Welcome to our Year 4 Homepage!

Myself, Mrs Reid and Mrs Stothers would like to welcome the children back to school ready for the Autumn Term!

Key Dates 

Please keep an eye out for important dates, although a text message, letter or seesaw announcement will be sent on occasions.

• Class Worship Assembly 15th October 24
• Forest School Trip Tuesday 8th October 24
• Eden Rock Trip 4th October 24
• Theatre by the Lake Trip Thursday 5th December 24

Autumn 2024

PE will be on a Monday and a Wednesday for this term. Please can children bring PE kits to school on Mondays and leave them in school all week, before taking them home on a Friday.

Homework unless otherwise stated will be reading, reading challenge, TT Rockstars and x table practice and Mathletics. The children will have a Tables Test in the Summer Term so lots of practise will be welcome so they build their fluency and knowledge. We will keep in touch with you via Seesaw, email and text. You can contact us on Seesaw messages. For any extra homework, the children are advised to complete Mathletics activities to achieve their target of 1,000 points per week. It would be fantastic for every child to read at home for 10 -15 minutes per day to develop their reading fluency and comprehension. Children will bring home some comprehension questions on a Tuesday to be completed and brought into school on a Thursday. 

AUTUMN CURRICULUM.

R.E.

In R.E. this term we will be learning about Creation and Covenant, exploring the Old Testament focusing on Abraham and understanding his importance in our catholic faith. We will study the stories of Abraham, Isaac and Joseph in-depth to gain a deeper understanding. After half term we will learn about the prophet Elijah and Advent including the events of Christmas. 

Literacy

During our literacy work this term, we will be engaging in a variety of written forms starting with narrative writing creating pieces of descriptive writing on different types of weather .  We will then explore how to write and set out a non-chronological report on the Anglerfish understanding the main features. After half term we will study the book 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens. 

We will carry out spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) lessons three times per week. During these sessions we will practise different spelling rules and understand grammar terms such as nouns, adjectives, adverbs, verbs prepositions and being able to recognise different clauses and expanded noun phrases.

Each day, the children will have a quiet reading session where they read and complete quizzes based on their book using Accelerated Reader. They will also have Reading for Pleasure time and weekly Book Talk sessions where they can share books with each other.

Numeracy

Our numeracy lessons will follow the White Rose Maths scheme of work. This term we will focus on place value, and using the four operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. We will also be covering topics on area and fractions.  The children will learn how to calculate and solve problems using jottings to support their answers. We will also work on arithmetic skills each week to build fluency and confidence when working out answers mentally. 

Science

Our science topics this term are  'Animals including Humans' and 'Sound'. We will carry out various practical activities and investigations linked to these topics.

History/Geography

During this term we will study a Geography topic on 'Where our food comes from' exploring the impact on our climate and how we can help to support our climate. Watch out on Seesaw for further information and what activities the children are doing. After half term, we will be exploring the topic of the 'Egyptians'. 

PE
During this term the children will be learning how to improve their fitness. This will include a variety of fitness games and building our skills in cricket and gymnastics.   Please can children bring their P.E. kits in to school on a Monday and leave in school all week before taking home on a Friday.

PSHE

During this term our topics will include living in a community, understanding ourselves, how we are unique and our families. 

Art & Design

 We will be exploring the use of power prints, exploring the use of tone and shade and making art pieces linked to this. We will explore sculpture work and create our own art linked to artists. 

If you have any questions about our curriculum, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Mrs Cook. 

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