Adults in Year 4
Class 4JG Teachers – Mrs Jones and Miss Green
Class 4JG Teaching Assistant – Mrs Townend
Class 4D Teacher – Miss Davidson
Class 4D Teaching Assistant – Mrs Phillips
Mathematics
- Recall multiplication & division facts up to 12 x 12; mental maths focus.
- Recognise place value of each digit in a 4 digit number; multiply/divide mentally.
- Round numbers to nearest 10, 100 or 1000; order & compare nos. up to 5 digits.
- Add and subtract numbers up to four digits using written and mental methods.
- Multiply 2 & 3 digits by 1 digit, using formal written layout.
- Solve two step word problems in contexts for all operations.
- Compare/classify geometric shapes; calculate perimeter & area.
- Convert between units of measures; analogue & digital time.
- Understand & solve problems involving fractions & equivalents.
- Describe positions on a 2D grid as coordinate in first & second quadrants.
- Identify different types of angles, compare and order angles.
- Interpret & present data. Solve problems using information in graphs & tables.
English
- Characters and settings – how they are described.
- Identifying different types of texts and features of non-fiction texts.
- Information posters and texts
- Diary writing
- Developing understanding of spellings, grammar and punctuation.
- Using VIPERS to read and understand texts in more detail.
Science and Outdoor Learning
- Electricity
- States of Matter
- Habitats
- Year group garden
Geography
- Continents, countries and counties.
- Map work
History
Roman Britain
- Why did the Romans invade Britain & what is the legacy of this invasion?
- Why did the Romans almost lose control of Britain?
- What did the Romans do whilst they were in Britain?
- Roman Day Friday 7th November
Religious Education
Learning about and from religion through the use of questions:
- How special is the relationship Christians & Jews have with God?
- What is the most significant part of the nativity story for Christians today?
Music
- Use and understand staff and other musical notations.
- Learning about how to improvise and compose music for a range of purposes.
- Understand how pulse, rhythm and pitch work together to create music.
- Learn and perform a song.
Physical Education
- Basketball & Touch Rugby
- Dance (Iron Man) and Gym (Rocking and Rolling)
School PE kit should be worn on a Monday and Wednesday.
Art
- Roman mosaics
- Observational drawing
- Dragon Eye
Art activities – Please keep an old shirt or apron in school at all times.
Design and Technology
- Pumpkin Soup – we plan to use our homegrown pumpkins to make soup on Thursday 13th November
- Build an ‘Iron Man’ head using paper strengthening techniques and including an electrical circuit.
Computing
- On-line Safety & Project Evolve
- Digital Exploration & Imagery; creating animations
- Basic word processing skills
- Coding – Scratch
PSHE
- Class rules & optional Manifesto
- Being me in my world
- Celebrating difference
- On-line Safety and Evolve (linked with Computing)
French
- Greetings
- Numbers
- Asking questions and giving answers; classroom objects.
P4C (Philosophy for Children)
- P4C themes will vary according to the concepts and topics we are focusing on in class. With the teacher as facilitator, the children will be working collaboratively to create and answer questions, give reasons for opinions and discuss the validity of those opinions, develop a sense of trust, tolerance and fair-mindedness and to promote reflective thinking.
Homework
- Times tables (20 mins a week) Times table tests every other Wednesday.
- Spelling homework, (10 mins a week) given on a Thursday and to be handed in on Tuesday.
- Reading (5 times a week, at least one with an adult). Minimum 10 mins to be recorded in Homework Diary, indicating which day your child read to an adult.
- Curriculum Homework (20-25 minutes a week). This will cover various subjects such as Reading Comprehension, Maths Calculations, History/ Geography Quiz or Task, Science Quiz or Task, Arts Quiz or Task, Games Week, Half Term Review.
Please check your child’s homework diary regularly and sign it at the end of each week.
Key Dates
Harvest Festival – Friday 10th October @ 2.15pm
Parents’ Evening – Mrs Jones Monday 6th , Tuesday 7th & Tuesday 14th October
Miss Davidson Monday 6th & Wednesday 8th October
Autumn Harvest Celebration held at Wellington College – Tuesday 21st October
Road Safety Workshop – Thursday 23rd October (School Hall)
Roman Day – Friday 7th November
Pumpkin Soup Day – Thursday 13th November
Minstead Parents’ Drop-in Session – TBC
Decoration Day – Friday 5th December
Christmas Fayre – Friday 12th December
Carol Service – Thursday 18th December