Year 4

Mr Alexandridis 4S

alexandridism@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk

Mrs Willis 4W

willisz@leighton.cheshire.sch.uk

Other familiar faces to our classrooms:

Mrs Lucas Mrs McDonough
4S Class Councillor: Mathias Boanca       Deputy: Scarlett Shepard
4W Class Councillor: Jorgie Edwards Deputy: Reuben Cook

Year 4 Spring Overview

What are we learning?

Subject

Summer 1

Summer 2

Subject

Summer 1

Summer 2

Maths

Power Maths

Decimals

Money

Time

Power Maths

Geometry - angles and 2D shapes

Statistics

Geometry - position and direction

Art

Mosaics

Emma Biggs

 

English

T4W

The Tempest

Summoning Narrative

Manfish

Invention Narrative

Biography

D and T

  Aqueducts

Science

State of Matter

State of Matter

Humanities

Roman Empire

Ivory Bangle Lady

Physical features of the Earth

Computing

Hardware Investigators

Artificial Intelligence


Religious Education


Where do religious ideas come from?

What is my impact on the world?

P.E.

Rounders

Athletics

Rounders

Sports Day practice

Music

Classroom
Percussion

Classroom
Percussion

Personal Development

Safety and the changing body  

German

   

Reminders

P.E. will now be on Tuesday (Athletics) and Friday (Rounders) - please send your child into school wearing full PE kit. A hat and/or sun cream protection may be needed in this summer term. 

Water bottles  
Please clean the bottle each evening and send in with fresh water daily - not juice.
This helps us adhere to current safety regulations. Sun cream may now need to be applied in the morning as the weather improves. A hat will also provide some protection from the sun.

Supporting your child’s learning

Our Year 4 webpage contains links and guidance to involve you in your child's school learning journey. We very much view you as our team. Without your support, our aims are harder to achieve. This can be done through practicing times tables, spellings and reading together. 

Reading

We ask that children read for at least 30 minutes five times each week. Books sent home do not have to be completed all at once, and we strongly encourage an equal amount of questioning to ensure the text and vocabulary has been understood. If you are not sure how you can do this, please ask and look at this link https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/reading/reading-comprehension/ .

We have added a document that contains recommended reads for Year 4 children.  We will do our best to update this as the year progresses. Please let us know if there is a book that your child has really enjoyed and wish to have added to this document.

We have found a website that contains a large number of book recommendations for all year groups.  It is called 'The Reader Teacher' and can be located at https://www.thereaderteacher.com. Please let us know what you think of the recommendations.

Remember that when your child has read a book that they can complete a reading comprehension quiz on Accelerated Reader

If you feel your child needs more books than given, please look at the Cheshire Libraries catalogue of online books.  Membership will be required.

Reading Online

https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/

eResources (cheshireeast.gov.uk)

Freckle and Online Platforms

The Multiplication Check will take place in June 2024. Please ensure your child spends at least three minutes on Times Tables Rockstars EVERY day. Focus on times tables in this order: x2, x5, x10, then x3 and x4, followed by x6 and x8, and lastly x9, x11, x7 and x12 times tables. Regular practice will ensure success.

Each week we ask that your child uses FreckleDaily use is recommended, with Adaptive Maths, Fact Practice and Focus Skills accessed across the week. Tasks set by your teacher will appear in Rucksack. These will often need completing before any other Freckle questions can be answered. Times Table Rockstars is a great learning platform for practising times tables.

Spellings

As well as looking out for spellings in our weekly email and the page section at the bottom of this webpage, by the end of Year 4 pupils are expected to read and spell the words listed below. Please give your child the best chance at learning these by choosing a few each week and practicing how to read and spell these. The Year 1 and 2 Spelling List is also available to view in the Documents section at the bottom of this page.

Useful websites for learning at home...

  

KiVa Games http://data.kivakoulu.fi/game1/en/login.html

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