Year 4

We would like to welcome all parents, carers and children to terms 5 and 6. Our topics in the coming two terms are Awesome Anglo-Saxons and Benvenuto in Italia. In history, the children will learn who the Anglo-Saxons were, why they came to Britain, and how they lived, worked, and ruled. In science, children will find out how a sound is made, how a sound's pitch can change and if a sound can travel through different mediums. They will also find out about habitats and the different animals that live in them. In geography, they will learn about Italy and its location in Europe, the types of items that they import and export, as well as what their climate is like. In English, our text will be Arthur and the Golden Rope and Boy at the Back of the Class. We will be writing setting and character descriptions as well as writing narratives. Our Maths focus will be on decimals, area and perimeter, measures and revisiting the four calculation strategies.

Learning the times tables will be a priority throughout Year 4 in preparation for the online multiplication tables check in Term 6. We will do multiplication activities each day and there will be regular “Battles” set between classes on Times Tables Rock Stars. Please continue to support your child in practising the times tables – it really does make a difference! The children need to be able to recall any given times table within 6 seconds by Term 5. The Sound Check on Times Tables Rock Stars is a great way for the children to practise and prepare for their online check moving forward, as it simulates the 6 second response time required.

We will continue to foster our love of reading for pleasure and all children will have a class reading book which will come home daily. Please spend 10 minutes every day reading with your child and discussing their book. Please fill in their reading record each time they read at home. These will be checked regularly in school. Spellings are set on a Monday and are tested on Fridays. Please support your child by helping them to practise their spellings daily where possible. Encouraging them to use their “spelling voice” and to break words down into sounds and syllables is a great way to encourage them and will remind them of the strategies that we teach them in school.

PE Days are on a Tuesday and Wednesday – please wear your PE kit.

The Year 4 Team this year are:

4B  – Mrs Buller and Mrs Cousins with TA – Ms Bower

4W –Mr Williams with TA – Miss Kennedy and Miss Walters 

4S – Mrs Spurgin with TA – Mrs Porter and Mrs Saffery