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
French Day!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
We have had a great day celebrating all things France today. The children looked brilliant in their red, white and blue outfits, had a lovely petit déjeuner and sounded wonderful when performing 'Brille, Brille Petit Étoile' (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star!), alongside Year 3 in Celebration Assembly this afternoon. Ask them to give you a rendition at home! (There is a video with the lyrics on Youtube, search for Language Angels). We also learned some Christmas related words in French, which we very much enjoyed. Thank you for your support towards this special day!
We have added a Christmas letterbox to our classroom for any Christmas cards the children would like to send to each other next week.
Illustrating Our Own Adventure Stories!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Over a number of weeks, we have been working hard on a project involving both writing and art. Our exploration of the book 'The Whale' by Ethan and Vita Murrow led us to discover how illustration alone can tell a story. We considered how this was so, finding that different shading, drawing techniques or materials used can create different effects, which in turn can determine the mood or tone of a drawing. After using ‘The Whale’ as our modelled story in English, we created our own narrative in the form of an adventure story. We then chose three poignant scenes to illustrate, expressing both movement and emotion using our learned drawing techniques. The finished results were an excellent show of skill, perseverance and imagination. Well done, Year 4!
Science - Investigating Pitch
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 have been pattern seeking this week! They have been investigating pitch as part of their science learning on sound.
Roman Day at Murton Park!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
The children had a wonderful (if a little chilly!) day at Murton Park further exploring The Romans!
The Whale
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
This week, we began our new English focus, 'The Whale' by Ethan and Vita Murrow. This beautiful book explores storytelling through illustration, which we will be exploring through both our English and our art sessions this half term. We have started off by revisiting our prior knowledge of drawing skills, before investigating sketching techniques and the effect of different media. Next, we will study a range of work by artists of a similar style, including Shaun Tan, before creating our own illustrations to share our own stories. To be continued!
