has been full of excitement and creativity across the curriculum. The children have been thoroughly enjoying their Shakespeare rehearsals, showing fantastic enthusiasm and confidence as they continue to bring the story to life. Alongside this, we’ve been practising for our upcoming singing concert, with the children working hard to learn lyrics, improve their performance skills, and sing together as a team.

In Science, the children have been busy creating graphs, developing their ability to collect, record, and interpret data. In Maths, we continued our work on multiplication and division, with the children demonstrating growing confidence and resilience when tackling increasingly challenging problems.

The week ended on a high note with a very special surprise for our Romeo and Juliet cast, which was met with lots of excitement and smiles all round. It has been wonderful to see the children’s hard work and dedication paying off in so many areas of school life.

Important reminder: Not all children have their costumes in school yet. Please ensure these are brought in as soon as possible so we can be fully prepared for rehearsals and our upcoming performance. Thank you for your continued support.

Please note: There will be no home learning on Friday due to the Shakespeare performance next week.

Any questions, please email.

Miss White, Mrs Bernard and Mrs Thomas

Year 4 - Week 3

We’ve had an amazing week in class! Our Romeo and Juliet rehearsals are really coming together, and the Shakespeare production is looking fantastic. Rehearsals will now continue in full force as the performance is not far away. Please can you listen to 'Love Story - Taylor Swift' as much as you can! 

A reminder that all costumes need to be brought into school by Monday 2nd February – thank you for your support with this.

In Maths, we have been focusing on multiplication and division, building confidence and applying our skills in different ways. We’ve also continued our work around the book PRIDE, where the children explored how to make effective placards and discussed what they would say in a speech. There were some thoughtful and creative ideas shared.

Please note that we still have a few children without PE kits in school. Please ensure these are sent in as soon as possible.

Finally, a reminder that Parents’ Evening is coming up. Please remember to sign up if you haven’t already.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support!

Miss White, Mrs Bernard and Mrs Thomas

Year 4 - Week 2

We’ve had another fantastic week in Year 4, full of learning and excitement. Shakespeare rehearsals are now well underway, and the children have been absolutely incredible, showing confidence, teamwork and real enthusiasm as they prepare for their performance.

In Maths, we continued our work on addition and subtraction, with a strong focus on problem-solving skills. The children worked hard to explain their thinking and apply their knowledge in different ways. In English, we carried on exploring our class text Pride, with some thoughtful discussions and excellent engagement from everyone.

In Science, we investigated how sound travels through different mediums. The children were fascinated by the experiments and asked some brilliant questions.

A real highlight of the week was our visit to Weymouth Pavilion. The children loved experiencing what it feels like to be on a real stage, which has been a wonderful confidence boost ahead of their upcoming performance.

Well done Year 4, another week to be proud of! 🌟

Miss White, Mrs Bernard and Mrs Thomas

Sports Leaders Update

Ten Year Four pupils had a fantastic opportunity to represent our school at St Mary’s Middle School yesterday as newly appointed Sports Leaders.

During the day, the children learnt from the experienced Sports Leaders at St Mary’s, who taught them how to organise and lead a range of fun, inclusive games such as ice-breakers, capture the flag and bench ball, alongside many others. Our pupils showed great enthusiasm, teamwork and leadership as they took part in each activity.

The afternoon focused on leadership and initiative, with the Year Fours working together to plan ways to encourage more children at Prince of Wales to be active. They came up with the brilliant idea of launching their very own Prince of Wales Park Run, which will take place every Thursday lunchtime for fifteen minutes (starting soon).

The children confidently shared their plans in assembly and it was wonderful to see how many pupils were excited and keen to take part. This is just the beginning of their leadership journey, as our new Sports Leaders will also be organising and running a sports event at school for children from other schools to enjoy.

We are incredibly proud of their enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to promoting healthy, active lifestyles across our school community.