Welcome to Year 4’s homepage!
Year 4 is an exciting year in which the children will continue to develop their independence in learning, both at home and school. We will focus on a variety of history topics across the year such as Ancient Greece, the Romans, and Shakespearean London, as well as celebrating Black History Month. Year 4 will also learn about the rivers, earthquakes, and volcanoes in geography lessons. In science, we will investigate living things and their habitats, humans, sounds, electricity and states of matter.
We will also have a big focus on times tables in Year 4! Over the year, the children will work on improving their fluency and confidence in recalling multiplication facts up to 12 x 12. Please help them to practise these at home on Times Tables Rock stars.
Please make sure that children are reading every day at home. Reading records will need to be brought in once a week so they can be checked. All records must be returned with a comment in the log books. Homework will be set on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday.
Thank you for your support with reading and learning at home.
Have a look at our class blog to see what we have been learning.
Year Four Team!
Class Teacher: Ms Di Blasi
Teaching Assistants: Ms Clayton and Mrs Gashi, Mrs Ghalem
Timetable
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| Reading folder to be brought in | Art | Homework to be brought in Swimming (chn to bring kit to school in a bag) | Recorders to be brought in | Homework is given out |
Spring 1
In Writing, pupils will focus on non-fiction texts, particularly newspaper reports and persuasive writing. They will learn how to organise paragraphs around a theme, use appropriate nouns and pronouns for cohesion, and apply key grammatical features such as fronted adverbials, direct speech punctuation, present perfect tense and expanded noun phrases. Children will plan, draft, edit and publish their own newspaper report before moving on to creating a travel leaflet using persuasive language and clear organisational features.
In Maths, pupils will consolidate and extend their understanding of multiplication and division, including multiplying and dividing by 10 and 100, factor pairs, written methods and problem-solving. They will also learn about length, perimeter and fractions, using practical resources to support understanding.
In Science, children will study Sound, exploring how sounds are made, how vibrations travel, and how pitch and volume change through investigations and observations.
In Geography, pupils will learn about rivers and the water cycle, including following the River Thames from source to mouth, understanding how rivers are used, and developing map skills.
In RE, the focus will Hinduism, exploring how Hindus worship at home and in the mandir, the importance of symbols, images and pilgrimage.
Autumn 2
In Maths, we are building on our number knowledge by exploring addition and subtraction, as well as beginning to learn about multiplication and division. Students will be practising different strategies to solve problems and developing their fluency with times tables.
In Writing, we are focusing on narratives and explanation texts. Students will be using descriptive language to engage their readers and learning how to clearly explain processes and ideas through their writing.
In Science, our topic is Animals, including Humans. We’ll be learning about nutrition, the human skeleton, and how muscles and bones work together to help us move.
In Geography, we are investigating North and South America. Students will explore what these continents look like in different parts, including their physical features, climates, and cultures.
We’re looking forward to another term filled with curiosity, creativity, and courage in our learning!
Autumn 1
This half term, Year 4 will write emotional letters and adventure narratives with Ancient Greek settings, inspired by Greek myths. We will explore how to capture our reader’s attention and choose ambitious language for effect.
In maths, we will revise our understanding of place value, building on the 3-digit numbers we worked on in Year 3 to learn about 4-digit numbers. We will represent 4-digit numbers in different ways, partition them, order and compare them. We will also practise key skills such as rounding to the nearest 10 and 100 and learn Roman Numerals. We will also develop our understanding of addition and subtraction, using both mental and written methods.
This half term, Year 4’s history topic is Ancient Greeks and we will be answering the big question: How did the Ancient Greeks shape our modern democracy? We will be using a range of sources and artefacts to build a broader picture of the Ancient Greece, its impact on Britain and continued legacy and influence today.
In science, our focus is ‘Living things and their habitats’. We will be identifying and classifying a variety of living things in our local and wider environment.