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
Our Finished Products!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
We have now finished making our fabulous slingshot cars! We have tested them to ensure that that the slingshot mechanisms are working properly and have each completed an evaluation of our finished product. Don’t they look fantastic?
DT - Slingshot Cars
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 really enjoyed a focussed day of DT yesterday. First, we built the chassis and launch mechanism for our slingshot cars. We then spent some time researching different car shapes before designing our own, considering the use of aerodynamics to reduce air resistance. We began building the bodies of our cars in the afternoon...watch this space for the finished products!
Science - Measuring Temperature
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 used thermometers today to accurately measure the temperature of a cup of ice as it changed over time. We then used the data we collected to draw line graphs. Well done Year 4!
Fun in PE!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
During this first half term of Year 4, the children have been enjoying taking part in their two PE lessons per week of fitness and ball skills. In ball skills, we have been focussing on some key vocabulary including: tracking, collecting, accuracy, consistency, possession, dribbling, attacking and defending.
The Princess and the Pea
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
The children completed their first independent write of year 4 this week, where they wrote a diary entry of a Gladiator following a battle. Today, we have begun our next writing project, focussing on the book 'The Princess and the Pea' by Lauren Child. In our first 'plot point', the children used adjectives, a time adverbial, speech punctuation and an added dose of alliteration! Highlights of our added alliteration were, 'a powerful potion' and 'a special sunset'. Well done, Year 4!
