Year 4 2023 - 2024
Miss MacSween
Deputy Headteacher
Mrs Falvey
Welcome to Year 4
with
Mrs Falvey, Miss MacSween,
Ms Gresty, Mr Howarth and Ms Gregory
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 'Connected by Curiosity: Whizz, Pop, Bang!'
Over the term, we will be learning about the wonder of Mountains and the Inevntions of the Romans, and investigating 3 main concepts:
leadership, invention and strength.
We will be linking other areas of the curriculum to our context for learning this term.
English
Over our first half term, we will be focusing on the text 'Escape to Pompeii' this is a Historical Narrative written by Chrstina Balit.
Join Tranio, the son of an actor, and his friend Livia, the baker's daughter, in witnessing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Tranio, like most Roman boys, likes to watch whatever is going on: tradesmen selling their goods, ships unloading their exotic cargoes, politicians making speeches in the forum. But one hot August day a very different scene unfolds. The ground begins to shake, the sky to darken. People run gasping for air. Heading for the harbor, Tranio and his friend Livia hide on a boat and witness one of the most terrifying moments in recorded history-the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of their beloved city, Pompeii.
Reading
Throughout the year, we will be focusing on fiction and non-fiction texts. It is essential that your child reads a mix of book types,
even if they do have their favourite type. What's your favourite genre of book?
Maths
Over the coming weeks, we will be working on numerous skills, including:
Place Value: Digit values, Count in multiples, 1000 more/less, Negative numbers
Addition and Subtraction: Formal method inverse operations
Multiplication and Division: Formal layout, Distributive law, Problems, Facts up to 12x12, x/÷ by 0 & 1, multiplying 3 numbers
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: Convert between different units of measure, Time analogue/ digital 12hr/24hr.
Statistics: Interpret and present data.
Science
In Science, we will be learning about 'States of Matter'
Things to Remember in Year 4:
P.E. Wednesday with Mr Coleclough
Homework set on Wednesday due the following Monday
Spelling Test on Monday
Five reads a week with reading diaries due on Monday.
Three Times Table Rockstar practise 3 times a week
Home-read books are changed throughout the week
Reading diaries to be brought in every day.
Useful Links
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Useful Websites
Chromelab |
Ableton |
Maths
https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth
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)