Year 4

This week in Ithaca… In English, the children were able to retrieve and record information from non-fiction texts. The children used skimming skills to find the keywords and summarise information…

This week in Ithaca… In English, the children continued to build on their holiday brochure. The children were able to write a guide overview using evocative language in the heading,…

This week in Ithaca… In English, the children were introduced to holiday brochure jigsaw shapes. The children were able to pair sentences with the associated shapes to construct a complete…

This week in Ithaca… In Maths, the children built on their knowledge of measuring lengths using metres and centimetres and were introduced to kilometres. The children were able to understand…

This week in Ithaca… In English, the children focused on writing a short adventure extract. The children considered various features to aid their writing, such as describing their setting using…

This week in Ithaca… In English, the children focused on using dialogue accurately, writing direct speech, writing an engaging paragraph and using ‘slow write’ prompts. In Maths, the children continued…

This week in Ithaca… In English, the children focused on using the ‘Rule of 3’ to write a setting description. They considered using an appositive to describe a character and…

This week in Ithaca… In English, the children focused on using various descriptive words to write a powerful description. They applied their five senses to describe different settings considering the…

This week in Ithaca… In English, the children focused on using powerful phrases, developing prediction skills and understanding the impact of word choice. The children were able to describe a…

This week in Ithaca… Our focus this week was on art, computing and music. In art the children learnt how to darken or lighten colours when mixing paint, they experimented…