Year 4 Team:

Miss Potter - Class Teacher

Mrs Miller- Teaching Assistant

Welcome to the Year Four section of the website. Look out for regular updates to find out what the children have been learning and experiencing.

Routine and Information

• PE kits should be worn all day on our PE days. Year 4 PE days this term are: Monday and Thursday.
• Year 4 are not swimming this term. When we swim, children should bring: a swimming costume, swimming hat and towel in a bag.
• Forest School is on a Monday afternoon. The groups are displayed in the Year 4 classroom.
• Homework will be set on a Wednesday and handed in the following Monday.
• Spellings form part of the homework. However these will be set on a Wednesday and tested on the following Wednesday. Your child should practice this spellings across the week.
• Please listen to your child read five times a week and comment in their reading journals. Try some of our reading comprehension questions below to see how much your child can remember!
• Pencil cases – pupils in Year 4 are provided with all of the stationery items that they will need in class. If pupils wish to bring in a pencil case then it should be small and flat, containing no more than 15 items so that it can fit in trays. Stationery should be limited to biro or handwriting pen, pencil, 1 rubber, 1 pencil sharpener, 1 ruler, 10 or less coloured pencils or felt tips. If children bring in inappropriate equipment (fiddle toys, unnecessary stationary etc.) they will be asked to take them home.
• Uniform – Please see the updated uniform expectations document on the parents page. 
• Hair – Long hair must be safely tied back and hair must be the child’s natural colour. Hair fastenings should be plain and in school colours. 

Staffing

Miss Potter - Monday-Friday

Mrs Miller - Monday afternoon, Tuesday-Thursday mornings

We welcome you to come and speak to us if you have any queries. Please leave a message with the staff member at the gate if you cannot see a member of the Year 4 team. Time is limited in the mornings and not particularly private, so the end of the day is preferable if it can wait.

Reading will be recorded in reading records and spelling will be recorded in English books. Reading records should be in on a Friday. Spellings will be tested on the Wednesday. 

Any 'other tasks' can be completed on paper and photographed or on a computer or tablet. Photos can be emailed to the school office.

What are we learning about this term?

Theme: Jungle Fever

Link text: The Explorer, Katherine Rundell and Journey to the River Sea, Eva Ibbotson

See below for our KCVs

Religious Education, PSHE and Collective Worship

In RE we are learning "What is it like to follow God?" in our study of Christianity.

In Jigsaw PSHE lessons our unit is: Celebrating Difference

In Collective Worship our theme is: ___

The Year 4 Multiplication Check

The Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) is a statutory assessment in schools, for children in Year 4, administered in the Summer Term, within a two week window in June.

The purpose of the MTC is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables (up to 12 x 12) fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will also help the school to identify pupils who may need additional support.

A good way to prepare is to start early and build a daily routine practising the times tables. With regular practise you will learn all the questions and gain confidence. We suggest practising 10 to 15 minutes a day for optimal results.

A good start is first to make the five step plans for all the times tables to ensure you made all the questions and have good basic knowledge of the times tables. Then you can start to use some of the games on TTRS or the websites linked below to continue to improve!