Welcome to Year 4
Hercules Class
Mr. Hargreaves
Miss Khatoon
Robin Hood Class
Mrs. Greenfield
Mrs. Shah
Miss Begum
Please keep up to date with everything that is happening in both Year 4 classes on this page and on Class Dojo. If you need to speak to one of the Year 4 members of staff, please make an appointment at the school office.
Our Projects
Autumn A
What did the Greeks do for us?
In English
Wk 1 – The Lost Happy Endings
Introduce narrative – looking at features, similarities/differences.
Wk 2 – 5 The Lost Happy Endings
Narrative
The lost happy endings -
Character description- based on Jub/witch
Introducing other characters.
Using and writing direct speech correctly
Alternative ending – writing an alternative ending.
Wk 6 – 7 Poetry
Kennings
Cinquains
In Maths
Wk 1 – Baseline Assessments/Place Value – Chn will use base 10 to become familiar with any number up to 1,000.
Wk 2 – Numbers to 1000 – Chn will partition numbers to 1000 and beyond
Wk 3 – Rounding numbers to 1000 – Chn will be placing numbers onto a number line and will be rounding up and down to nearest ten and hundred.
Wk 4 – Comparing/Ordering and Estimating numbers, partitioning and more or less than – Chn will using < = > symbols to compare and represent numbers.
Wk 5 – Adding – Practise formal methods of addition.
Wk 6 – Subtracting – Practise formal methods of subtraction.
Wk 7 – Efficient methods, estimating and checking strategies – revise most effective strategies and most apt method for different sums.
In Science we will be learning
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In Science, we will teach: Digestion and teeth Identify that animal, including humans, need the right types and amount of nutrition, and that they cannot make their own food; they get nutrition from what they eat Wk 1 – Why do we eat? Recap prior learning from Yr 3.
Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Wk 2 – How do we eat? Looking at different parts of the digestive system and their functions. Wk 3 – How is poo made? Creating a digestive system. Wk 4 – What happens to our food? Thinking about the journey our food takes as it moves through the digestive system.
Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Wk 5 – What would life be like without teeth? Introduction to the different types of teeth and how we use them.
Identifying types of teeth and their functions. Wk 6 – Why do we clean our teeth? Looking at the effects of different liquids on teeth. Wk 7 – Do all living things have the same teeth? Looking at the similarities and differences between different animals and humans.
Scientific Enquiry Types: Observations over time. Sorting and classifying. |
In Geography we will be learning about European Regions
In Computing we will be learning about Internet safety and how to create powerpoints
In PE we will be exploring fundamental skills and football. (Robin Hood also will be swimming)
In Music we will be learning to sing and play the glockenspiel.
Here are some websites that will help to consolidate some facts -
Also the website below is for all subjects- just search for different games.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years
Homework
Spellings
The children will have weekly spellings to practice. During the spelling lessons your child will have a spelling test. If your child does phonics they will only be tested on the first 5 spellings from the list.
Maths
The children have timetables and maths facts to learn and can access Timetables Rockstars at home.
The children take part in a Government “Times Table Check” in June, along with all Year 4 children across the country. It is important the children practice ALL their times tables at least 3 times per week if not more, throughout the year.
Reading
This is very important that children read EVERY DAY. Please encourage them, listen to them and show interest in their reading by asking questions. This helps them to understand their books. Children will be given a reading book within their book band plus a sharing book that they have chosen, this might be trickier for them to read but it has perhaps grabbed their attention and they want to read it.
Children need to have their reading records signed by an adult every time that they read at home in order to move up the Reading Tree.
They need to bring their book bags everyday with their reading book. Books will be changed regularly.
PE Kits.
Children have PE once a week for 2 hours. This will incorporate an indoor PE session and then an outdoor session.
Both classes can come into school on Wednesdays in correct PE kit. This is plain black joggers/leggings, a plain white T-shirt and a plain black hoody/jacket as well as plain black trainers. Shoes MUST NOT be worn for safety reasons.
Robin Hood will be going swimming on Fridays, so will need a swimming kit.
Swimming is part of the national curriculum and therefore is compulsory. All KS2 children are expected to be able to swim 25m unaided by the end of the unit. Some children will achieve this and others will take a little bit longer to become confident. It is an important life skill and therefore we encourage all children to take part regularly and any additional swimming outside of school will benefit them.
Keep up to date with news about this half term with our class newsletters.
