• Freddy Fit
• Sharing Our Writing with Year 2 Reading Buddies

                                                                   Hello and Welcome to Year 4!

Photographs from recent learning:

Want to see our delicious pizzas? Click here.

Look at our erupting volcanoes! Click here.

Check out what we learnt on Safer Internet Day. Click here.

We hope that you have all had a fantastic Easter break and are ready to continue the school year together. 

Mrs Crompton will teach Year 4 on Mondays and Tuesdays and Mrs Capel will teach Year 4 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

We will alternate on Thursday afternoons for PPA time (planning, preparation and assessment time).

We have so many exciting topics this half term and we are very excited to get started!

What we are learning this half term:

Our Christian value is: Truthfulness.

English: 

In Year 4, we love reading books and our current class reader is Operation Gadgetman by Malorie Blackman. 

In English lessons we will be reading an adventure story called 'The Tunnel' by Anthony Browne. We will write our own adventure stories and then go on to write a recount in role as a character.

Maths:

This half term we will be continuing our learning on decimals. Next we will move on to calculations involving money and then time. We will finally move on to 2D shapes and angles.

Times tables are a big focus in Year 4, as all children are expected to recall all multiplication and divsion facts up to 12 x 12 by the end of the year. We would appreciate your help and support at home to practise these targets.

Our theme for this half term is: Racing Rivers!

Geography: Investigating Rivers

D.T: Moving Monster project

Science: Sound

RE: What does it mean to be a Christian today?

PSHE: Fake is a mistake!

Computing: Writing for different audiences

Music: Blackbird

French: What time is it?

PE: Tuesdays and Thursdays

Indoor kit: plain yellow t-shirt, black shorts and black pumps.

Outdoor kit: plain yellow t-shirt, jogging bottoms and trainers.

Remember to have the correct P.E kit in school all half term, as it will be sent home at each holiday to be washed. Long hair must be tied back for P.E lessons. If your child wears trainers with laces, please practise tying laces before bringing them into school - thank you very much.

Homework will be set weekly, consisting of short English and Maths tasks, consolidating the children's work in class that week. Homework will be set on Fridays and handed in on Wednesdays.

Spellings will be set on a Monday to be tested on the following Monday.

Reading:

Please have your reading folder in school every day. It is important that you read at home at least three times per week and have your reading record signed. Adults in school try to read with children once per week. It is very important that children are reading at home in order to progress.

• Freddy Fit on the 24th April
• Making our moving monsters!
• A class trip to Crowden as part of our topic on 'Investigating Rivers'!
• Class rewards when we earn enough rocket fuel for a treat!

Useful Websites

• BBC Bitesize - A primary school resource for children studying Key Stage 2 Maths, English and Science, featuring game activities and tests.

• Thinkuknow - If you are 7, 8, 9 or 10, I bet you probably like to use the computer for fun. Take a look at this website to help you go on the internet in a safe way and know who to talk to if you are worried.

• Times Table Rock Stars- this fantastic app aims to help the children become more fluent with recalling their multiplication facts, which is especially important due to the multiplication check at the end of Year 4. Children all have log in details and work is set by the teacher. Please see us if you are experiencing any difficulties.

• Topmarks Daily Ten- short maths activities that the children in Year 4 should be familiar with.