Year 4
Spring term
Welcome back!
We hope you had a wonderful Christmas, spending time with family and enjoying some much-needed rest! As we start our second term, we want the children to embrace their year 4 journey and strive to achieve the best they can be. This will be through determination and perseverance which I know the children will show daily.
Our Year 4 team:
- Class Teacher: Miss Atkinson (Miss Pope on Monday)
- Class LSAs: Mrs Bodi
- PPA cover: Miss Pope
Below, you’ll find a sample copy of our weekly timetable. While we aim to stick to it, occasional changes may happen to accommodate special activities or events.
English: Our literacy texts include Dreamgiver and The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane. Our writing focus will be on learning how to write an informal letter and a narrative fantasy.
Maths: This term our learning includes Area, fractions and decimals. In addition, we will still be practising our timetables up to 12x12.
Science: Our focus is on Living things and their habitats. Creating classification keys and learning about invertebrates and vertebrates.
RE: Following the Emmanuel Project scheme our topics this term includes Hinduism: Dharma and Christianity: Mission.
Geography (Spring Term 1): Within this topic we will be exploring Rivers, thinking about what they are and how they are used.
History (Spring Term 2): The children will be exploring the Tudors during spring term 2. They will be learning about Tudor life, King Henry VIII and his Wives, and we have a trip to Milden Hall to learn about life on a Tudor farm.
DT (Spring 1) / Art (Spring term 2): This half-term the children will focus on food in Design and Technology and 3D art next half term. In DT the children will be making biscuits and in Art the children will be making 3D
French: Our topics this term are Les fetes (festivals and commands) and Ou vas Tu? (French cities and weather).
Music: We will be looking at changes in in pitch, tempo and dynamics.
PSHE: Our learning this includes growing and changing and computer safety.
Computing: Our learning this term is Photo editing.
PE: In PE the children will be learning Hockey, and tennis. The children will also have forest school for spring term 1.
A few reminders of our expectations whilst at school. Firstly, the children should not be bringing to school any toys, stationary or electronics. We provide all the equipment the children will need for their school day.
Secondly, snacks at break time should be fruits or vegetables only.
As always, we’re here to support you. Feel free to catch us at the classroom door before or after school for any quick queries. For more in-depth discussions, we’re happy to arrange a meeting.
