Welcome to Year 4
Year 4 Essential Information
Year 4 Curriculum Map
Year 4 Essential Information - Autumn 2
Welcome back! We hope all the children had a lovely half term break.
If you have any questions, please contact us both on
kirsty.moleele@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk and chloe.dakin@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk and one of us will reply as soon as we can.
Miss Dakin and Mrs Moleele
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. We ask that a parent or carer sign this off in the reading record and return the reading record to school each Tuesday. In Year 4, it is still extremely beneficial for your child to carry out some of their home reading with an adult, either reading aloud, being read to, or a combination of the two. This allows for you to discuss the book with your child too which will help boost their comprehension skills.
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, all ten words will be tested through dictated sentences.
Mathletics: This is to be completed every week – there will be new Mathletics tasks set each Friday with trickier tasks (those scoring less than 50%) being re-set. Please check if your child needs support with any re-set tasks.
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
Our PE days will be Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday mornings. Appropriate kit (trainers, black trousers/shorts with a white t-shirt and plain black jacket/jumper) must be worn on these days.
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 in the Autumn term.
- 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
Class Collective Worship
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
It's been a particularly busy week in Year 4 with the children being taught by both me, and Miss Hamilton, who is really enjoying getting to know them, not to mention Mrs Starkey and Mrs Whitehead! But as usual, they have taken it all in their stride and done some super learning, from the geography of Scandinavia to the artwork of Edvard Munch to some very dramatic Anglo-Saxon story planning!
However, the high point of the week had to be Wednesday's collective worship all about the Christian value of hope. With so many of you able to join us for it, we're sure you'll agree that they did an amazing job, projecting their voices, creating imaginative role plays to support the aim of the worship and writing such thoughtful prayers. Well done, Year 4 - be very proud of yourselves!
5Ks Treasure Hunt
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
This week, the children were continuing with their Sikhism learning, finding out about what the 5Ks are and what they mean to Sikhs now. However, it wasn't as easy as being told the information though - the children had to hunt for jigsaw pieces around the room first! They did a great job and worked really well as a team to succeed. Year 4, can you remember what each of the 5Ks were to tell your adults?
Sew Good!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
We've had a great week this week and after lots of effort and determination, the children finished the book covers that they have been making in DT for the last few weeks! I'm sure you'll agree that they have done a super job - sewing is never easy but these look lovely and are all fit for purpose so I look forward to seeing them in class, filled with the children's reading matter over the next couple of weeks!
Change to Collective Worship Time 1st Feb
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Hi everyone,
Apologies for the change of information and any confusion - just to make you aware, as has been in Mr Dalrymple's newsletter, the Year 4 class collective worship on 1st February. will be at 2.45 and NOT at 9.30 due to some of our children going swimming on a Wednesday morning. I had changed the time on my newsletter but forgotten to draw attention to it so I hope I haven't caused any inconvenience and that you are still able to come. We look forward to seeing you at 2.45 if you are able to make it. Thanks. Mrs Fountain.
Maths Bugs
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
We have been learning about factors in maths this week – we know that factors are numbers multiplied together to make a given number and…I wonder if your child can tell you a word beginning with ‘I’ that all factors also have to be! This afternoon, we even made some creepy, crawly factor bugs for the wall to help us remember what factors are! There were some great bugs - here are some of the most exotic-looking!
