Year 4
Welcome to the class page for Year 4!
4M - Mr McGowan
4V - Miss Vance
4B- Mrs Bhatoe
Support staff - Miss Bennett, Mrs Newey, Mrs Seymour, Mrs Reynolds, Mrs Hirst, Mrs Hunter.
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Welcome
Spring 2025
English
This term we will continue to use Talk4Writing to expand the children's knowledge of text and sentence types. The genres that we will be focusing on are narrative fiction, diary and a persuasive brochure. There will be an emphasis on developing creative, independent and increasingly sophisticated writing along with the use of a wide range of punctuation marks and vocabulary. We will continue to develop a cursive handwriting style.
In particular the children will develop their use of conjunctions, apostrophes for possession and contraction, expanded noun phrases and fronted adverbial clauses.
Mathematics
This term the children will develop their multiplication and division strategies, multiplying 2 and 3-digit numbers by a single digit number, dividing with a remainder and problem-solving. We will also be looking at decimals including tenths, hundredths and dividing by ten and a hundred. Other topics will include measuring of area and fractions. Throughout all the work, the children will develop their fluency and reasoning skills.
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Our topic is ...
Imaginary Worlds
Through this topic we will be linking our Geography, History, Art, Design and Technology and English work.
We will explore Imaginary Worlds created by famous authors and film-makers and then go on to write about and create our own imaginary worlds through diaries, encyclopaedia entries about imaginary animals and beasts and quest stories set in imaginary lands.
We will discover the history of map making and how the map of the world changed with the discovery of the ‘new world’. The children will explore artists and authors of the sci-fi genre, discuss if their ideas came true and create artwork in their style. In DT children will be creating an electrical buzzer game to link with their science work on electrical circuits.
Children will also be exploring the locality of Warley Woods, completing walks and planning their routes as well as creating scale maps of their imaginary worlds and looking back through time – imagining what the woods looked like at different points in the past.
Life skills developed: Being able to follow a map in a known location safely and plan a route. Children will be able to use woodwork tools safely and accurately. Bucket list opportunities: Slumber party, making slime, going to the woods. Soft skills: Able to explain personal opinions and thoughts.
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Homework
The homework each week will be:
Maths Flex - your child will have a maths flex log in, please log in each week to complete the set work which builds on the learning your children have been doing in class.
Spellings tests. The children will have spellings within the spelling booklet provided and these will be tested on a Thursday. If you find they have forgotten them, there are always spare copies in the classroom. Just ask the class teacher.
You can also practise your spellings on 'Spellingframe' using your log in, follow the link here - 'Spellingframe'
Reading books. The children have school reading books. Please read with your child at home and record in the reading diary. All children are responsible for changing their own reading book, story time or first thing in the morning. Reading diaries will be checked by the class teacher on Thursday, so please ensure your child has their reading record in school.
TT Rockstars. Please log on as frequently as possible to practise and earn points.
Statutory Multiplication Tables Check (MTC)
In June, Year 4 pupils will be required to take the statutory Multiplication Tables Check (MTC). The check is to test if children can fluently recall their times tables up to 12, which is important for fully accessing many areas of the Mathematics curriculum throughout Key Stage 2, and beyond. The MTC is an on-screen check with 25 times tables questions. Children will have six seconds to answer each question. The check should take around five minutes to complete. Children have been practising their times tables on a regular basis with their class teachers using a range of teaching and learning tools such as games, songs and www.ttrockstars.com, which they can also access at home too.
Swimming
Swimming will be every Friday. We will be leaving at 9.00 prompt, so please ensure your child is at school on time.
Please ensure your child has the correct kit with them. A swim cap is a good idea as we do not have any hair drying facilities.
PE
Please ensure that your child has the appropriate kit. These can be brought into school and left in lockers.
4V - Thursday
4M - Friday
4B - Wednesday
P.E Kit
Plain white t-shirt
Royal blue shorts
Pumps
Hair tied back
No jewellery
Spellings
2024 Parents Guide
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Do you know all your times tables??
Year 4 children need to know all the multiplication facts, and associated division facts by the end of the year. Do you know them all? Use these games to test yourself!
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Hit the Button!
Test your knowledge of your number facts and number bonds in this quick fire game!