Welcome to Year 4 2023

Welcome back to the new school year and to Year 4! the Year 4 team are looking forward to getting to know you all and starting our exciting year together! Please find below some useful information about Year 4.

The teachers in Year 4 are: Mrs Harrison, Miss Jackson and Mr Toms 
The main adults who support teaching and learning in Year 4 are: Miss Murray, Mrs Cooper and Mrs Truman 

Home-learning:

• Maths, times tables will be allocated weekly for your child's X table Olympics. 

• Reading: Please try to encourage/listen to your child read at least 3 times a week, note this down in your child's reading diary. 

• Our PE day is Wednesday (we will do an indoor and an outdoor session on this day) and children will need to come to school in their PE kits on this day. Please make sure you are wearing the correct PE uniform of black shorts or trousers, a white top and a black hooded jacket.

Autumn 1

Our Learning Journey for this term is a Science and Geography topic called 'Where do the rivers go?'. The children will be learning about solids, liquids and gases, the water cycle and rivers. Our English will be tied to this and we will be reading a wonderful story all about the Water Cycle called Rhythm of the Rain. In maths, we will be getting to grips with place value and our understanding of number. We will also be creating some wonderful watercolour paintings in art, again linked to the concept of rivers and the water cycle.

If you have any questions about your child's time in Year 4 then please don't hesitate to get in contact with us via Class Dojo or through the school office. 

The Year 4 Team

Spring Term

This term we are learning about 'How the Ancient Greeks changed the world we live' in through our History topic. In our English lessons, we will read Greek myths and write an alternative ending to Daedalus and Icarus. In Maths, we will learn about multiplication and division, fraction and decimals and measurements. In Religious Education, we will be learning about how music is used in different religions. In French, children will be learning about different places in town, asking for and giving directions and transport. In Art, we will be learning about Picasso through our Cubism topic. In our PSHRE lessons, we will continue to learn about positive relationships and keeping safe. 

We also are looking forward to Time Travelling at Southwell Minster.