About this class
Year 4
Teaching and learning in Year 4 does not stand still. We are constantly striving to excite, challenge and motivate all pupils. If you would like to contact your child's class teachers, you are welcome to talk to them at drop off and pick up times or contact them at the school email address.
General Information
What do I need to bring to school?
Book Bag:
All children require a book bag which they will need to bring every day.
Water bottle:
All children to bring a clear plastic, medium sized, bottle of water. Please can we ask for no metal bottles.
Fruit & Snack:
Fruit is not provided in Year 4. The children should only bring pieces of fruit (grapes, strawberry, mango etc in a plastic pot are fine) to have as their snack at break time. On Fridays, we are happy for this to be a fruit based snack (yoghurt covered raisins etc) as an end of week treat.
Milk
If you would like your child to have a carton of milk at snack time, please order this through www.coolmilk.com.
Important information
PE Days:
Monday and Wednesday
Reading:
In school, we complete a range of reading activities throughout the week, including having a class book/s ongoing and a weekly book club session. The focus for these are continually extending the children’s sight vocabulary, developing reading fluency and comprehension of texts read. We are passionate about children developing a love of reading; we ask that families read with, hear their children read or encourage their child to read independently for the equivalent of approx. 1 and ½ hours weekly. We also value parent/ carer comments and parents signing their child’s reading diary. In KS2 the children should be regularly reflecting on the books they read in their reading diary.
In Year 4, the children can independently change their reading book regularly, filling in their reading diary and having a member of staff check it.
Phonics is still provided to those children who require it. Phonics is taught weekly in 30 minutes slots 3 x a week.
Timetables:
In Year 4, the children are expected to develop and strengthen their knowledge of their times tables. The children will have a weekly times table test on a Friday. They are to achieve 30/30 twice (under teachers discretion) and then they will move up to the next timetable.
The order of the times tables is as follows:
2,10,5,3,4,6,7,8,9,11,12, mixes
The children are given regular opportunities to access Times Table Rockstars, which allows them to practise and explore a range of times tables. The children are provided a log in and password, which is stuck in the front of their reading diaries. The class teacher is responsible for assigning children the correct times table they are learning.
By the end of year 4, the children are expected to recall all times tables facts from 1 to 12. In early June, the children will undertake the Government Statutory test of their times tables knowledge using an online resource. During the lead up to the test, the children are expected to use Times Table Rockstars on a very regular basis in and out of school. The results of this test will be sent home before the end of the summer term.
Home learning:
Following parent and carers feedback, we now send home a Homework Grid three times a year (Autumn, Spring and Summer terms). The grid includes: Weekly spelling, Reading advice and Maths activities. Alongside this, we share an overview of cross-curricular activities for the term. These give children the opportunity to choose which tasks they would like to complete. We set dates for when any completed work should be returned, and children are then given the chance to showcase their learning.
Beat Your Score:
If you wish to practise at home, your ‘Beat Your Score’ sheets can be found on the right side of this page.
Online Resources:
You will find your login details for the following site in your child’s reading diary.
My Maths: www.mymaths.co.uk
Times Tables Rockstars: www.ttrockstars.com
NumBots: www.numbots.com
EdShed: www.edshed.com
Language Angels: www.languageangels.com
Curriculum- Yearly overview of topics
Topics Covered Throughout the Year:
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