Year 4 Newsletter

summer 2 2026

Hello everyone, We hope you all had a lovely, restful break and you are ready for your final half term in Year 4! We have lots of exciting learning planned for the next few weeks which can be found in the below topic overview, which details the objectives we will be covering. We can’t believe we are coming to the end of our time at Havannah — We're not ready to say goodbye! But, rest assured, we are going to make this the best half term yet! We hope this newsletter answers any immediate questions, but please do get in touch if you have any questions or concerns and we’ll be more than happy to help. Many thanks, Erin Campbell, Fiona Jones and Gary Burnett

Multiplcation Check

Thank you very much for all of your support and encouragement as the children approached their Year 4 Times Table Check. The children have now completed the check and we are SO proud of them all! They performed exceptionally well and you will receive their score in their end of year report.

Transition Day

As we approach the end of half term, the children will be invited to their chosen middle school for transition days. Dates and times will be sent to you in due course. Please get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.

Leavers' Assembly

We can’t believe this day is approaching! You are invited to our Leavers’ Assembly on Thursday 16th July at 9am. The children have been working very hard, practising their lines and the lyrics of the songs as often as they can. Please encourage the children to practise these even more at home as we want our Leavers’ Assembly to be the best one yet! You can access some of the songs to rehearse using the following links:

Wherever I Go

Time of our Lives

We're all in this Together

Try Everything

Thank you!

Just a note to say well done to all of our fabulous Year 4s for a year of hard work, wonderful memories and determination. You should all be very proud and your middle schools are all VERY lucky to be getting such a special group of children joining them! Thank you also to all of our wonderful parents and carers for your support - we couldn't do it without you and we are very grateful for your unwavering support!

Curriculum

We're sure the children have told you all about their learning from last half term! We wrote our own non-chronological reports in English and learned all about decimals in maths. As always, we impressed our teachers with our determination and enthusiasm!

Curriculum Overview

English

In English, we will be finishing off our biographies topic by researching a prominent figure of our choice and presenting our information in the style of a biography before sharing these with our friends.

Then, we will be focusing on our reading skills and the Year 4 framework for spelling, punctuation and grammar to ensure we can edit and improve our work effectively.

Maths

Shape

Understand angles as turns
Identify angles
Compare and order angles
Triangles
Quadrilaterals
Polygons
Lines of symmetry
Complete a symmetric figure

Statistics

Interpret charts
Comparison, sum and difference
Interpret line graphs
Draw line graphs

Position and Direction

Describe position using coordinates
Plot coordinates
Draw 2D shapes on a grid
Translate on a grid
Describe translation on a grid

History

In History this half term, we will be learning about the changing power of monarchs during Tudor times. We will contrast and compare the monarchs from Tudor times with the monarchs of today and discuss the advantages and disadvantages associated with each period of monarchy.

Science In Science, we will be extending our learning of living things and their habitats to look closer at classification. We will be exploring how living things can be classified and recognise that they can be grouped in a variety of ways. We will ask relevant scientific questions and gather and record our findings to support our classifications.

PE

In PE this half term, we will be working outdoors to develop our skills in lots of different sports. Teamwork, communication and cooperation will be themes running throughout the lessons alongside the skill development.

Computing

We will explore the concept of repetition in programming using the Scratch environment. We will be building on our work from Spring Term 1 by looking at the difference between count-controlled and infinite loops to modify existing animation and games using repetition.

RE

In RE this half term, we will learn about religion in our local area by collecting and interpreting research from a range of sources. We will also develop our understanding of the ways in which individuals express their religious identity. If you would like to come into school and talk to the children about your religion, please get in touch with the office. It would be very much appreciated!

Music

In Music this half term, we will be continuing to practise our recorder skills and we will be following the Charanga scheme to do this.

PSHE

In PHSE this half term, we will be exploring how to earn money and keep it safe. We will also be looking into different careers and the stereotypes that often surround them.

Spanish In Spanish, we will learn the words for various sports and hobbies. We will also be able to describe our own hobbies and talk about some of the activities we take part in to keep ourselves healthy.

DT

In DT, we will be following a recipe, trying recipes and then adapting a recipe by adding our own ingredients to it.

Credits:

Created with images by Kwangmoozaa - "Colour pencils isolated on white background" • dizain - "Well Done text card, concept background" • Jamrooferpix - "Your journey starts here." • Patrícia F. Carvalho - "empty room theater with red seats and light" • Formatoriginal - "Thank you text on wooden blocks.,Thankful concept" • david_franklin - "Open writing book notebook or notepad blank white on a school student desk with pencils crayons college studying homework photo" • Tierney - "English concept with notebook" • patpitchaya - "Mathematics" • davit85 - "Royal Wedding Rings" • philipbird123 - "Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) feeding on a Buddleia" • Pixel-Shot - "Set of sport equipment on floor near color wall" • daily_creativity - "Programming code on monitor screen. Developer work. Abstract background for search job. HTML, php web programming source code." • Africa Studio - "Business people hands, top view.,Teamwork concept." • MarekPhotoDesign.com - "wooden recorder flute instrument, classic German style, against textured art paper" • Pixel-Shot - "Hands of voting people indoors" • weyo - "Spain flag of silk. Spanish national colours with emblem" • Olena Rudo - "blank recipe book"