Year 4
Hello and welcome to the Year 4 webpage!
Staff
4 Beech
Class teacher - Miss Mumby
Teaching assistants - Miss Richmond & Mrs Clark
4 Ash
Class teacher - Mrs McGuinness
Teaching assistants - Miss Murphy & Miss Roberts
P.E.
As we go swimming in year 4, we have one other PE session in school which will either be indoor or outdoor for a half-term, so that by the end of the year the children will have spent equal amounts of indoor and outdoor PE.
Indoor PE - Thursday – plain black shorts, plain white t-shirt, plain black jumper or zipped jacket and trainers. No earrings.
Swimming – Friday – swimming costume (no bikinis) and swimming shorts (above the knee), towel, bag to carry things in. No earrings.
Swimming
Children may bring goggles for swimming if they prefer to wear them. Unfortunately, Bramley Baths are unable to lend any goggles at this time. Children are also allowed to bring a brush or comb for their hair; however, deodorant is not allowed. Long hair must be tied up for swimming lessons.
As we walk to and from Bramley Baths, it is essential that the children bring a waterproof coat and sensible footwear in case of bad weather.
Children need to come to school in their PE kit on Thursday and will stay in it for the whole day. In colder weather, it would not be appropriate to wear shorts all day, so we recommend that children come to school with their outdoor jogging pants over the top of their shorts and that they wear their school cardigan or jumper to keep them warm.
For all PE sessions, earrings must be removed, so if your child cannot take them out themselves, then it is best not to wear them on PE days.
Homework
Reading
Please make sure you read your child's school reading book with them as often as possible. We recommend at least 20 minutes per day. Reading is a 'building block' on which much of their other learning rests, and regular reading at home makes a huge difference in the classroom. If you sign their diary when they have read with you, they can earn a sticker on the class Reading Leaderboard and earn prizes.
Spelling
Each week, spellings will be given out for the children to learn. This will be a combination of words containing specific letter patterns that we are working on and some of the year 3 and 4 common exception words that they should be able to spell by the end of this year. They will be tested on these words the following week and be given new words to learn.
Maths - Times Tables
Each child has an account on ‘Times Tables Rockstars’ (login details can be found in the front of your child’s reading diary) that they can access at home - there is also a 'Times tables Rockstars' app that you can download to your phone or tablet https://www.ttrockstars.com. Homework is set weekly on ‘Times Table Rockstars’ at an appropriate level.
Teachers may also set homework on TTRS and Class Dojo and other tasks as they arise.
Children will also receive weekly spelling to learn.
It is a school expectation that this homework is completed on time each week.
Curriculum
Summer Term - The Anglo-Saxons
In writing, we will be covering the following text types: character description, non-chronological report & and a scary story.
In reading, we will look at the following texts: Anglo-Saxon Boy, Beowulf & the Bolds.
In maths, we will be continuing with decimals. We will also cover money, time and position/direction. We will continue to work on the 4 operations in arithmetic sessions, and we will complete the multiplication check in June.
In science, we will be learning about teeth and the digestive system. We will learn the names of the organs that make up the digestive system and complete some investigations.
In geography, we will be focusing on plate tectonics, volcanoes and mountains.
We will be learning about the Anglo-Saxons in history.
In DT, we will practise sewing skills. We will look at different toys and their features. We will then design and create our own soft toy, using the skills that we have learnt.
In PE, we will continue with our Friday swimming sessions. We will also be focusing on the skills needed for athletics.
In computing, we will use Scratch (coding) and the Makey Makeys.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3hb__YynM
In music, we will continue to learn to play the recorder. We will also use Charanga to support our learning. We will listen to, discuss, improvise, compose and perform musical pieces.
In Spanish, we will continue to build on the vocabulary that we have already learnt by learning Spanish words and phrases related to the weather.
In PSHE, we will be looking at food choices, role models and similarities/differences.
The MindMate lesson will be about coping in difficult situations.
Hadrian's Wall
