Year 4
Welcome to Year 4!
Welcome to Year 4, where lots of fun and exciting learning takes place. Miss Pennington is our class teacher and in the mornings we are joined by Miss Ryan. On this page you will find our class news and any other important information for the year.
Autumn 2019
In literacy this term we will be starting by reading Ted Hughes famous book 'The Iron Man' where we will look at describing our own metal monster and a hero/villain imaginative story. We will also write instructions and explanations for a chosen thing. Whilst in poetry we will be studying some humourous poems. After half term we will be picking apart C.S Lewis' book The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, which will link to our history topic which is WW2. Continuing the literacy links we will be writing letters, both formal and informal, and looking at image poetry.
In maths, the focus will be on place value to start, then when confident we will move onto addition and subtraction. Later on we will start multiplication and division.
In science, we will investigate sound: how it is made and how it travels to our ears, followed by states of matter and how states chamge.
In computing, we be making our own word processed piece of information whilst also discussing the importance of stafying safe online. After half tewrm, we will be having some fun with coding on scratch to make a quiz.
In RE, we will be looking at the Bible in particular discussing important parables from the old testament and their teachings. Then, we will look at how important people showed their trust in God and how we can follow their lead in our own lives.
In PE, we are very fortunate to have Scott come in and do some tag rugby with us for the first half term, followed by gymnastics and we will be starting our swimming sessions too.
In Geography and History, our first topic is 'How and why is my local area changing?' which will involve an in-depth study of Kendal in the past and present. Followed by our history topic 'How did WW2 affect our local area and its people?' again linking it to our local area.
In Art and DT, we will start by looking at European Art and Artists, followed by making some seasonal stockings on the run up to christmas.
All this information is on our class curiculum map.
Swimming
On Friday mornings we all go swimming to Kendal Lesiure Centre, Rob our instructor has sorted us into groups and we get to work on our skills each week. Please ensure you remember your towel, costume and goggles, as well as a snack to eat afterwards. This will run until the end of Spring term.
Reading and Homework
Children will be awarded a gold star for reading at least three times a week. They should bring in their home-reading books everyday, which will be checked regularly. It is important that we develop a love of reading, we want them to enjoy reading and sharing books with you. Please can parents write a message in their records to confirm they have been reading.
Homework will be handed out on a Friday each week and should be returned the following Tuesday. It will be something they have covered in the week or may be to prepare them for the following week, if your child needs help please ensure they see me on Monday so I can help them. There is also the Rmeasimaths programme and Timestables Rockstars website, which they can use at home, it would be very useful if they could log on at least once a week and do a session.
Rewards
Rewards will be given out to children who are demonstrating good values and behaviour. Also, rewards will be given to those who are showing perseverance, team work and being a good friend, which are some of our class targets . We have a weekly prize box for those children who have earned 10 gold stars a week.
Timetables Check
In June 2020, the new Year 4 multiplication tables check will become statutory. Your child will need to take a short online test to make sure their times tables knowledge is at the expected level. We will be doing lots of practice in class but it is also important that you regularly have a go at home. Each child has their own login for Timetables Rockstars which is a great programme to use.