Year 4
Class Representatives
Celebration of the Word - Community
Ash Wednesday
RSPB Birdwatch Assembly
Spring Term Curriculum Plans
ANGLIAN WATER VISIT - YEAR 4 18th NOVEMBER 2024
After a very informative assembly, Year 4 welcomed Richard, from Anglian Water, into our class. We learnt about how much money, water and energy we waste if we leave the tap running whilst we brush our teeth. We saw this first hand by collecting the water from the running tap in the two minutes it takes to brush our teeth and adding it to a bucket. We then took it in turns to lift the bucket containing the water that was wasted and realised just how heavy it was! We also discussed that if we had had to carry the water from the source ourselves, then we wouldn't be as wasteful!
Through a practical experiment, Richard taught us about the importance of only flushing toilet paper down the toilet. We tested lots of different things such as oil, weetabix and washing powder to see if they dissolved. We learnt that even tissues and flushable wipes are not good to put down the toilet as they don't break down in time and can cause blockages. Looking at a weather map, Richard explained that we are in the driest part of the country and that there is simply not enough water to meet demand so it is really important that we don't waste the water we have.
October 2024 - We have created prayers for our prayer partners in Year 4 and they have created some for us. We shared these with each other in a special collective worship.
October: The Month of the Rosary - we have enjoyed experiencing and praying a decade of the rosary in our special prayer garden
The Season of Creation: Religion and English
As Year Four have been studying the descendants of Jesus using the Bible, we extended our knowledge of our wider Christian communities in our Modern Foreign Language lessons. This culminated in a celebratory assembly with Year Three using our bilingual prayer skills to give thanks to God in both English and Spanish. Well done Year Four!
Creating, supporting, praying, developing communication, learning new practical skills, understanding nature and connecting with it, learning to be more resilient when things are hard. We do all of this in our Forest School.
Autumn Term Curriculum Map
Year 4 - RE Overview - Autumn 1
Welcome to Year 4!
We are really looking forward to working with you and your children this year.
This term, we will be learning about the Anglo-Saxons and reading ‘Anglo-Saxon Boy’ for our work in Literacy. Maths will begin with place value, followed by addition and subtraction, multiplication and division and then measurement with a focus on area.
Homework:
Homework in maths and grammar is set every week on Google Classroom. This will usually be linked to learning in class. Homework will be set on a Thursday and is expected to be turned in by the following Tuesday.
Spellings are set weekly on Spelling Shed on a Friday, following our spelling lesson in class, and tested the following Friday. We expect the children to log into Spelling Shed at least 3 times a week.
Reading Record Books will be checked every Friday. Children need to be reading regularly and each child's book should be signed by an adult at least 3 times every week.
We also expect the children to log into TimesTables RockStars at least 3 times a week, too. At the end of Year 4, the children will be taking part in the national Times Tables Check. They are all expected to know all of the times tables, up to 12 x 12, by this point. Please ensure your child practises their times tables regularly.
Please make sure that your child has the correct PE kit in school at all times. Earrings are NOT to be worn for PE lessons. If your child cannot remove their earrings independently then please make sure to take them out before school.