Year 4
Let Summer begin!
To start the final term of Year 4, we have lots of interesting things to explore, discover and enjoy. Our priority will be to focus on quick recall of the times tables facts to 12 x 12 in preparation for the national multiplication check in June.
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, Miss Gould and Miss Pooley
Our Class Book
We will focus this term on Eva Ibbotson and her book, 'Journey to the River Sea.'
Summer Term 2024
English
This term we will be looking explanation texts, dilemma stories, cinquain poems, instructions and adventure stories. We will continue to focus on learning the Year 3/4 spelling words as well as different spelling patterns including prefixes and suffixes. Throughout this term we will be using a wider range of conjunctions and expanded noun phrases to make our writing even more exciting and engaging. We will continue to work on our editing and improving skills too.
Whole class reading activities will be part of each day. The texts we look at will be topic based and include fiction, non-fiction and poetry. During this session, we will further develop our fluency, inference, retrieval, prediction, sequencing and summarising skills.
Maths
This term we will start with further developing our knowledge of decimals, relating them to their equivalent decimals. We will then be focussing on money and telling the time. We will then be interpreting charts and line graphs . Then we will then explore properties of shape before moving on to learning about position and direction.
There will be a strong focus in the first half of term on times tables as we approach the national times table check in June.
Science
We will be classifying plants and animals in the first half of term and learning about particles and states of matter in the second half of term.
Geography
This term we will be studying the water cycle as well as exploring what a biome is and comparing biomes in the world.
Art
This term, the children will focus on drawing from observation and producing an accurate, representational drawing.
Computing
We will be covering Kapow computing units this term and they will include designing a web site and computational thinking
Design and technology
After half term, we will be investigating shell structures with a view to designing and making a box to package a small gift.
French
We will be revising and learning more family vocabulary as well as learning clothing vocabulary and possessive adjective. After half term, we will be revising our food, opinion, months and numbers vocabulary before undertaking a French food project.
PSHE
We will be exploring relationships in terms of jealousy, love and loss, memories, getting on and falling out and showing appreciation to others. Then, we will explore further how our bodies change through age-related puberty as well as preparing for transition to upper key stage 2 and also exploring environmental change.
RE
The first half of term we will be exploring what was the impact of Pentecost for Christians and in the second half, we explore how and why people mark the significant events in their lives.
Music
We will continue with our amazing clarinet tuition using the school's clarinets, led by the wonderful Mr Norman.
History
We do not have any history units this term.
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.
Spelling – Monday - to be tested on Friday
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!
Times Tables: TT Rock Stars daily.
Games and PE:
Children will need their PE kit in school all week however, indoor PE is on a Tuesday afternoon (apart from the first 3 weeks due to mini police) and outdoor 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
Water Cycle
Signing into Teams.
Maths Calendar
