Mrs Payne would like to welcome everyone to Year 4!
This term is going to be full of interesting and exciting things that will help you with your learning journey.
There will be lots of different adults working with Year 4 this year and helping Mrs Payne such as; Mrs Bester (Monday morning) Mrs Van D and
Mrs Muncaster (Monday afternoon), Miss Hartley and Mrs Hilton as well as Mrs Waterhouse.
Maths
In maths this Autumn term, we will continue with developing our place value skills by ordering and comparing numbers to 1000 and beyond as well as finding 1000 more or less of a given number. We will also be learning how add and subtract 3/4 digit numbers.
Practicing your times tables is also very important in year 4.
Everyone in year 4 now has their TT Rockstars login. Please use this to help with your times table knowledge.
Click on the link below to find out just how good you are!
English
Our English genres this 1st Autumn term will begin by reading the book 'How to be a Viking' by Cressida Cowell and writing a narrative version of our own. We will also be looking at exciting Viking story of Arthur and the Golden Rope by Joe Todd Stanton
We will also be focusing on developing our writing skills further by using our knowledge from these books to describe various Viking settings!
Click on the image above to discover more about the 'Vicious Vikings!'
Our history topic for this Autumn term is...
The Vikings!
Year 4 will be studying how, when and why the Vikings chose to settle in Great Britain. They will learn about Viking raids and how they went about their daily lives. The children will also be looking at the importance of Viking gods and what they represented.
Click the picture to find out more!
Science
Our science topic this Autumn term is 'Electricity'
Some of the things we will be studying are:
- Exploring appliances in their setting that use electricity
- Learn how to work with electricity safely and build circuits.
- Investigate electrical conductors and insulators and explore the relationship between the number of cells and bulb brightness
For more information please click on the picture below.
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
This 1st Autumn term our Christian Value is...
TRUST
Our community is ‘Trusting’.
Trust is essential to building positive relationships. It is rooted in truth, and will grow through consistent experiences based on honesty and integrity. Trust is a really important value. It is earned. If we do not trust someone it is very hard to build a good friendship with them. Trust is central to society and living together in harmony.
Trust is central to our community. When we work together, if we are willing to trust in others, everyone can be enriched and celebrated for their uniqueness.
“Two people are better than one ... if one person falls, the other can reach out to help."
(Ecclesiastes 4.9-10)
In class our R.E. question will be -
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L2.3: What is the ‘Trinity’ and why is it important for Christians? |
Our key objectives will be...
• Recognise what a ‘Gospel’ is and give an example of the kinds
of stories it contains
• Offer suggestions about what texts about baptism and
Trinity mean
• Give examples of what these texts mean to some
Christians today
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YEAR 4 PUPILS!
Times tables test / multiplication check: the basics
Primary-school children are expected to know all their times tables up to 12x12. Under the current National Curriculum, children are supposed to know their times tables by the end of Year 4.
The Department for Education says that the check is part of a new focus on mastering numeracy, giving children the skills and knowledge they need for secondary school and beyond.
How will children be tested?
Children will be tested using an on-screen check, where they will have 6 seconds to multiplication questions from all the tables. The test will last no longer than 3 minutes and is similar to other tests already used by primary schools. Their answers will be marked instantly.
How can you help your child practice their times tables?
Because the National Curriculum for maths is so extensive, there is an expectation that parents will help their children learn their times tables at home and not rely on schools to bring them up to speed.
Some of the techniques you can use include:
- Practising times tables by rote.
- Asking your child multiplication questions out of order – such as "What’s 11x12? What’s 5x6?"
- Asking your child the related division facts: ‘What’s 8➗4? What’s 9➗6?’
- Using arrays to help your child memorise times tables – you can use fun objects like Smarties or Lego bricks to make it more entertaining.
- Giving your child word problems to test their skills, like ‘If Peter has 800ml of orange juice and needs to share it between four friends, how much can they each have?’
- Using apps and games like TheSchoolRun’s multiplication games to build speed.
- Singing times tables off YouTube or using songs like Percy Parker.