Welcome to Year 4

Miss Mackenzie.

Spring Term 1

Key information for our class is below.

Regular Routines

  • What to bring to school each day - Lunch box (unless your child is having a school lunch), water bottle and their home learning pack (reading book, reading log, spellings)
  • PE - Monday and Thursday (Please come to school in PE kit - black/grey joggers/leggings or cycling shorts/shorts if the weather is warm, trainers.  TOP HALF AS NORMAL FOR SCHOOL UNIFORM - polo shirt and school sweatshirt/cardigan.

Home learning

  • Please read with your child at least three times each week. We have updated reading logs for you and your children to complete together.
  • Spellings will be given weekly. The words will be from the year 4 statutory spelling list, from words links to year 4 topics and grammar rules.

Thank you for reading. If you have any queries, please contact the school office.

Spring 1 Curriculum

  • Maths: Lots of multiplication this half term! Looking at the relationship between the 3 and 6 times table, 9 times table, 7 times table. Then looking at multiplicative structures and the distributive law.
  • Writing: Our class texts this half term is Varjak Paw by SF Said. We will complete a non-fiction family profile and then some narrative writing, creating their own chapter.
  • Reading: We are following a new scheme called 'Destination Reader' where there is a big focus on developing overall learning behaviours, the love and joy of reading as well as the key skills needed for comprehension. 
  • Science: The digestive system and teeth.
  • Geography: How far has your food travelled? Looking at land use across Europe and food miles.
  • PHSE: 'Keeping safe'.
  • Computing: Creating media, audio production.
  • PE: Dance with Megan and cricket with Katie!
  • RE: Islam.