Year 4
Welcome to Year 4
Welcome to the spring term in Class 4.
In English, our key texts include The Green Ship by Quentin Blake and Gregory Cool by Caroline Binch. We will be writing adventure stories, advertising brochures, instructions and diary entries, working on developing our understanding of writing for different purposes and developing the key grammar skills required in Year 4.
In maths, we start the term by deepening our knowledge of multiplication and division, moving on to formal written methods, multiplying and dividing 3 digit numbers by 1 digit numbers. Later in the term we learn how to calculate the area of rectilinear shapes, extend our knowledge of fractions and introduce decimals.
Our history topic in the first half term is Britain’s involvement in the transatlantic slave trade. We discuss what it means to be free, what goods were traded between nations, the experiences of slaves and how slavery was abolished. After half term we have a geography topic and take a virtual road trip though United States of America.
In science, we study electricity with hands-on experience building and testing circuits. Later in the term we look at living things and their habitats.
We study Christianity and Judaism in RE and will be discussing the key questions, ‘What kind of world did Jesus want?’ and ‘How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish people?’
In addition, we will; learn how to blog in computing, study the art of Piet Mondrian, write a rap in music, learn colours, shapes and the body in French and discuss our aspirations and how be healthy in PSHE.
As last term, our PE lessons are on a Thursday.
For more detail take a look at our knowledge organisers on the website or please get in touch via ClassDojo if you have any questions.
Mrs Maidens
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Brilliant Book List Y4
Essential reading for every Y4 classroom!
| Suggested Books | |
|---|---|
| Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery |
Photographs in the Mud by Dianne Wolfer |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory James and the Giant Peach Matilda The BFG The Witches by Roald Dahl |
Charlotte's Webb Little by E.B White |
| How to Train your Dragon by Cressida Cresswell |
Krindlekrax Scribbleboy by Philip Ridley |
| The Butterfly Lion Kensuke’s Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo |
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott |
| Stig of the Dump by Clive King |
Mr. Popper's Penguins by - Richard Atwater Stuart |
| The Fib and Other Stories by George Layton |
The Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage Carlson |
| The Firework Maker’s Daughter by Philip Pullman |
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by - C. S. Lewis |
| The Iron Man by Ted Hughes |
The Scarab's Secret by Nick Would |
| The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith |
The Wolf's Footprint by Susan Price |
| Woof by Allan Ahlberg |
You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum by Andy Stanton |
| Bill’s New Frock by Anne Fine |
Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit |
| Fly Eagle Fly by Christopher Gregorowski |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J K Rowling |
| Mr Stink by David Walliams |
Oliver Twist (Abridged) by Charles Dickins |
| The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson |
The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynn Reid Banks |
| Redwall by Brian Jacques |
Stitchhead by Guy Bass |
| The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo |
The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tyler by Gene Kemp |
| Perijee & Me by Ross Montgomery |
Street Child by Berlie Doherty |
ClassDojo letter to Parents
Dear Parents and Carers,
Home Learning Update – ClassDojo for Year 1 - 6
We are very pleased to announce that we will now be using ClassDojo to send home learning electronically and to enable you to contact your child’s class teacher directly through the messaging function.
This applies to Years 1 to 6; Nursery and Reception will continue to use Tapestry to keep in touch with families.
You will receive an email inviting you to join ClassDojo as a parent – please follow the simple instructions within the message to set up your parent account. Once you have created an account, you can either access ClassDojo online or you can download the free app. By setting up a parent account, you are giving us consent to contact you through ClassDojo. You will be able to send a message to your child’s class teacher through ClassDojo about your child’s learning, ask the teacher questions and share what your children have been learning at home. Teachers will reply as soon as possible during core school hours from 8.45am – 3.15pm – any messages sent outside of these hours will be responded to the next time teachers are available.
Teachers will also use ClassDojo to keep you updated with home learning ideas, to acknowledge your children’s work and keep in touch with you.
Please ensure that we have your most up to date email address on our system – we will be using the one we have on record for you for our weekly newsletter. If your email address has changed please inform us by calling 01684 574984 or emailing Mrs Beale
Thank you
Mrs V. Beale
Headteacher