St Oswald's CofE Academy "I can do all things through him who gives me strength"
Year 4 Class 2025/26
Welcome to Year 4!
Who's who
Mrs Farooq - Class Teacher
Miss Pearson - Learning Support Assistant
Mrs DeLancey- 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
P.E will take place every Monday. 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 2026
English
This term, we will be looking at the text ‘The Water Horse’ and use similar themes from the book to write an adventure story and non-chronological report on sea monsters. In the second half term, we will read 'The Rhythm of the Rain’ and write a setting description based on the images in the text and an explanation of the water cycle.
Maths
During this term, we will be continuing to our unit on decimals, with a key focus on looking at dividing a number by 1-digit or 2-digit number by 10 and 100. We will then be working towards partitioning decimals, comparing and ordering decimals. Towards the end of term, we will begin to focus on money and time.
Science
During Summer 1 and 2 term, we will be learning about living things and habitats. In this unit, children will be focusing on the five main animal groups and looking at how we can classify living things through classification keys. The children will also be investigating the characteristics of invertebrates and vertebrates.
Geography
Our Geography unit for this term will be Water Adventures! Children will be learning about how water gets to our homes, the features of a river and looking the rivers in our local area as well as the major rivers around the world.
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