Year 4 Class 2024/25
Welcome to Year 4!
Who's who
Mrs Farooq - Class Teacher
Mrs Bishop - Learning Support Assistant
Reading
Children should be reading regularly to an adult at home - at minimum of 3 times a week. Year 4 home reading books can be changed every Tuesday and Friday. Reading Records are checked every Friday and the number of times your child had read is noted down. Reading certificates are awarded every 20th log in their record.
Homework: Spellings, Reading and Times Tables
Year 4 children will take home one piece of homework every Friday which will have a spelling focus. These words will be tested in a written spelling test in school the following Friday. We recommend that spellings are practiced every day.
Children will also take home a new reading book every Friday. This book will correspond with their reading level in school. Children are encouraged to read for 10 minutes every day. Reading can be recorded in their red reading logs.
When testing times tables, focus on facts that children are unable to recall automatically. All children have access to Times Tables Rockstars and should be practising for 10 minutes each day. All Year 4's in the country have a multiplication assessment at the end of the year and this is the best way to practice for that.
P.E and Forest School
P.E will take place every Tuesday. Children should come into school wearing their full P.E kit (navy/black joggers or shorts, house colour/white t-shirt and dark jogging top or blue school jumper).
Summer Term 2025
English
This term, we will be looking at the text ‘The Water Horse’ and write an adventure story based on the first chapter of the book and write a non-chronological report about sea monsters. In the second half term, we will read 'Rhythm of the Rain’ and write a setting description based on a page from the book and write an explanation of the water cycle.
Maths
During this term, we will continue to focus on decimals, with a key focus on comparing and ordering decimals in ascending and descending order. We will then move on to money where children will convert pounds and pence and compare different amounts of money. Later in the term, we will begin our learning on time. Children will learn to convert between digital and analogue times as well as convert to and from 24 hour clock.
Science
During this term and next half term, we will be learning about living things and their habitats In this unit, children will be focusing on different groups vertebrates and invertebrates. Children will also be exploring classification keys and how to group living things based on their characteristics.
Geography
Our Geography unit for this term will be Water Adventures! Children will be learning about where water comes from, the water cycle and the features of a river. Children will learn about local rivers, rivers in the UK and world rivers.
'Water Adventures’ Knowledge Organiser
Online Maths Games
Please find a range of resources to support your child in maths.
Times Tables Rock Stars – Times Tables Rock Stars (ttrockstars.com)
Hit the Button - Quick fire maths practise for 6-11 year olds (topmarks.co.uk)
Daily 10 - Mental Maths Challenge - Topmarks
Spring Highlights!
Trip to Coventry Cathedral!
Autumn Highlights!
Maths Open Afternoon!
