Welcome to Year 4

CLASSES

Orangutans: Miss Defries

Mrs Chick (Teaching Assistant)

Miss Lancaster (INA)

Miss Austin (INA)

Pandas: Mrs. Gamble

Miss Browne (Teaching Assistant)

Mrs. Green (INA)

Mrs. Jamieson (INA)

Mrs. Allcorn and Mrs. Sheehy (DSF support)

Term 2

This term, our learning journey is Mystery Solvers - Ancient Egypt.

In History, we are learning about the transition from the Stone Age to the development of civilizations, and we zoom into life in Ancient Egypt. We explore the extraordinary life of Tutankhamun, the child pharaoh, but also the lives of ordinary people. We do this through the lens of Howard Carter, the archeologist who discovered Tutankhamun's tomb in the Valley of the Kings. At the same time, we examine and re-create the life story of the famous British archeologist, who, in 1922, uncovered the world's first complete tomb, which has changed the world's understanding of Ancient Egyptian life.

In English, we use the core text The Story of Tutankhamun by Patricia Cleveland-Peck to inspire our writing in English, starting with a biography of Tutankhamun, and finishing with a narrative, using Howard Carter's experiences as inspiration to create our own adventures.

In Science, we will explore the concept of Sound. Through experiments and investigations, we learn how sound is created, how it travels from its source, and how we can change the size and trajectory of sound vibrations to change volume and pitch.

In Maths, this term we focus mainly on Addition and Subtraction, using four digit numbers. We will progress from using hands-on equipment and place value charts, to drawing our own models, and then writing our calculations in the formal, column method. Additionally, we will use reasoning problems to look at our mathematical learning in the context of real life situations.

In Art, we will explore the still life of the French painter Paul Cezanne, after which we will create our own still life drawings, focusing on composition, texture and perspective.

Here are some photos of our learning.

REMINDERS

PE

PE - Our PE lessons are on Tuesday and Thursday. This session will aim to be outside, so please ensure the children have warm clothes for this. Please ensure all PE kit is clearly named.

READING

Reading - The children are expected to read at least 4 times a week at home.

SPELLINGS and PHONICS

Spelling strategies are taught every week, and the children will take related activities to practise at home. Please encourage your child to complete the spelling activities set in their homework book. The children can also practice their spellings on Spelling Shed. The login can be found in your child's homework book.

MATHS

Maths will be supported in class and for homework with Doodle Maths. Please also help your child to learn his/her times tables by regularly visiting Times Tables Rockstars. Login details for both of these sites can be found in your child's homework book.

Homework:

Homework is set on a Friday and is due in on the following Thursday. Homework will usually consist of spellings to be done in the homework book and a Maths task online - either TT Rockstars or Doodle Maths. We expect the homework to be completed in the homework books and to be of the standard completed in school.

Reading needs to be done at least four times a week.