And just like that, the first half-term of year 4 has come and gone! We’ve had a fun filled week in 4DA this week, from writing letters, to Roman workshops and even turning into digestive systems… let me tell you all about it!

It has been hot write in writing this week where the children have been writing letters home after spending a day in the Roman army – battles were fought, 30km marches were trudged and towns were conquered. We have continued to focus on column subtraction in maths, with a specific focus on word problems and working out what information is important in a word problem.

We had a very interesting visitor on Tuesday morning in 4DA! A Roman general came to share some tails about life as a Roman. The children dressed up in their tunics for the morning and discussed any different parts of Roman life, including: the daily life for patricians, plebeians and slaves; the history of the roman gods; and what it was like to fight in the colosseum! It wasn’t the only time the children took a different shape this week – in science they explored the digestive system further by recreating their own in the classroom. The children mushed up bread and banana with their teeth and saliva (fork and water) and passed it down to the stomach, where it met the stomach muscles and acid to break it down further (bag and vinegar).

Overall, it has been a superb start to life in year 4 and I hope everyone has a tremendous half-term!

P.S. Lets get on TTRockstars to win the class championship!