Year 4
Year Four
Welcome to Year 4- with Mrs Belford, Mrs Parton and Mrs Khan
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Mrs C Parton Class Teacher |
Mrs V Belford Class Teacher |
Mrs R Khan Teaching Assistant |
Our Class Saint - St Mark
During our transition days, the children choose St Mark to be our class Saint.
Feast Day: 25th April
This half-term our values and virtues are Compassionate and Loving.
Swimming
Our swimming lessons will begin on Tuesday 22nd September. All children entering the pool need to wear swimming caps (both boys and girls). Girls should wear a one piece swim suit and boys swim shorts/trunks.
Curriculum Information
RE
Creation and Covenant
This year we are beginning our Discerning Disciples scheme. We will begin with our Creation and Covenant unit with a focus on Abraham and Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat.
English
Blue John
This half-term we will begin with the story Blue John. We will look at various types of grammar and techniques to write our own setting description.
We will also be reading this text in full in our reading for pleasure sessions.
Maths
In maths we will focus on place value, addition and subtraction.
The children will
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Count in 1000s, represent 4-digit numbers, partition 4-digit numbers, use number lines, say a number 1, 10, 100 or 1,000 more or less than any 4-digit number.
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Find missing numbers on number lines, estimate numbers on number lines, compare and order numbers to 10,000, round numbers to the nearest 1,000, 100 and 10.
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Add and subtract 1s, 10s, 100s and 1,000s, add and subtract two 4-digit numbers using the column method, learn how to find and use equivalent difference, and other mental methods, estimate answers to additions and subtractions, learn how to check strategies and apply our knowledge.
Science
The focus this half term is Electricity.
Children will:
Identify common appliances that run on electricity.
Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers.
Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit,
History
Anglo-Saxons
The children will learn:
- To know where the Anglo-Saxons came from and two famous Anglo-Saxons.
- To use a timeline to show when the Anglo-Saxons were in England.
- To know the link between Anglo-Saxons and Christianity
- To know Anglo-Saxons gave use many of the words that we use today
Art
Story telling through Art
The children will:
Explore how artists create sequenced drawings to share and tell stories.
Create a comic strip to retell poetry or prose through drawing.
Computing
We are software developers
In this unit, childre will learn to:
● develop an educational computer game using selection and repetition
● understand and use variables
● start to debug computer programs
● recognise the importance of user interface design, including consideration of input and output.
French
This year we are having a specialist teacher for our French lessons. Watch this space for the topics we will be covering.
Useful Websites
Here are some websites that you might find useful in supporting your child’s curiosity at home. Find more websites and resources on the Kids zone section of the website.
Useful websites
https://classroom.thenational.academy/year-groups/year-4
http://royalsociety.org/summerscience
https://www.childrensuniversity.co.uk/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize
Spelling with Emile – Improve Spelling in your school (emile-education.com)
In Year 4, children take part in a National Multiplication Tables check. You may find the following links as useful tools in ensuring their success with the check.
Online Times Tables Tests – TimesTables.me.uk
Multiplication Tables Check – Mathsframe
End of Year Expectations in full
Please click on the link below for recommended books for Year 4.