Year 4

Welcome to Year 4

Term 6

Welcome to Term 6.

This is our final term in Year 4 and what a fantastic term it will be! 

Routines - Term 6

PE is on Monday (Cricket) and Friday (Football).  Children will need to wear their full PE kit to school. This consists of: House T-shirt, dark shorts and/or jogging bottoms, trainers and school jumper.

Forest School will be on Mondays during Term 6. Children will need old trainers or wellies in a named carrier bag as well as appropriate wet weather gear (waterproof coat and trousers).  As we approach the warmer months, please ensure your child has a sun hat and cream if needed. We advise that Forest School kit remains in school for the duration of the term as we may take advantage of other opportunities for outdoor learning within our timetable.

Homework Expectations:

Homework will be set on a Monday and completed by Friday.  Homework tasks should be completed neatly (using a pencil) in orange Homework books. This will consist of a main task linked to English, Maths or Foundation subjects, as well as a spelling activity related to our weekly rule.

Introduction of Times Tables Homework Task – Week beginning Monday 17th March

As you may be aware, Year 4 pupils will complete the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) during the Summer Term. The MTC consists of 25 timed questions, testing pupils' recall of multiplication facts up to 12 x 12.

Therefore, to support children in learning their times tables, a short weekly task will be introduced as part of homework. Children should practise the times table facts given to them by their class teacher in preparation for a quiz, each Friday. Children will also be given time to learn and revise these facts in school throughout the week.

Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you have any questions.

Reading is crucial to every child's progress across the entire curriculum and we expect that every child reads to an adult at home at least 3 times a week.  Please record this in their blue reading record and ensure it is brought to school every day.

Communication 

If you wish to contact your child's class teacher, please do so via the school office or written note handed by your child to the class teacher.  Please note: all absences must be reported to the school office directly.

 

What are we learning this term?

Maths

In Maths this term, we will be exploring shape - features of 2D shapes, identifying angles and drawing shapes with given properties. We will also learn about lines of symmetry and completing symmetric figures. We will then move onto statistics where we will read and interpret charts and graphs before advancing onto drawing our own with given data. Finally, we consider coordinates on a grid in the first quadrant – focusing on both plotting and reading. 

Times Tables are an important part of our mathematical teaching and learning throughout the whole of Year 4. Please support times table learning and speedy recall of multiplication and division facts, at home. Our Multiplication Tables Check takes place in June.

 

English

In Term 6, our English lessons will be centred around the heart-warming novel The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. As we follow Edward, a once-selfish china rabbit, on his extraordinary journey, we will explore themes of love, loss, and transformation. Pupils will begin by writing diary entries from Edward’s perspective, helping them to develop their skills in writing to inform while stepping into the character’s shoes. Later in the term, our narrative focus will shift to creativity and imagination as students write their own sequels, crafting new adventures for Edward that continue his journey of self-discovery and growth.

 

Foundation Subjects

In Science this term, we study famous scientists and inventors with a particular focus on females who have helped shape our world. In PSHE, we are considering how money is earned as an adult and methods of payment. Computing develops our understanding of data logging and in DT, we learn about seasonal foods and recipes. Forest School this term will involve projects that focus on collaborative work - using natural resources within our Playscape. In Games, we are building upon our skills and tactics employed during invasion games with a basketball unit of work. Cricket is our second P.E. lesson in the week - developing skills of batting, bowling and fielding. Finally, History studies how crime and punishment have changed over time. What a fantastic term of learning ahead!

What a fantastic term of learning ahead!