Welcome to Year 4!
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We have two classes: 4A and 4L. 4A are taught by Miss Attrup with the support of Mrs Urquhart and 4L are taught by Mr Larkin with the support of Miss Butlin. We are always at the door at drop off and pick up time, so please do ask us questions or speak to us about any issues at those times. We want the best for our children so if you do have any questions or concerns and would like to arrange a telephone call or meeting, please do get in touch and we would be happy to coordinate.
At the end of Y4, our children will sit a MTC (Multiplication Times Table Check) and so we would love your support in helping your children to learn their multiplications. We recommend logging onto Times Table Rockstars at least 3 times a week and completing a Soundcheck. A Soundcheck is the most similar form of test to the MTC and so the more experience they have of completing these tests, the easier they should find the MTC and the less anxious they should feel about it too!
We also want all of the children to love reading. Please do try to listen to your children read at least 3 times a week at home. The more experience they have of reading aloud, and sounding out more challenging words, the more fluent and confident they will become. Reading can come in any form: chapter books, newspaper articles, takeaway menus, match reports… Find what they love to read and celebrate their achievements!
Our P.E. days are:
4A – Thursday and Friday
4L – Wednesday and Thursday
Homework will go home on Friday and will need to be completed by Wednesday.
Times tables and spellings to go home Friday ready for a test on Monday.
English
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In English, our book for this half term is The Railway Children. We have chosen this book as it is classic that links to our topic so will benefit the children through cross-curricular links. We will use this book as a stimulus to learn about the structure and grammar used in a range of genres. This will help the children in creating long-form written work including a persuasive letter, poetry and a narrative.
Maths
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In Maths, we’ll be focussing on decimals and fractions, looking at tenths and hundredths. We aim for the children to be confident in converting decimals into fractions and vice versa. Then, we will be moving on to explore money. In these lessons, we will be converting between pounds and pence, using calculation and estimation. Finally, we will end the half term by learning about time on an analogue and digital clock.
History and Geography
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This term we will be exploring our new topic of ‘All Aboard’ through history, geography and Design Technology. We will be looking at the development of the railways, travelling in Victorian times and considering why travelling on the railways would be a great experience.
Science
Our last topic for science was Land, Sea and Sky. This is a geography and science based topic and so we will be looking at maps and learning how to interpret geographical features before learning about the water cycle and water animals and their habitats. Our trip to the Horniman Museum will be a lovely opportunity for the children to share their knowledge so far and develop their learning further.
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