Welcome to Year 4

Welcome to Year 4! What a fantastic start to the school year we have had already. It was lovely to see all the children return from the summer holidays looking happy, smart and ready to learn. I am very much looking forward to working with your children on some exciting topics this year. All information will be displayed under the tabs to the left. However, if there is anything you need to discuss which is not on here, please do not hesitate to contact me. I am very much looking forward to working with you in supporting your child.

.What We’re Learning This Term

English

• Character/Setting Description

• Biography

• Narrative Poetry

• Narrative (Opening Hooks)

• Diary

Maths

• Place Value

• Addition & Subtraction

• Area

• Multiplication & Division

Science

• Sound

• Electricity

History

• Romans

Geography

• Local Area Study

Design & Technology

• Mechanical Systems – Levers and Linkages

Art

• Painting & Collage – Alma Woodsey Thomas

RE

• Journey of Life and Death

• Spiritual Expression

PSHE

• Being Me in My World

• Celebrating Difference

Computing

• E-Safety

• Programming

Music

• Mamma Mia!

• Glockenspiel

PE​

• Dance

MFL (French)

• Numbers to 50

• Simple Phrases/Questions
   

Reading

Reading even for five minutes a day helps across all subjects. Please encourage daily reading and log it in your child’s diary. Reading books are changed weekly on a Monday matched to your child's reading ability and providing appropriate challenge. 
Please can Reading Diaries be in school every day.


P.E.

PE is on a Wednesday and Thursday. Children need:

• Shorts/joggers (weather depending)

• T-shirt (long/short sleeved)

• Spare socks and trainers
   

Hair must be tied back and earrings removed/covered (plasters provided by home). PE is a statutory requirement; non-participation requires a written note.