Welcome to Year 4
Year 4 Essential Information
Year 4 Curriculum Map
Year 4 Essential Information - Autumn 2
Welcome back! We hope all the children had a lovely half term break.
If you have any questions, please contact us both on
kirsty.moleele@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk and chloe.dakin@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk and one of us will reply as soon as we can.
Miss Dakin and Mrs Moleele
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. We ask that a parent or carer sign this off in the reading record and return the reading record to school each Tuesday. In Year 4, it is still extremely beneficial for your child to carry out some of their home reading with an adult, either reading aloud, being read to, or a combination of the two. This allows for you to discuss the book with your child too which will help boost their comprehension skills.
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, all ten words will be tested through dictated sentences.
Mathletics: This is to be completed every week – there will be new Mathletics tasks set each Friday with trickier tasks (those scoring less than 50%) being re-set. Please check if your child needs support with any re-set tasks.
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
Our PE days will be Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday mornings. Appropriate kit (trainers, black trousers/shorts with a white t-shirt and plain black jacket/jumper) must be worn on these days.
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 in the Autumn term.
- 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
States of Matter - Double Page Spreads
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
As we have now completed our science learning on states of matter, Year 4 have been creating double page spreads this week to showcase their knowledge and understanding. I was so impressed with what they produced - informative, detailed and beautifully presented. Well done Year 4!
Roman Shields
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 have made some brilliant Roman shields as part of their learning in history. Don’t they look fantastic?
Measuring Temperature
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Today in science we have been observing changes in temperature over time. Year 4 started with cups of ice and carefully measured the temperature using a thermometer at intervals over the school day. We then drew line graphs to present our findings.
Times Table Rockstars!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 all looked fantastic today on our TT Rockstars launch day. We all enjoyed practising on TT Rockstars and had a dramatic whole class arena battle to finish our times tables session. Congratulations to Jordan who came out on top as our class champion.
Welcome Back!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Welcome back to school!
Year 4 have had a brilliant first week and it has been a pleasure to spend time with them all.
In RE today we explored the idea of being ‘fishers of people’ and what that might have meant to the disciples.