Year 4

Spring Term in year 4

A happy new year to everybody! The children will have many opportunities for learning in the classroom and beyond in the next few months running up to Easter. The children continue to be a joy to work with and I have every confidence the Spring Term will be a chance to learn and practice skills and knowledge that will see them grow as learners and as individuals. This term, we continue to explore the theme of the year ‘Stewards of the Earth; Guardians of God’s Gifts’. Children have been sharing who they are and how the look after their world by completing the Stewardship Backpack activity, which every child will get a chance to do this year.

 

In RE, the children’s next topic is ‘Community’, which encourages us to think about what communities we are part of, and what makes a community thrive. We also learn about examples of community in the Bible including the Apostles, and what it means to build community where we are. The other topics this term include ‘Giving and Receiving’ and ‘Self Discipline’.


Our first English focus is ‘The Iron Man’ by Ted Hughes. The children will be writing their own descriptive pieces inspired by this story.

Maths will continue to focus on Multiplication and Division, then Length and Perimeter, and Fractions and Decimals.

Our topic title this term is ‘How can we care for and use God’s gifts responsibly?’. In Geography, we will investigate South America and rain forests. In History, we will be learning about the the Bronze Age through o the Iron Age, comparing life in different stages of Britain’s development.

In Science, we will be learning all about sound, how it is made and how it travels through things. In DT, we will be exploring textiles skills linking our creations to our Geography topic.


In PE, year 4 will have lessons in tag rugby, athletics and gymnastics. In French lessons, children will be exploring the units ‘Going Shopping’ and ‘Where in the World?’.

Music will focus on film music and sound effects, and country music! Choral music singing is continuing, and hymn practices shall continue ahead of whole school Masses.

 

Looking forward to a joyful term,

Kind regards,
  Mr. Penna

How you can help:

You can check homework reminders, which are shared in children’s diaries on a weekly basis. Homework will aim to consolidate learning in class and also provide opportunities for project work with a view to display and celebrate creations throughout the year!

The children have logins for Times Tables Rock Stars and NumBots and can use Mathletics alongside this to practise their times tables. Encouraging regular use of these will help your

children master recall of their times tables facts up to 12×12. Logins are glued into homework diaries.

Support your children in ensuring they are engaging in their expected daily home reading during the week, and ask them questions about what they are reading. Reading should be signed by an adult every evening or morning throughout the week (depending on when your child reads). Please write a note in your child’s diary if there is a reason this has not happened. Sign diaries every week.

Correct PE kits are needed in school every day. Children can take their kits home on a weekend for washing, to be brought back in on Mondays.

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