Welcome to the Year 4 webpage
On this page, you will find information about Year 4.
If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to speak to the class teacher.
Alternatively, you can contact school via email: enquiries@apj.wwpat.org
Year 4 Teaching Staff:
Miss H. Fenton (4F)
Mr. A. French (4Fr)
Y4 Teaching Assistants:
Mr. A. Constantinou
Ms. S. Hutchinson
MTC (Multiplication Tables Check)
Our Y4 children will be participating in the multiplication tables check (MTC) this term. The purpose of the check is to determine whether your child can fuently recall their times tables up to 12, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will also help us to identify if your child may need additional support. You can find out more about this national check by downloading the document below.
Y4 Long Term Plan
Below is our long term plan for all subjects. This shows the topics that will we cover across each half term.
Class Story
Three tiny, ancient beings - Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once revered as Guardians of the Wild World - wake from winter hibernation in their beloved ash tree home. When it is destroyed, they set off on an adventure to find more of their kind, a journey which takes them first into the deep countryside and then the heart of a city. Helped along the way by birds and animals, the trio search for a way to survive and thrive in a precious yet disappearing world ...
Our story this half term is The Infinite by Melissa Harrison.
English
Blue John is a magical story set in one of the Castleton Caverns in the Peak District. The Queen of Darkness makes a beautiful child from ice and fire, and says he must never leave her cave under Mam Tor. But when he sees children, he longs to be with them...
Blue John is our text this half term. We will be writing for a range of audiences and purposes linked to the book.
Science
We will be learning about how sound is made and how sounds travel. We will find out about how we can change the pitch and volume of sounds and what happens to sounds as they travel over distances. You can start your learning journey by watching this clip:
We will be learning about the parts of our ears and how we use our ears to hear sounds.
As we get older, our hearning changes. Have a look at this clip from Operation Ouch. Get an adult to work with you and check the sounds that you can both hear...or not!
You can also learn more about sound on the BBC website. Just click on the image below.
History
This half term, we will be working as historians to learn about Ancient Greece. We will be asking these key questions:
Who were the Ancient Greeks?
Why do we know so much about Ancient Greece?
How does the work of Ancient Greek Philosophers impact on our daily lives?
What were the most important achievements and advances of the Classical Golden Age?
You can start your learning journey by learning some facts about Ancient Greece with this clip:
Here is a world map showing where Greece is located. Can you use your geographical knowledge to explain where Greece is? Can you name the continents? Can you remember any of the seas or oceans?
Here is a closer version of a map of Ancient Greece with some of the key places we will be finding out about. Can you see why the Ancient Greeks had a very effective navy?
You can start your own research into the Ancient Greeks by clicking on the BBC logo below:
Reading
Reading is an essential part of the curriculum and opens up many other curriculum areas. We expect children to read at least three times a week at home. Some children may choose to read independently, which is completely fine, but it is also helpful for adults to check children understand the vocabulary within the text and understand the content of what they are reading.
Times tables
Children need to spend time at home practising their times tables. Children can prepare for the times table challenge and aim to achieve their best times. Don't forget to visit the Times Tables Rock Stars website to help them practise their tables and earn coins to promote their band! It is their challenge this year to top the leader board and help their band to win the Battle of the Bands.
Homework Menu
As part of our wider curriculum, children can also choose to complete homework from our homework menu (see below). Complete one, several or all of the tasks. The homework is optional; however, completing homework will allow children to take their learning further and share it with you at home. Once any tasks have been completed please bring them into school for us to look at or share with the class.
To click on the links, you will need to download the document. Let us know if you have any problems.
Spelling
These are the list of statutory words that children need to be able to read and spell by the end of Year 4. The moreyou practise the more you will know! You could practise these words at home by handwriting them, asking an adult to test you or using some of the spelling strategies we have learnt in school.
Other Useful Information
P.E.
Our PE days are Tuesday and Friday.
Please ensure that your child comes to school in their P.E. uniform on PE days.
Indoor Kit = plain white t-shirt, shorts or tracksuit bottoms and suitable shoes (pumps or trainers)
Outdoor Kit = tracksuit bottoms and warm jacket and shoes suitable for the outdoors (trainers)
Please remember that no jewellery should be worn and earrings MUST be removed by children before P.E. Long hair also needs to be tied back.
USEFUL WEBSITES:
This website has a good range of free games to practise phonics and decoding skills.
http://www.sentenceplay.co.uk/
This has a good range of games which support your child’s spelling and grammar skills.
This is a fun and competitive way for your child to learn their times tables. Look out for new competitions and challenges. Try to top your class leader board.
