For Year 4
Weekly Overview (What to bring and take home)
Please bring in your book bag and water bottle every day.
Spellings to be practised every night
Reading practice with an adult - at least 3 times a week!
Monday - Drum Lessons with Mr Rigg from 8.30 onwards for some children
- Swimming with Mr Kenyon so swimwear, towel and goggles will be needed in a waterproof bag
Tuesday - Drum Lessons with Mr Rigg from 8.30 onwards for some children
- Choir with Mrs Kenyon at 8.10 in the hall
- Woodwind Lessons with Mrs Conway during lunchtime
Wednesday – Spelling Test Day
- Homework to be handed in
- Guitar and Violin Lessons in the afternoon with Mr Woodworth
Thursday - New spelling list given
- Homework given out to be completed and handed in by the following Wednesday
- PE with Mr Carrington. Kit will need to be in school and left in lockers unless it has become dirty on the field etc otherwise the kit needs to go home at the end of a term for washing.
Friday - Brass Lessons and then Band with Mr Rigg in the LGF or the hall from 11.30
In Year 4, it is very important that your reading and homework is completed on time.
- Spellings will be given out on a Thursday and tested the following Wednesday.
- English and Maths homework is given out on a Thursday and needs to be completed by the following Wednesday.
Reading books are changed twice a week depending on which days your child is allocated. If you require 2 reading books please write this in your child's reading record.
Homework teaches our pupils to work independently and take responsibility of their own learning. We encourage all parents to have an active role in their child's education through homework which in turn will give you an insight into your child's learning and progress.
Children will be given English and Maths homework every week This will always be something we have already covered in class from a previous week and so your child should be able to complete this independently. If for any reason your child is unable to complete their homework or does not understand it, please let me know by Monday. I will always take the time to go through any misconceptions they may have with their work.
We expect the children in Year 4 to read a minimum of 4 times a week. Reading is so important as it builds self-esteem, vocabulary and feeds the imagination! This only needs to be a handful of paragraphs with some questions asked about their understanding of the text. Reading must be recorded your child's reading record and handed in at school.
Please make sure your child brings their PE kit into school on the first day of each half term where it can be kept in their lockers. Some of our P.E. lessons will take place outside so please provide your child with an outdoor kit as well as their indoor one.
This year it is VERY important to learn your timetables as you will have a test at the end of the year. The multiplication tables check will test the Year 4 pupils ability to recall times tables up to, and including, the 12 times table, as well as assessing the pupils’ precision and fluency.
Online Learning
Here are the current learning activities.
Extra English Links
Conjunction interactive word search
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Extra Reading Links
Read through or listen to the story of The Girl Who Stole An Elephant by Nizrana Farook.