Welcome to Year 4!

Miss Mackenzie

Welcome to Year 4!

Key information for our class is below.

REGULAR ROUTINES

• What to bring to school each day - Lunch box (unless your child is having a school lunch), water bottle and their home learning pack (reading book, reading log, spellings)

• PE - Monday and Friday (Please come to school in PE kit - black/grey joggers/leggings or cycling shorts/shorts if the weather is warm, trainers.  TOP HALF AS NORMAL FOR SCHOOL UNIFORM - polo shirt and school sweatshirt/cardigan.

Home learning

• Please read with your child at least three times each week. We have updated reading logs for you and your children to complete together.
• Spelling - will be given weekly. The words will be from the year 4 statutory spelling list, from words links to year 4 topics and grammar rules.

Thank you for reading...if you have any queries, please contact the school office.

AUTUMN 2 CURRICULUM

Maths - Column addition with more than 2 4-digit numbers, perimeter and the 3, 6, 9, 7 times tables.

WRITING - Our class texts this half term include picture book 'Penguin in Peril' by Helen Hancocks and Varjak Paw by SF Said. 

READING - We are following a new scheme called 'Destination Reader' where there is a big focus on developing overall learning behaviours, the love and joy of reading as well as the key skills needed for comprehension. 

SCIENCE - Rocks, soils and fossils. 

HISTORY - The Romans! We will be doing a class trip to Fishbourne Roman Villa and our artwork will be based on the Romans.

MUSIC - Year 4 are lucky enough to being getting Portsmouth Music Hub lessons using brass instruments each week for the whole of the Autumn term.

PHSE - 'Growing and Changing'

COMPUTING - Computing systems - The internet.

PE - Dance with Megan and jumping and dynamic balance.

RE - Christianity - Christmas Story