Welcome to Year 4

with

Mr Bull and Mrs Stanbridge

 

Class Dojo is a great way for us to keep in touch with you. We post regular photos of the work we have been doing in school.

There is also the option for you to upload things you've been doing at home to your child's portfolio.  It's always great to see what you've been up to!

 

Our PE will be on a Wednesday with Mr Coleclough  Please can all Year 4 children come into school on these days in their PE Kit.

Please ensure that your child is dressed in the correct PE kit.

 

World Knowledge

The Spring term's World Knowledge context for learning is 'Let's go: Magical Adventures Awaits' 

Over the term, we will be learning about Rivers and Mountains.

We will be investigating 3 main concepts:

responsibility, nature and consequences

We will be linking other areas of the curriculum to our context for learning this term.

 

English

What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange?

Over our first half term, we will be focusing on the text 'The Journey'. 

A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope.

Based on her own interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child, Francesca Sanna has created a beautiful and sensitive book that is full of significance for our time.

 

Maths

Over the coming weeks, we will be working on numerous skills, including:

Fractions, Decimals and Percentages: Divide by 10 and 100, Rounding to whole number.  Eqivalent fractions, decimal notation up to 2 decimal places, Counting in hundredths

Geometry: Co-ordinates in first quadrant, Plot points and draw sides for a polygon, Compare and classify shapes, compare/identify angles 

Measures:  Time analogue/ digital 12hr/24hr. 

 

Science

 

In Science, we will be learning about 'Electricity'

 

Things to Remember in Year 4:

P.E. Wednesday with Mr Coleclough

Swimming - Autumn term 1 - Friday afternoon

Homework set on Wednesday due the following Monday

Spelling Test on Wednesday

Five reads a week with reading diaries due on Monday.

Home-read books are changed throughout the term.

Reading diaries to be brought in every day.

 

Useful Links

 

  Useful Websites

 

Chromelab

Ableton

 

 

Maths

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth

http://www.mathletics.com

www.timestables.com

English

Crickweb (Literacy and maths educational games) (KS2)

Fun Brain (Maths, reading and spelling games) (KS1 & KS2)

Learning Games for Kids (Spelling and word games) (KS1 & KS2)

PrimaryGames.com (Spelling rules, incl. vowels, blends, plurals etc) (KS1 & KS2)

ICT Games.com (Look, cover, check game) (KS1 & KS2)