Year 4

 

 

Dear Families,

 

Welcome back to Spring 1 of Year 4. We hope you had a relaxing, well-deserved break and celebrations over the Christmas period.

This half term promises to be an engaging and enriching period of learning, full of creativity, curiosity, and discovery. In History, pupils will study the Romans, exploring their invasions, daily life, and how their society compares to our own. In Computing, children will develop photo-editing skills, learning to change and retouch images, adjust composition, and spot fake or manipulated pictures. In Art, the focus will be on Painting and Mixed Media – Light and Dark, where pupils will explore still life paintings, experiment with tints and shades, and consider proportion and composition in their own work. In R.E., the class will investigate the question: “Does visiting the River Ganges make a person a better Sanatani?” examining beliefs, practices, and the significance of pilgrimage. This term offers an exciting mix of enquiry, creativity, and reflection across all subjects.

In summer term 1, children will under go a government based multiplication test. It is imperative that the children continue to practice their times tables as soon as possible. We will incorporate times table practice weekly during Maths lessons as well as provide homework on Sumdog. But we encourage parents to support children with practising at home. Furthermore, we have a added biweekly spelling practice on to Sumdog, which children will have 2 weeks to complete.

Below you’ll find the learning taking place over the next 6 weeks. You will also find the homework grid. Homework is now compulsory, so please encourage your child to complete some or all of the activities. You will find all the resources on the google classroom. Your children access this in class regularly so should be confident using it at home. Please don’t hesitate if you have any questions or queries to get in touch. 

Greek Day 

Websites:

https://www.timestables.co.uk/games/ 

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPINS56lDes 

 

Meet the Teacher Information

• Meet the teacher download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineMeet the teacher

Curriculum Letters

• Yr4 Spring 1 Curriculum Letter download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineYr4 Spring 1 Curriculum Letter

Homework Grids

• Art - tints-tones-and-shades-poster download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineArt - tints-tones-and-shades-poster
• Art Examples-food-still-life-paintings download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineArt Examples-food-still-life-paintings
• Comprehension download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineComprehension
• Computing Examples download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineComputing Examples
• Computing Printable Faces download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineComputing Printable Faces
• English Week 1 - Similes and Metaphors download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineEnglish Week 1 - Similes and Metaphors
• Maths Activity Sheet download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineMaths Activity Sheet
• The-Miraculous-Journey-of-Edward-Tulane---Text download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineThe-Miraculous-Journey-of-Edward-Tulane---Text
• Year 4 Homework Grid - Spring 1 download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineYear 4 Homework Grid - Spring 1

 

Useful Year 4 Resources

• check list for parents download_for_offline
  download_for_offlinecheck list for parents
• Features regularly used in English download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineFeatures regularly used in English
• First100 High Frequency Words - Precursive download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineFirst100 High Frequency Words - Precursive
• Year 3 and 4 Spellings download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineYear 3 and 4 Spellings
• Year 4 Recommended Reading List docx download_for_offline
  download_for_offlineYear 4 Recommended Reading List docx