Year 4
Welcome to Year 4
We are looking forward to welcoming your children into Year 4 in September and would like to draw your attention to the attached Handbook for KS1 and KS2 Parents.
Year 4 visit Kingston Mosque - How do Muslims show commitment to Islam?
On Tuesday 16th April, Year 4 visited the Kingston Mosque as part of our learning about Islam in RE. We were warmly welcomed and the children had a chance to learn about different parts of the mosque, as well as finding out how Muslims prepare for prayer. We had the opportunity to write some Arabic characters and children from year 4 were able to share some of their knowledge of Islam.
In year 4, as an introduction to our new summer 1 topic, How and Why Do Muslims Uphold Their Faith By Giving Commitment To Allah? we visited Kingston Mosque. We went into the prayer hall and learnt how Muslims worship. We saw the mihrab, which is an ornamental, semi-circular shape in the wall of the mosque that marks the direction of the qiblah—the direction facing Mecca, which Muslims face during prayer. Some of us recited prayers and others were able to stand on the Minbar where we were able to practice a speech.
We also went to the ablutions area, where we found out about the important ritual of wudu (washing before prayers) We wrote in Arabic and also learnt about some Islamic traditions.
Year 4 is an exciting year where the children explore different authors and write exciting stories, engage in maths challenges and includes their first residential trip to Hooke Court in Dorset where they can really immerse themselves in their learning about Romans, Anglo Saxons and Celts. We also take swimming lessons at a nearby pool, visit the local Mosque and so much more…
If it is anything like last year it promises to be a very busy and exciting year indeed! Here are just a few remainders about the start of the year.
Hooke Court - March 2024
Year 4 had a fantastic trip away at Hooke Court in Dorset. We did a range of activities including: den building, making onegars, mosaic making, Roman games, dressing a Roman soldier, Roman cooking and making Roman jewellery. All the children joined in and made some amazing creations, as well as, learning about the lives of the Romans. We look forward to sharing our spectacular pieces at exhibition evening in the summer term.
At Richmond Park - sketching trees after learning about David Hockney's landscapes.
Year 4 have already been up to Richmond Park this term.
We have sketched some trees after looking at the landscapes of David Hockney.
Curriculum Overview
Take a look at what your children will be learning over the course of the year.
Year 4 Curriculum Map 2023-24.pdfEquipment
We would appreciate it if you could ensure that your children have the correct equipment they will need each day. Useful equipment to have in a pencil case includes:
Writing pencil (plus a spare) & pencil sharpener
White board pen (black )
Rubber
Colour pencils
Scissors
Ruler (30 cm)
Glue (good quality one like pritt stick)
Colour pens / felt tips
Please can we request their pencil cases are not too large as the children will need to keep them in their trays (not on the table tops).
It is your child’s responsibility to look after their equipment and to inform you when something needs replacing. Please keep an eye on the glue in particular. Please ensure items are named wherever possible as other children might have similar equipment.
Homework
Children should spend no longer than 30 minutes a night on homework.
Occasionally a homework will be sent home, such as science, art or topic. It may be some research to do over several weeks.
At the beginning of each new topic, children will be expected to cover their new exercise book with pictures and sticky back plastic as part of their homework task.
Children should be reading daily and practising their times tables up to 12 x tables.
P.E Kit
P.E kit should arrive on the first day of school in a labelled P.E bag. It must remain at school all week as sometimes outdoor P.E can be flexible due to wet weather. As in year 3, it should consist of the following:
White T- shirt
Black shorts (summer) and tracksuit bottoms (winter)
Black plimsolls for indoor P.E and trainers for outdoor P.E.
Water Bottles
As we are trying to discourage the use of ‘single-use’ plastic bottles in the classroom it would be much appreciated if you could ensure that your children bring a sturdy refillable water bottle into class each day.
If you have any questions or comments, the first port of call is the class teacher. Please use the home school diary to communicate messages.
We’re really excited about the year ahead and looking forward to teaching your children.