Year 4
Our Amazing Teaching Staff:
Our Amazing Support Staff:
Look what we have been up to recently...
Last half term, our topic Vampires and Voyagers so we learnt all about Whitby and wrote our own stories based on Dracula.
In computing, welearnt all about search engines. We discussed how people can search efficeintly using specific words. We even learnt that every search engine has it's own web crawler programme to search the web so every engine brings different results.
In geography we have used maps to explore Whitby. We looked at human and physical features. Whilst exploring Whitby, we recordrd informatoin about land use and discovered tourism was the most popular use of land.
Finally, 4 Griffin and 4 Dragons have enjoyed learning the guitars with Mrs Atack.
Look at some of our pictures...
In Y4 we will be learning...
This year we will be studying 6 different topics. An overview/breakdown of these can be found below...
Y4 Curriculum Overview 23-24 - Link
This term we will be studying...
A unit of work looking at Living Things & Habitats
Homework Information
Each week your child will be set homework in the following areas:
- Reading - (see below)
- Spelling - (see below to download a spare copy)
- Topic Based Homwork (topic web)
Reading at Home
Children will be expected to complete reading at home to an adult. The expected amount is at least 3 reads of 15 minutes per week it is vital that your child completes this as it supports the learning that takes place in the classroom
All reading at home should be recorded in the reading log book so that children can earn rewards for their efforts.
Spelling Homework Packs
Your child will be given appropriate sheets from these lists of words:
Topic Homework
Each half term children will be given a 'topic web' (see image below). This 'web' calls for a variety of skills to be used from across the curriculum. All of the suggested ideas link to our current topic and should be tackled over the course of the half term. (Hand each piece in as it is completed). This homework is designed to enable families to tackle homework at their own pace helping pupils maintain a broad and balanced homework currciulm whilst supporting their mental health and wellbeing.
Download your homework sheet here.
Further Homework Support
Purple Mash is a fantastic resource that allows your child to word process, create images, create code and much much more. Every child has a login for Purple Mash and this can be used both at school and at home. Please click on the image above to link to this site.
Please ask your child's teacher if you require a new username and password.
Additional times table challenges can be created from the website below.
http://www.timestables.me.uk/
More online games to support learning
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/
Important Dates
PE Days:
4 Dragon - P.E. with Mrs Harpur on a Wednesday and Thursday.
4 Unicorns - P.E. with Mrs Harpur on a Wednesday
4 Griffin - P.E. with Elite on a Wednesday
All Year 4 Children will need to wear PE kit on their PE day to save changing at school.
Further Important dates:
08-01-21 - INSET DAY
09-01-24 - School starts on Tuesday
09-01-24 - Children in choir attending Young Voices at Sheffield Arena
25-01-24 - Greek Workshop in school
09-02-24 - Friday - End of term
