Welcome to Y4!

General Information

Staff:

Teachers: Mr Briggs and Miss Paterson

Teaching Assistants: Miss Johnson and Miss Jones

P.E:

Children will come to school dressed in their uniform and will bring their PE kit in a labelled bag.

Some PE sessions will take place outside unless there are extreme weather conditions i.e. ice, snow or heavy rain.

Please ensure they have the appropriate kit e.g. jogging bottoms/leggings and a jumper/hoodie.

Homework:

Home learning menus are given out at the start of every half term highlighting activities and projects the children can complete based on their current topic.

Each half term, children will be encouraged to complete homework from a 'homework menu' from their class teacher. This will be a range of activities relating to their current topic that parents can complete with their children.

Please do share photographs of your children carrying out the tasks by sharing them with the year group's Twitter page. 

Subject Knowledge Organisers

For more information around subject coverage, knowledge and skills, head on over to our Foundation Subjects section on the website which can be found here.

Topics covered:

Spring 1

Great Britain?

In our new topic Great Britain? We will be exploring the 4 countries that make up Great Britain. We will be looking at what makes each country unique and consider the key features and landmarks from each one. In DT we will become engineers and will be building our bridges and testing whether they can transport a model car across it! Our science topic is electricity and will give us an opportunity to build and test our own circuits as well as making sure we are safe around electricity!

Our main book for this term will be House with the Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson. We are really excited to read this book as we will eventually have an opportunity to meet Sophie Anderson and ask her lots of questions about her book. We cannot wait to get started with our learning this term! 

We cannot wait to start our new topic!

Books to enjoy at home!

Spring 1

How It Works: Electricity by Victoria Williams

Electricity is the power behind smartphones and thunderstorms and vacuum cleaners. It lights up our homes and cooks our food, but what IS it and where does it come from? Lift the flaps and try some simple experiments to find out.

The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

Forbidden to leave her island, Isabella dreams of the faraway lands her cartographer father once mapped.

When her friend disappears, she volunteers to guide the search. The world beyond the walls is a monster-filled wasteland – and beneath the dry rivers and smoking mountains, a fire demon is stirring from its sleep.

Soon, following her map, her heart and an ancient myth, Isabella discovers the true end of her journey: to save the island itself.

All About England by Susan Harrison

This book is filled with fascinating facts and pictures to help explore the different elements that make the United Kingdom a great place to live, visit and learn about.