4B

Welcome Back Year 4!  

We hope you’ve all had a brilliant holiday and are ready for the Summer term. We have lots of exciting activities planned over the next few weeks, here is what we’ll be up to.

English
We will be writing a narrative based on ‘The Tunnel’ by Anthony Browne.  The plot looks at the relationship between a brother and sister as they venture into an unknown tunnel. We will be analysing the text and using video clips to help inspire our own writing and learn how to apply different techniques to create lots of suspense and tension.

We will develop our SPAG knowledge through continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y3/4 word list. We will be focussing on how to apply all our SPAG work into our own writing.

Maths
We will continue to develop our skills in the four operations and our understanding of Place Value, Decimals, Money and Time. We will be using a range of reasoning challenges to develop our problem-solving skills and apply the use of number lines as a strategy to help us with calculations.

Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12.

During the week commencing Monday 8^th June, Year 4 will take part in the statutory National Multiplication Times Tables Check. Please practice each day on TT Rockstars.

Science
Our topic this half term is Dangers to Living Things. We will be learning about the basic needs of animals, their habitats and the different changes that can affect this. Our learning will be regularly based outdoors in our Forest School as we explore our local area. We will have Forest School every Monday afternoon. Please remember to bring your Forest School clothes on these days.

Topic
Our topic for this half term is Rivers Of The World. We will be learning about the water cycle and how rivers are formed, famous rivers in different countries, and take a walk along the River Tame to look at key features.

RSE
We will be continuing to follow our RSE scheme ‘Jigsaw’ and discuss issues which are important to us and help us work together as a team. This half term’s focus is ‘Relationships.’

Computing – Creating Media: Photo Editing
We will develop our understanding of how digital images can be changed and edited. We will consider the impact that editing images can have and evaluate the effectiveness of our choices.

Art
We will be looking at art inspired by rivers and learning about famous artists who have painted rivers.

Music
We will continue to use our music scheme Charanga with a focus on the song ‘Blackbird’ by the Beatles.

RE
Our theme in RE is ‘ What can we learn form other religions about what is right and wrong?’

PE
PE will be on Fridays. Our focus this half term is Striking and Fielding. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR PE KIT.

HOMEWORK
We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

KEEP IN TOUCH!
Parents and carers are always very welcome to call in to discuss any aspect of their child’s learning, any other area of their school life or just to say ‘hello’. We are available anytime before or after school, except on Wednesdays because that’s when we have our Staff Meeting.

We are really looking forward to a great half term with you all!

Thank you for your continued support.

Miss Bruce

Welcome back Year 4! We hope you had a lovely Christmas break and are excited for our new term.

English

We’ve got lots of exciting activities planned in English. This half-term, our writing is focused on a picture booked called ‘Flotsam’. The story is about a young boy who finds a camera washed up on the beach, which then leads to him discovering a secret world under the sea. We will be creating our own narrative using this as inspiration.

After half-term, we will then focus on ‘The Great Kapok Tree’ by Lynne Cherry, a narrative with an environmental theme. We will be using this to produce a letter featuring persuasive writing techniques.

We will develop our SPAG knowledge through continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y3/4 word list. We will be focussing on how to apply all our SPAG work into our own writing.

In Guided Reading, our class novel will be ‘Wonder’ by RJ Palacio, which is a social narrative.

Maths

We will continue to develop our multiplication and division skills, before moving on to perimeter, fractions and decimals. Our times tables will be a key focus for this term ahead of the national multiplication check. Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12.

Science

Our topics this term are Sound and Human Nutrition. We will be finding out how sounds are made and exploring areas such as pitch, volume and how sound travels through different materials.

Topic

Our topic for the whole of Spring term is South America.  We will be learning all about the different countries in South America, the Amazon Rainforest and identifying key human and physical features.

Jigsaw

Our first Puzzle is called Dream and Goals. We will be discussing what we would like to achieve in the future. Our second puzzle is called Healthy Me and we will be discussing all aspects of a healthy lifestyle.

Computing

We will be finding out about Photo editing and Repetition in Shapes.

PE

PE will be every Friday. Just a reminder that school P.E. kit comprises of a white t-shirt, black shorts and trainers or pumps. If P.E. is taking place outside and the weather is cold, the children are allowed to wear dark jogging bottoms and trainers. All jewellery must be removed for P.E.

Swimming

Swimming will be every Monday. For swimming lessons, please bring a towel and one-piece swimming costume or swimming shorts. All children with long hair will need to bring a swimming cap. Earrings cannot be worn for swimming. Goggles cannot be worn unless medically prescribed.

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities in Topic.

Homework is given out on Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

We read in class every day, so make sure you always have your Reading Log in school.

Please make sure you also read twice each week at home and ask an adult to sign your Reading Log for you. We will sign your Reading Log every WEDNESDAY to check you have read at home, so please don’t forget!!

Miss Bruce, Mrs McDade and Mrs Shaw

We hope you’ve all had a brilliant holiday and are ready to start the new school year. We are really looking forward to this half term and we hope you are too! Autumn Term 1 is a very busy one, so here’s what we’ll be up to.

PE

PE will be every Thursday. Just a reminder that school P.E. kit comprises of a white t-shirt, black shorts and trainers or pumps. If P.E. is taking place outside and the weather is cold, the children are allowed to wear dark jogging bottoms and trainers. All jewellery must be removed for P.E.

Swimming

Swimming will be every Monday. For swimming lessons, please bring a towel and one-piece swimming costume or swimming shorts. All children with long hair will need to bring a swimming cap. Earrings cannot be worn for swimming. Goggles cannot be worn unless medically prescribed.

English

We’ve got lots of exciting activities planned in English. Our writing focus is based on a book called Meerkat Mail. We will be creating our own narrative using an adventure theme and analysing different texts and video clips, to help inspire our own writing.

We will develop our SPAG knowledge through continuing to learn about the various word classes and different spelling patterns, including the Y3/4 word list.

In Guided Reading, we will be studying How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale by Cressida Cowell, which is an adventure narrative.

Maths

We will continue to develop our understanding of Place Value, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Area. We will be focussing on the Using and Applying aspect of Maths through Reasoning Challenges and improving our Maths fluency through Fluent in Five each day.

Please remember to carry on practising your times tables up to 12×12 as these are a key focus for Year 4 ahead of the multiplication check in the Summer term.

Science

Our topic this half term is Electricity. In this unit we will learn about the different types of electrical appliances, how a circuit works and explore various materials to learn about insulators and conductors.

Topic

Our topic for the whole of this term is Invaders and Settlers. We will be learning all about the Roman Empire, the Roman invasion of Britain and the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.

Jigsaw

Our first Puzzle is called Being Me In My World.  We will be discussing how we learn, how we can help others and our school community.

Computing

We will be finding out about Systems and Networks and Internet Safety.

HOMEWORK

We will continue to have a creative approach to our homework this term. You will be given Maths and Spelling homework each week as well as being able to choose from a range of creative activities which align with our topic.

Homework is given out every Friday and is due in the following Wednesday.

Please make sure you read a minimum of twice each week at home and sign your Reading Logs. We will check and sign these every Wednesday.

Miss Bruce