Year 4
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Mrs Sherston |
We are a class who inquisitive and resilient. We love learning about new things and always try our best every day.
Our Topic is 'Burps, Bottom and Bile'
Open wide – let’s take a look inside. We’re on a voyage of discovery to investigate the busy world inside your body. Do you have a toothy grin or a winning smile? Take dental impressions and test the effects of sugary substances on your pearly whites. Follow a tasty morsel as it makes its way through your digestive system, helped by some mouth-watering saliva. And don’t forget the importance of good hygiene at both ends. And whilst we’re talking business, could you recognise an animal just by its poo? Are you brave enough to take the challenge? Make a working model of the digestive system and use it to persuade others to eat healthily. Learn how to look after this marvellous belching, squelching, mixture making machine we call our body.
In English literacy we will be learning about how a small act can grow and make an amazing difference in our non-fiction book One Plastic Bag. 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.
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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.
We will be also working on other parts of the curriculum, so that everyone has a chance to shine.
Burps, Bottom and Bile Knowledge Organiser
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Homework:
Your child has been given a homework diary in which they will record their homework every week. We ask that you check and sign this each weekend at the bottom of that week’s page. Their homework in Year 4 is set every Monday to be completed for the following Monday, 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.
English Task – 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. They can also access tasks via spag.com. They should have their login for this but please request a new one if not.
Mathletics and Time Tables Rock Stars – these will be set to reinforce the learning the children are doing in class and are tailored to the individual child’s needs. (Just 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 – and sign their Homework Diary in the ‘Reading’ section once a week. You may also add comments or ask questions here.
It is important that they all do the homework activities we set in order to supplement their learning in class.
If the children would like to explore the topic further and earn extra house points, they can complete one or more of our fun and interesting activities from the Playlist Homework grid below.
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:
Until the week beginning the 5th May, there will be no swimming the children will have PE on Monday and Friday.
The children will have PE on Monday and swim on Wednesday.
The children will be having swimming lessons in our pool, in groups of 10 or less.
On Monday afternoons the children will be doing outside PE.
Due to ongoing timetable updates, please keep a close eye on class dojo.