Year 4
Spring into Year 4!
This is going to be a short but action-packed term as we ramp up the focus on our times tables as we have our national test during the first two weeks of June - we'll have a meeting towards the end of term to give you more information about this.
If you have any questions or queries, please do get in touch through Class Dojo or the school office and we will get back to your as soon as possible. Or, please come and see us at the door at the start/end of the day if your have any concerns at all.
Mrs Hibbert, Mrs Lovejoy and Miss Pooley
Our Class Book
We will focus this term on Maz Evans and her book, 'Who let the God's Out.'
Spring Term in Year 4
English
This term we will be looking at many different writing types including Myths, discussion texts, newspaper reports, historic fiction and poetry. We will continue to focus on learning Year 3/ 4 high frequency words as well as different spelling patterns which include homophones and suffixes. Throughout this term we will continue to use a wide range of conjunctions, expanded noun phrases that are modified with prepositions, fronted adverbials and other ways to make our writing more exciting and engaging for the reader. We will continue to improve our writing by checking and editing. Presentation will be a focus to and we will regularly practising consistent, legible and joined handwriting.
Whole Class Reading
Each day, we have a whole class reading activity. The texts are both topic based and from our Reading Spine for Year 3/ 4. These include fiction, non-fiction , poetry and plays and these sessions will further develop fluency, inference, retrieval, prediction, sequencing and summarising skills.
All children will have a home reading book suited to their reading level and this will be assessed regularly throughout the term. Each time a child reads to an adult or takes an AR reading test, they will be given a raffle ticket and at the end of the term a book prize will be awarded to the winner.
Maths
This term we will continue to focus on multiplication and division with numbers up to 3-digits. We will then be learning more about finding, adding and subtracting fractions. Good knowledge of times tables will be needed to solve these challenges. We will also be learning more about finding areas of a shape.
Each week , we will continue to spend time practising the times tables using many resources including TTRockstars. This knowledge will be a huge benefit to understanding many aspects of Maths in the future and will also be assessed in a national multiplication test in the summer.
Science
This term we will be undertaking a number of investigations and further developing our working scientifically skills. We will be learning about human digestion, teeth and food chains during the first half-term. After half-term, we will be learning about sound, how it is made, travels and received by us.
History
Throughout the Spring term, we will be learning about different aspects of the life and times of Ancient Greece. These include the first Olympics, democracy, culture , city states and tales of myth and legend.
Geography
This term, we do not have a specific geography topic but we will continue to focus on learning continents, seas and countries of Europe.
Art
Linking with our topic Ancient Greece, we will further developing our clay skills by making pots in the style of those from Ancient Greece and further sketching and pattern making skills.
Computing
We will regularly cover e-safety topics, what steps to take to keep safe on line and our responsibilities. We will also look at HTML and creating Scratch quizzes.
Design and technology
This term we will be focusing on cookery in our Design and technology sessions this term. To link with Ancient Greece we will be tasting, developing and making our own hummus. We will also continue to develop our preparation of vegetables and understanding and practice of food hygiene.
French
This term we will be broadening our French vocabulary as we learn how to describe ourselves and others as well as learning numbers to 5. We will also learn traditional French stories and how the French celebrate April Fool’s day.
Music
As well as singing opportunities, we will also continue guitar tuition, working with Mr Norman and continue to use the school's guitars.
PE
This term we will be developing dances influenced by our understanding of the world of Ancient Greece, continue to develop our gym skills and focus on invasion games focusing on tag rugby.
PSHE
For the first half of term we will be exploring our dreams and goals and then, after half term, we will be discussing how to keep ourselves healthy and start to look at the impact of drugs and alcohol and why some people might drink or smoke.
RE
This term we continue to focus on learning more about the Hindu faith. We will also be looking at the first Easter story for Christians.
General Information
Home learning: This will be set at the following times:
Maths – Monday to be handed in on Friday.
English comprehension – Wednesday to be handed in on the following Tuesday.
Reading – 10 minutes reading daily. We ask that an adult signs the reading diary and it is handed in at least once per week. This is a whole school focus this year!
Spellings: There will be weekly tests.
Times Tables: TT Rock Stars daily.
Games and PE:
Children will need their PE kit in school all week however, outdoor PE is on a Tuesday afternoon and indoor PE is on a Wednesday afternoon. Children MUST have P.E. kit to take part for health and safety reasons. Children with long hair must have it tied back for PE lessons and stud earrings must be covered with tape or removed.
Kit: Trainers, white shirt, blue/black shorts, football/trainer socks.
In colder weather, a plain tracksuit may be worn outdoors for games.
Please ensure that all items of clothing are named. A small named bag containing your PE kit is all that is necessary as cloakroom space is limited. Please keep your PE kit in school and we will ensure that it is sent home each half term for washing.
E-Safety
As so many of us are spending more and more time online, it is important that the children have a secure knowledge of how to be safe. We will discuss various issues regarding this each week. If you or your child have any questions linked to their online world, then please do not hesitate to get in touch or have a look at some of the links below.
Additional Useful Information
- Please read the information by clicking on the link on the national multiplication check that your child will take in June. Information concerning the times table multiplication test in June 2024