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
Inter-Faith Week
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
This week was inter-faith week, a particular high point being our whole school inter-faith day on Tuesday. Afterwards, we created artwork in response to what we had learned, as well as writing explanations to go alongside it.
Running for Children In Need
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 were AMAZING today when they took on a twenty minute run for Children In Need. It was a long time to keep going but Year 4 did not give up. Some children managed more than 50 laps of the playground, stopping for five ‘bear-pees’ every five laps. Absolutely everyone put in an incredible effort - well done Year 4!
Investigating Sound
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
In science this week, Year 4 began their topic on sound. We made sounds in a variety of ways, using musical instruments, classroom objects and our voices, making careful observations about what we could see and feel. We established that sounds are caused by vibrations.
Maths Investigation
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 embraced the Whole School Maths Challenge today, exploring possible geometric shapes for a box to exactly hold 36 chocolates. They worked in pairs, using cubes and counters to test different ideas and found a variety of solutions, including a range of rectangles, a square, an equilateral triangle and even a rhombus!
DT - Pavilions
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Today we began building our pavilions which we have designed in DT. We used lolly sticks, straws and LOTS of card triangles - and it was quite a challenge! Year 4 really had to dig deep, persevere and show their resilience but we kept going and the pavilions are starting to take shape. Well done Year 4!
