Maths
We will start this half term by focusing on place value up on numbers up to 10,000. We will then be moving on to addition and subtraction of 4-digit numbers.
In Year 4, the children will be required to perform a times tables assessment at the end of the year. They will be tested on a set of random calculations from the 1-12 x tables. Any extra practice at home would be greatly appreciated. Times Tables Rockstars is a fantastic app to use and passwords will be sent home with the children.
English
This half term, we will be starting with a book called 'The King who banned the dark’. This will be used as inspiration for children to plan, draft and write their own narrative. Pupils will also be writing setting descriptions, diary entries as well as participating in role plays and developing their reading skills such as predicting and inferring information. We will then be focusing on 'The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane’.
Spellings
A new list will be given to the children each Monday and they will be tested every Friday. Please look on the class page for each week’s spelling rule and list.
Reading
It is essential that children in Year 4 continue to practise their reading skills every day.
Children take part in VIPERS reading sessions twice a week. This means the children will be focusing on Vocabulary, Inference, Prediction, Explain, Retrieval and Summary skills. The children will practise these skills through texts, pictures and videos. In addition, children can choose a book from the class book corner, which is to stay in school and from the school library, which they are free to take home and return once finished. Home reading books are sent home on Monday and must be returned the following Monday with a signed reading record.
Homework
You will find the homework activity on the class page. This will be set on a Monday, and it is to be handed in the following Monday, completed in the Homework book.
Cross-Curricular Topic
Our History topic this term is the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings. Throughout this unit of work, the children will be developing both their geographical and historical knowledge. Throughout the first half term, we will be looking at the invasions of the Anglo-Saxons, their settlements and impact on life today. We will also be looking at the life of an Anglo-Saxon and their religious beliefs and conversion to Christianity.
Science
This half term our Science topic is ‘Grouping living things and their habitats’. Children will be able to group a range of animals based on their characteristics, create their own classification keys and explore ways in which we could improve our local environment.
P.E.
The pupils will receive two PE sessions a week. These will be on a Monday morning with the Larch teaching team and on a Tuesday morning with the sports coach. Please ensure their kit is weather dependent i.e. tracksuit bottoms/jogging bottoms when the weather is colder.
Kind regards,
Mr. Beck and the Year 4 team.
