Welcome to Year 4
Year 4 Essential Information
Year 4 Curriculum Map
Year 4 Essential Information - Autumn 1
Welcome to Year 4! It has been so lovely to welcome the children back from their summer breaks, full of their summer stories and ready to learn.
Our Year 4 team this year is Miss White, Miss Dakin and Miss McNamara.
Miss Dakin is the class teacher on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Miss White is the class teacher on Tuesdays and Fridays.
On Thursdays, Miss Dakin will teach in the morning and Miss White will teach in the afternoon.
Miss McNamara is Year 4 teaching assistant.
If you need to get in touch, please contact us on:
anna.white@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk and chloe.dakin@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk
It is always best to copy both class teachers into your communications with us, so that we are both aware of anything that is going on.
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Dakin and Miss White
Homework In Year 4
Reading: Reading helps children’s learning in a huge number of ways, including improving their vocabulary, developing the quality of their writing and building their comprehension skills. We expect children to read at home at least three times per week. Your child should record the books they have read in the green reading record and bring this to school for checking each Monday.
Spellings: A new spelling list will be sent home each Friday and should be practised regularly, in short bursts throughout the week, ready for a test on the following Friday. The children will also have some opportunities in class to practise. In the Friday test, five of the ten words will be tested, as individual words, and the new spellings for next week will be taught in a spelling lesson.
Times Tables Rock Stars: Using TTRS to practise times tables regularly at home is a very good idea. Just a three minute burst every day should see recall speeds continue to improve.
PE
PE Days this half term will be Wednesday and Friday. Please ensure that your child comes to school on those days dressed in PE kit including a pair of trainers.
Things to remember:
- All children should bring a named flask or bottle of water to school. This should be taken home and washed every day.
- Named pumps must be worn in school. Children should be able to tie laces quickly if they have lace-up pumps/outdoor shoes and pumps should be checked by a parent every half term to ensure they are in good condition to prevent trip hazards.
- Named, appropriate clothing for the weather should be brought every day – please ensure your child has a coat in school every day.
- School Policy is that, other than for religious reasons, children should not wear jewellery in school apart from a watch (smart watches are not allowed). These need to be removed for PE lessons.
Year 4 Class Blog
Murton Park Trip
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
What a brilliant day we had at Murton Park on Wednesday! Year 4 impressed us all with their extensive knowledge of the Vikings while they spend the day in role. They made tallow lamps out of clay; ground wheat to make bread; learned a Viking board game and underwent training to defend the Viking settlement from invaders!
Art - Dragon Eyes
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 had a brilliant day on Tuesday making dragon eyes from clay as part of our art curriculum.
DT - Textiles
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Today we have been working on our textiles skills as part of our learning in DT. Year 4 each designed and made a book sleeve including sewing on a button as a fastening. Don’t they look fantastic?
Class Celebration Event
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
We’d like to say a big thank you to all parents and carriers who were able to attend our class celebration event. Year 4 performed a French song and then shared their learning with their adults as well as reflecting on their memories of the year.
DT - Cooking - Adapting A Recipe
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
As part of Healthy Living Week, we always do our DT cooking units. In Year 4 we have been focusing on the skill of adapting a recipe. We made changes to a basic biscuit recipe to make it healthier and then made our biscuits, using the skills of weighing, mixing, shaping and cutting out. We also designed some fantastic packaging, considering how to make it appealing to our target audience.
