Welcome to Year 4. Our class teachers are Fiona Gargett (Monday- Thursday) and Emma Howe (Friday). They are assisted by Ashleigh Conway, Hayley Walker and Joanna Grundy.
Useful documents for Year 4
Year 3 4 National Curriculum word list
Year 4 Long Term Overview 2023-2024
Important days in Year 4 this term: P.E. on Monday and Wednesday. Please make sure that your child has a full P.E. kit in school, including items suitable for outdoors now that the weather is changing. For swimming, in the Summer term, children will need trunks/one piece swimsuit, goggles and towel.
Literacy
In Literacy, this half term, we will be reading By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison.
Numeracy
As a school, we follow White Rose Math. This term we will cover Place value, Addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and area of shapes.
Science
This term we will be looking at living things and their habitats. We will look at vertebrates and invertebrates. We will also look at local trees, common birds and garden flowers.
Computing
In Computing, we will be learning about computer systems.
Geography
In Geography, we will find out what we can discover about Europe.
History
In History, we will be finding out why Romans march through County Durham?
PSHE
In PSHE, we will think about healthy relationships and listening to feelings.
R.E.
In R.E. we will be thinking about why the bible is important to Christians.
How We Can Help
We believe that any work you do at home with your child should be simple and purposeful. We would ask you to support you child in the following:
Reading- Reading any texts with your child will help improve their fluency and knowledge. We will send home a reading book assessed at their current reading level. We will send home a book for pleasure that can be enjoyed with your child.
Number skills- Basic number skills are a great way to help improve your child’s confidence in math. We would ask that you support them to play Numbots/ Timetable Rockstars as this will really help their basic skills. Could you also use any spare time, i.e. when you are walking or on car journeys, to chant times tables and ask your child questions related to times tables. We have now worked on the 2s, 5s, 10s, 3s, 4s and 8 times tables. These skills will support them in all areas of numeracy.
In Year 4, we will complete a Multiplication test in June. This is a test of children’s understanding of their times tables from x2 up to x12. It would be great if you could help your child learn their times tables. There are lots of games on line like “Hit the Button” that make learning tables fun!
Maths Frame is a great tool to help children speed up for the test. They will receive 6 seconds per questions in June so the faster they can type the better!
Spellings- Each week the children will learn a new spelling rule. You could support your child with understanding these rules by helping them to practice them. You could do the look/cover/ write/ check method or even play games such as letter scramble (mix all the letters up and then put in the correct order) or hangman. Please use the spelling sheets on Tapestry each week to practice the relevant ones linked to the week’s work.
Keeping homework fun helps to engage your child and not add any pressure to home life.
If there is anything we can support, you with then please let us know.
Thanks
Fiona