Year 4
WELCOME YEAR 4s AND PARENTS/CARERS!
Welcome to our Year 4 page. We will keep this page updated with key news and information about our curriculum.
Core notices:
As we head into the final week of term, we wanted to take a moment to express our heartfelt thanks for all your support throughout the year. From contributions towards trips, to sending in resources for DT and science projects, to helping with homework – your involvement has made a real difference and is greatly appreciated.
It has been a true privilege to teach your children this year. Being entrusted with their care, learning, and growth is an honour we don’t take lightly. We hope they leave Year 4 with not only new skills and knowledge, but also some treasured memories and friendships that will stay with them.
Next week, please send your child in with a plastic bag so we can return books, artwork, and other items they’ve produced over the year. All digital work completed on iPads will be archived, and as a Trust we are currently exploring ways this can be shared with you in the future.
We also kindly ask that any hired ukuleles (not those that have been purchased, as these are yours to keep) are returned as soon as possible.
Wishing you all a restful and enjoyable summer holidays when it arrives.
A reminder class swap transition morning is on Tuesday, please drop at their new class on this day.
Warmest regards,
Mr Healey and Miss Smyton
-Ukuleles every Monday.
-Please ensure that any outstanding payment for either swimming, residential and/or the Lunt fort trip is settled as soon as possible.
Key Documents
Overview of year- click
- VIPERS reading comprehension - Literacy Shed Plus - Literacy Shed Plus - Teaching Resources Made Easy
- Reading list - Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 | School Reading List
If you missed the curriculum evening, please have a look through the ppt by clicking here. Feel free to arrange a chat if there is anything you wish to discuss further.
Spelling:
Below is an overview of the core spellings we learn this year:
PE and Swimming:
Our day for indoor PE is Tuesday afternoon. On this day, children can come to school in their PE kit. During the Autumn term, children will be taken swimming in blocks of 4 weeks to assess their skills and find out who may need extra sessions later in the year and in year 5. Mr Healey/ Mr Parker's class will be going first for 4 weeks (commencing the second week back), followed by Miss Smyton's class for the 4 weeks after. During the block where a class is going swimming there will be no indoor PE those weeks for that class as swimming will take its place. Swimming will always be a Monday afternoon regardless of which class is going. There will be a separate letter which goes home about swimming.
Our day for outdoor PE is Friday. On this day, children can also come to school wearing their outdoor PE kit and remain in their kit for the day.
Homework and Spellings
Homework will be set on a Monday and will be due in on the following Monday.
Spellings will also be set on a Monday and will be tested on the following Monday.
Reading Diaries
Children are encouraged to read at least three times a week with an adult. Teachers will check reading diaries weekly in order to check that children are reading regularly. Reading diaries will be checked on a Monday and those reading 3x or more with an adult at home each week will be entered into a reading raffle for small prizes.
Times tables practise
We encourage weekly practise of timetables. There are regular tournaments and challenges which we set the children through the Times Tables Rockstars website -Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com). Children should be familiar with this from year 3, but we will provide new log ins/ passwords to those who have lost or forgotten them. Teachers can use this website to set individualised timetables for each child to practise based on their performance in weekly class assessments.
R.E. and P.S.H.E
Over the course of the year we will develop a deeper understanding of the different faiths (see the long term plan, under curriculum for more information). We will be organising a visit to a Mandir in the Spring term. In P.S.H.E. lessons, children will be covering topics regarding staying safe in the wider world and dealing with increased responsibility as they get older.
PIimsolls
It is really important that every child has a pair of indoor shoes that they are able to change into when in the classroom. As we get further into the term and the weather changes, the playground and outdoor spaces will become much wetter and muddier. Having a pair of indoor shoes will ensure that the classrooms stay clean and comfortable environments for the children to learn in.
Week beginning:
Monday 30th June
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Literacy:
Continuing our unit on The Flood by Álvaro F. Villa. This week will be looking at writing a broadcast news report. We will be looking at interview questions and the difference between closed and open questions. We will then put it altogether as a report with eye witness statements included.
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Maths: This week we will continue our work on statistics looking at interpreting and drawing line graphs. We will also look at beginning some work on positioning and direction. |
Geography: Looking at the cause and impact of earthquakes. ICT: Scratch coding Science and DT: Building our torch prototypes. PE: Indoor PE: Gymnastics Outdoor PE: Athletics PHSE: Everyone's welcome unit. Learning to find common ground RE: Significant life events
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Take a look at our curriculum in action.
Romans
We had an amazing Roman day at Lunt Fort. We learnt about the life of a Roman Legionary and even had a go at different shield formations.
Making Roman heads of Caesar and sketching faces.
