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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   Miss Gray  Mrs Robinson  

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 Spring Overview

What are we learning?

Subject

Spring 1

Spring 2

Subject

Spring 1

Spring 2

Maths

Power Maths

Multiplication and Division

Length and Perimeter

Number Sense

 

Power Maths

Fractions 1

Fractions 2

Decimals

Number Sense

Art

Greeks

Sculpture, carving, shape and texture

Artist – Josiah Wedgwood

 

Greeks

Sculpture, carving, shape and texture

Artist – Josiah Wedgwood

 

English

T4W

Arthur & The Golden Rope

Myth & Information Report

 

The Journey

Diary

 

D and T

Alarms – Mechanisms and Electronics

Alarms – Mechanisms and Electronics

Science

Sound

 

Electricity

Humanities

 Greece and Ancient Greece (achievements and influences)

In-depth Location Study – Greece

Influences of Ancient Greece – which was the most influential?

 

Influential People – Daisy Haywood

Computing

Spreadsheets

Logo

Internet Safety Day

Religious Education

Islam

How have Muslims contributed to society?

All Faiths

Where do religious ideas come from?

 

P.E.

Gymnastics

Handball

Cricket

Swimming

Olympics

Music

Paint a Picture

Effects and Patterns in Music

Musical Appreciation

‘Take the A Train’ – Duke Ellington

‘Wonderwall’ - Oasis

Personal Development

KiVa

No Outsiders

Drugs and Alcohol – Alcohol

KiVa

No Outsiders

German

Family Tree and Places

Family Nouns

Face Parts

Celebrating Karneval

Face Parts

Easter

 

IMPORTANT YEAR 4 DATES 

Monday, 26th February 2024 (5 weeks) - 4E Swimming

Wednesday, 28th February 2024 (5 weeks) - 4S Swimming

Thursday, 18th April 2024 - Chemistry with Cabbage

Friday, 19th April 2024 - Chemistry with Cabbage

Monday, 29th April 2024: Bikeability Level One

Tuesday, 30th April 2024: Bikeability Level One


Reminders

P.E. is now on Monday P.M. (Swimming) and Friday P.M. (Kwik Cricket) - 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. It could be a cold winter!

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

 

KiVa Games http://data.kivakoulu.fi/game1/en/login.html


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spellings w.b. 26.2.24 'sc' spellings

'sc' spellings
 

1. science

2. crescent

3. discipline

4. fascinate

5. scent

6. scissors

7.ascent

8. descent

9. scientist

10. scenery

 

 

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