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 Spring term, we will be developing our place value skills by rounding whole numbers and decimals to a 1000 and beyond. We will also continue to practice our addition and subtraction skills as well as working on our division and multiplication skills.
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 Spring term will begin by reading our class novel - I Was there, Tutankhamumn's Tomb by Sue Reid and then focusing on descriptive settings (inside a pyramid) Egyptian myths and diary writing.
(Howard Carter)
Click on the image above to discover more about the Ancient Egypt and Howard Carter.
Our history topic for this Spring term is...
The Ancient Egyptians
Year 4 will be studying Ancient Egypt and the achievements of this ancient civilisation. We will learn about how and where the ancient Egyptians lived, what was important to the daily lives of ancient Egyptians, who Tutankhamun was and how mummies were made. The children will also learn about how Egyptian people used hieroglyphs to communicate and compare the powers of
different gods.
Click the picture to find out more! 
Science
Our science topic this Spring term is... Adapt and Change
(as part of British Science Week 2025)
Each class will be conducting a range of weekly experiments over this half term in conjunction
with the theme of ADAPT and CHANGE. Look out for our photographs of what we got up to on
our school Facebook page!
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
This Spring term our Christian Value is...
Humility
Humility is a core Christian value. It is key to how Christians relate to each other. It reflects our deepest understanding of what God has done for us.
Ephesians 4:2: "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love."
1. It means not thinking much about ourselves
2. It means recognising people as children of God
Everyone is made in the image of God.
3. It means holding lightly to our own sense of self-worth
4. It means maintaining a relationship with God
CS Lewis wrote: "A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down you cannot see something that is above you." Humble people don't look down, they look up, and what they see of the vast love of God for his creation conditions how they see everyone else.
In class our R.E. question will be -L2.5: Why do Christians call the day Jesus died ‘Good Friday?’
Our key objectives will focus on...
- The word ‘Salvation’, and that Christians believe Jesus came to ‘save’ or ‘rescue’ people, e.g. by showing them how to live
• Offer informed suggestions about what the events of Holy Week mean to Christians.
• Give examples of what Christians say about the importance of the events of Holy Week.
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.