Year 4
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Mrs Sherston |
We are an inquisitive class who love learning about new things and try our best every day. In order for your child to be fully prepared please ensure they have all that they need in school, including correct uniform. We are brave and courageous in taking on new challenges and inquisitive in all our learning. We show respect to our school and peers by following the St Lawrence Learner Values and being the best we can be.
Our Topic is "Misty Mountain, Windy River"
Mighty mountains peak above the morning mists, imposing and eternal, rocky outcrops at their feet. We will be discovering how these giants are formed, as a fold or a block, a dome or a plateau. We will be following the water cycle’s course from peak to valley and meet the exceptional tribes of the hostile Himalayas. But look out. What’s that by that tree? Its footprints are huge. Have we found the Yeti?
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In English literacy we will be joining a very special rabbit on The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamilo.
A book that encourages the children to understand characters through inference and inspires emotive and descriptive writing.
In Guided Reading we will be reading The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo.
As we cross decades and continents following the love of a boy and a lion he encounters, we will step back into history and learn about a world very different from the one we know today.
In Maths, we are using the White Rose scheme for Year 4. This will be building on knowledge learned in prior years and supporting all levels, so that every child is able to progress.
For our RE lessons, we follow the Guildford Diocese recommended curriculum and our topic for this term is ‘Why do people make promises?’. This will look at the role of promises across different religions as well as what these mean to non-religious people.
We will be also working on other parts of the curriculum, so that everyone has a chance to shine.
The week of 8th – 12th June the children will take their Multiplication Test and the results will accompany the reports in summer.
The week of 18th – 19th June will be the Camp in school.
Art and DT Knoweldge Organiser
Misty Mountain Knowledge Organiser
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Homework:
Their homework in Year 4 is set every Tuesday to be completed for the Monday, if they attend homework club they will hand in before on a Friday and is as follows:
Spellings – the children will be taught a new spelling rule each week which we will practise daily in class using a variety of activities to help them to retain the pattern. They will have a test the following Monday. Please help your child by practising their spellings at home with them; they will be stuck into their homework diary on the ‘Spellings’ page.
Spag – will be to be set weekly for all children. They will receive their printed homework sheet in their homework exercise book. These will be provided at a level that is both accessible and challenging to each individual child.
Maths – these will be set work, challenges and times tables and to remind you, the children will be doing the DfE Multiplication Tables Check in June.
Reading – reading for pleasure is one of the most important things a child can do. Please listen to your child read at home – even if they are a fluent, independent reader –we would like 15 minutes per day and to be signed by you to show reading has been completed at home.
If your child cannot complete their homework at home, a lunch time Homework Club has been set up for them to do it at school. It is important that they all do the homework activities we set in order to supplement their learning in class.
Please look at the list below of recommended books to read with your child. Sharing books with them is something you can do regularly to support them in their learning.
Listen to your child read and read to them. Ask them questions about what they are reading: Do they understand all the language? Are they following the plot developments? Can they make predictions about the progression of the story? Have they understood what's being inferred by the author?
These books are recommendations only, not compulsory!
PE and Swimming:
On Tuesday afternoons, the children will be enjoying outdoor PE, following the Merton PE syllabus, building on social skills through active participation.
The children will continue to swim on a Tuesday Morning.
On Friday we will wear PE kits for some physical activities to make sure we remain active.