Year 4
Welcome to Year 4!
Meet the teachers!
4E: Mrs Willett and Mrs Bradburn
4R: Mrs Houghton and Mr Heffernan
Both: Miss Wilding
Bring on 2020!
Our Topics:
In Maths we will be focusing on our multiplication tables all the way up to 12x12. In the summer, we will be the first year group to try the national times table test. The children will get the opportunity to show their multiplication skills in a speed test done on a computer.
If you would like to practise with your child, here is a helpful link to a game we play in class: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/daily10
We are currently learning about time! Check out https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/90/itp-clock to practise.
In Science, we are learning all about Sound. Check out https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zgffr82 to learn more.
We are excited for P.E. every Wednesday and Friday!
Drumming is starting up this term on Thursdays with Mr Singh.
Spring Term!
Vicious Vikings and Angry Anglo-Saxons
This term we are reading a graphic novel: Beowulf: Monster Slayer
Invaders and Settlers
This term, our Connected Curriculum topic is 'Invaders and Settlers'. We will be learning all about the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings arriving in Britain and how they shaped our country today.
Check out our new Knowledge Organisers to find out more about this term's learning!
Scan this QR code to read more about our hero Beowulf.
Our Curriculum Topic
Autumn Term
In English we are reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.
Mr Willy Wonka owns the largest chocolate factory in the world. The winners of five golden tickets will win the chance to see inside this magical place but who will win and what will they discover??
Our Curriculum topic this term is
The Maya Civilisation
We will be studying Maya culture, beliefs, calendars, art and more in the following weeks.
Check out the Maya masks we made on Entry Point Day. Pupils chose to either make a scary battle mask, a bright event mask or a detailed death mask. The results were super.
