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Year 4

Welcome

                      Year 4
Mr Emes 4E              Mrs Smith 4S
emesg@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk smithb@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk

 

Other familiar faces to our classrooms:
Mrs Prince

4E Class Councillor: Finley Hughes                  Deputy: Lola Thompson

4S Class Councillor: Ashton Ray                       Deputy: Ava Daly

4E Class Librarian:   Stanley Stokoe

4S Class Librarian:   Molly Cameron



Year 4 Autumn Overview

What are we learning?

Subject

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Subject

Autumn 1

Autumn 2

Maths

Power Maths

Place Value in 4-digit numbers

Addition and Subtraction

 

Power Maths

Measure – Perimeter

Multiplication and Division

Art

Habitats

Pencil skills and water colour

Artist – Daniel Mackie

 

 

English

T4W

The Whale

Setting Narrative & Newspaper Report

 

Leaf

Outsider Narrative

Information Report – Polar Bears

D and T

 

Seasonal Food and Healthy Eating

Food Technology

Science

Living Things and their Habitats

 

Animals, including Humans

Humanities

All about Europe (including Russia)

Rivers

 

 

British Black History/British War Heroism – Mary Seacole

Whole School Remembrance Activities

Rationing

 

Computing

Coding

Online

Safety

Religious Education

What kind of world do we want to live in?

What do Christians believe God is like?

 

P.E.

Hockey

O.A.A.

Basketball

Badminton

Music

Folk Lessons with Love Music Trust

 

Folk Lessons with Love Music Trust

Personal Development

New Beginnings

KiVa

No Outsiders

KiVa

Anti-Bullying Week

No Outsiders

P4C – Humanities Focus

 

German

Welcome to School

Days, Weeks and Months

Numbers to 20

Names of rooms and classroom objects

My town, Your Town

Instructions

Simple Directions

Places and Shops

Christmas in Germany

 

IMPORTANT YEAR 4 DATES 

Friday, 15th December 2023: Christmas Fayre

Wednesday. 7th February to Friday, 9th February 2024: Edgmond Hall Residential


Reminders

P.E. is now on Tuesday P.M. (Basketball) and Friday P.M. (Badminton) - please send your child into school wearing full PE kit but consider the weather and ensure they have extra layers for playtimes, and during the day. 

Water bottles  
Please clean the bottle each evening and send in with fresh water daily - not juice.
This helps us adhere to current safety regulations. Sun cream may now need to be applied in the morning as the weather improves. A hat will also provide some protection from the sun.

 


Supporting your child’s learning

Our Year 4 webpage contains links and guidance to involve you in your child's school learning journey. We very much view you as our team. Without your support, our aims are harder to achieve. This can be done through practising times tables, spellings and reading together. 
 


                                        Reading


We ask that children read for at least 30 minutes five times each week. Books sent home do not have to be completed all at once, and we strongly encourage an equal amount of questioning to ensure the text and vocabulary has been understood. If you are not sure how you can do this, please ask and look at this link
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-comprehension/ .

We have added a document that contains recommended reads for Year 4 children.  We will do our best to update this as the year progresses. Please let us know if there is a book that your child has really enjoyed and wish to have added to this document.

We have found a website that contains a large number of book recommendations for all year groups.  It is called 'The Reader Teacher' and can be located at https://www.thereaderteacher.com. Please let us know what you think of the recommendations.

Remember that when your child has read a book that they can complete a reading comprehension quiz on Accelerated Reader
If you feel your child needs more books than given, please look at the Cheshire Libraries catologue of online books.  Membership will be required.

Reading Online

             https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/         

             eResources (cheshireeast.gov.uk)


Freckle and Online Platforms

The Multiplication Check will take place in June 2024. Please ensure your child spends at least three minutes on Times Tables Rockstars EVERY day. Focus on times tables in this order: x2, x5, x10, then x3 and x4, followed by x6 and x8, and lastly x9, x11, x7 and x12 times tables. Regular practice will ensure success.

Each week we ask that your child uses Freckle. Daily use is recommended, with Adaptive Maths, Fact Practice and Focus Skills accessed across the week. Tasks set by your teacher will appear in Rucksack. These will often need completing before any other Freckle questions can be answered. Times Table Rockstars is a great learning platform for practising times tables.

                      

 


Spellings

As well as looking out for spellings in our weekly email and the page section at the bottom of this webpage, by the end of Year 4 pupils are expected to read and spell the words listed below. Please give your child the best chance at learning these by choosing a few each week and practising how to read and spell these. The Year 1 and 2 Spelling List is also available to view in the Documents section at the bottom of this page.

 

T2 E 2088 2014 Curriculum Year 3 and 4 Spelling Word Mat

 


  

Useful websites for learning at home....

 

Accelerated reader

Freckle

TTRS

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spellings w.b. 4.12.23 Possessive Apostrophes for Plurals

Possessive Apostrophes for Plurals
 
1. girls'
2. boys'
3. babies'
4. parents'
5. teachers'
6. women's
7. men's
8. children's
9. people's
10. mice's

Documents

Page Downloads Date  
Y34 Statutory Spelling List 16th Sep 2020 Download
Year 4 Sex and Relationships Plan 06th Aug 2020 Download
Year 1 and 2 spellings 31st Aug 2021 Download
Recommended reads for year 4s 17th Sep 2021 Download