Y4 News

• Thursday 4 June 2026 Beware the Ides of March! Exploring Julius Caesar This week, Year 4 have begun an exciting new unit of work focusing on William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar. The children have explored key scenes from the story through drama, bringing the text to life by acting out important moments and role-playing the characters' lines. This practical approach has helped pupils to understand the plot in greater depth and to sequence the events of the play with growing confidence. Working collaboratively, they have demonstrated excellent oracy skills, speaking clearly, listening carefully to one another, and using expression to convey meaning. The classroom has been full of enthusiasm as pupils stepped into the roles of Roman citizens, senators, and key figures from the drama. Through performance and discussion, they have developed both their comprehension and enjoyment of Shakespeare's language.
• Friday 1 May 2026 Toilet roll timelines This week, Year 4 stepped back in time to explore the fascinating period between 410AD and 1066. Using creative timeline projects made from (clean!) toilet rolls, the children carefully sequenced 30 important historical events, developing their understanding of chronology and the changing Britain of the Anglo-Saxon and Viking eras.
• Sunday 26 April 2026 Applying our learning to the animal kingdom
• Friday 13 March 2026 Mother's Day Stitching
• Friday 7 November 2025 Bringing writing to life through magic! At East Farleigh, we're constantly looking for ways to enrich our children's writing! This week saw us welcome the hilarious Marli Magic to the school, to perform an extra special magic show just for year 3 and year 4, linking to our writing themed around the book Leon and the Place Between.
• Monday 6 October 2025 Exploring Ancient Egyptian inventions As we moved on to our new topic — the Ancient Egyptians — we spent our lessons discovering some of the fascinating inventions, discoveries, and practices from up to 5,000 years ago!
• Friday 19 September 2025 Help! We're lost! This week, during out outdoor learning, we focused our learning on geographical fieldwork skills. We discovered that the four cardinal directions are north (N), east (E), south (S) and west (W). The four intercardinal (or ordinal) directions are halfway between the cardinal directions: north-east (NE), south-east (SE), south-west (SW) and north-west (NW).
• Friday 12 September 2025 Appreciating our community This week, in RSHE, Year four have been thinking about the roles and responsibilities of all the people in our school community. We polished off our acting skills, playing charades, role playing the different members of our school environment.