Friday
14th September 2018
Dear
Parents/ Carers of Year 4 Pupils,
We
hope that you have had a really enjoyable summer. It is lovely to be back in
school and we are delighted with how quickly the children have settled in Year
4. We hope that you find this letter and
pack of information useful.
Autumn
Term Curriculum
Here
is an outline of some of the areas of learning that we will be covering in
class this term in the topics of ‘The Victorians’ and ‘Red, White and Blue’.
Maths
|
Place
value
Addition
and Subtraction
Measurement
– length and perimeter
Multiplication
and division
|
English
|
Stories
with a historical setting
Poetry
– recognising different forms of poetry.
Mystery/Fantasy
stories
Newspaper
reports
|
Science
|
Animals
including humans – teeth, eating and digestion
Sound
|
R.E.
|
What
do Hindus believe God is like?
What
is the Trinity and why is it important for Christians? Christmas
|
Computing
|
Using
a variety of software for a task
Programming
|
P.E.
|
Games
(Wednesdays)
Outdoor
and Adventurous Activities and then Dance (Fridays)
|
Topic
(English,
Geography, Art, D.T.)
|
The Victorians
This
will include learning about events from history which have shaped our lives
today, artefacts and children in Victorian times.
Red, White and Blue
This
will include learning about the British Isles and improving our geographical
skills.
|
How you can help at home
Homework
Year
4 children will receive one Spelling and one Maths Facts homework weekly. It is
really helpful if you can encourage your child to complete their homework in a
quiet place where they can fully focus.
Your
child will receive a list of Maths facts to learn at home (every Friday) and
these will be tested the following Friday.
Your
child will learn a spelling rule each week and will receive a list of spellings
that follow this rule (every Monday) which they will need to learn for a weekly
spelling test on a Friday.
The
children will also be tested on a list of 15 half termly spellings at the
beginning and end of each half term. We would appreciate your help in
supporting your child in learning these tricky words. Thank you.
As
you know children hugely benefit from reading regularly and we expect our Year
4’s to read every night where possible, this should be a combination of reading
independently and out loud to an adult. It is important that children have the
opportunity to discuss what they have read. You can discuss unfamiliar words,
talk about how characters have developed, make predictions about what might
happen, talk about why an author has used a particular type of punctuation,
etc. The children should use evidence from the text to justify their answers.
Planners
We
hope that you find them useful in helping your child organise themselves. The
children are using their planners to record homework tasks and important school
dates but can also use it as a personal diary.
Children
will record their weekly spelling and maths facts scores every week. Please could you check your child’s planner at the end of each week and
sign the bottom of the page. Please feel free to make your own comments. Your child
should take responsibility for asking you to check and sign it. Feel free to
communicate with us through the planner, but ensure your child knows it is
their responsibility to let us know there is a message. We will check and sign
the homework planners each Wednesday and Friday.
We ask that the children record their daily reading
in their planner. On Mondays we would like them to write the name of the book
and the pages they have read. For the rest of the week just the page numbers is
enough, unless they start a new book in which case they need to write the name
of their new book. We also ask that your child responds to their reading by
completing one of the short tasks from the list in the front of their planner.
Thank you for your support.
P.E
We
will have P.E sessions on Wednesdays and Fridays. Our Wednesday PE session will
be led by Rob and have a
games focus. Sometimes our timetable has to change so P.E kit should be in
school each day please. A reminder that PE kit should consist of: black daps/pumps/trainers, black shorts and a red or white t-shirt or
polo shirt.
As the weather is unpredictable it would be useful for the children to have
both outdoor trainers and plimsolls (or clean trainers) as part of their kit so
that we can use both the hall and outdoors. When it starts to get colder, black/navy
joggers and black/red jumpers may also be needed. School PE kit should also be
worn for after school clubs.
Art aprons
Children
will need to have an old shirt or apron for art. Please ensure your child has
one in school at all times. Thank you.
Pencil cases
School
provides all the writing and drawing materials the children will need so pencil
cases from home are not needed.
Planners and reading
books
Please
have these in school, in the classroom, each day. Thank you.
Dates for your diary:
Parents
Evenings – Tuesday 16th October and Thursday 18th October
Class
Assembly 2.30pm - Thursday 18th October
Individual Photos – Friday 19th
October
Life Education Van – 3rd and 4th
December
We
look forward to working closely with you. Please don’t hesitate to come and see
us if you have any questions.
Yours
sincerely,