Welcome to Squirrel Class
PE Days: Year 4 - Wednesday and Friday
Please ensure you come to school in your PE kit on these days. Make sure you have warm clothes and suitable shoes in case your lesson is outside.
Hello Squirrels!
Welcome to our class page, where you can find information about PE days, homework and the learning we will be doing over the term.
Within Maths this term, we will be focusing on Place Value and Addition and Subtraction, as well as continuing to practise all four mathematical calculations practised in previous year groups, including multiplication and division.
In English this term, our writing will be focused around the text ‘Beowulf’ by Michael Morpurgo and non-fiction reports on the Ancient Greeks from previous learning. We will be practising grammar, punctuation and spelling learnt in previous year groups and will begin to learn to use those expected at Year 4 level.
In Reading, our texts will be mainly centred around ideas and stories based on our topic themes, starting with 'Beowulf’ and Non-Fiction texts around the Human Body (in particular healthy diet and digestion). We will continue to use reading strategies the children already understand and will challenge the children to answers questions in a more detailed way.
In Geography, we will be looking closely at different tools, which help us read globes and maps including scale for distance and grid references. Art this term looks at shade and tone and how artists use this to show difference in light; we will also be looking closely at what is meant by religion and spirituality through a Christian and Sikh lens in our RE lessons.
Key information:
PE Days: Wednesday and Friday
Please ensure your child comes to school in their PE kit on these days. Make sure they have warm clothes and suitable shoes in case their lesson is outside. Children should also remember to remove any jewellery during these lessons.
Homework: To continue to support the children’s learning in school, we encourage them all to complete homework so that they can practise their ongoing knowledge and skills learnt. The children will be asked to complete these tasks:
-Reading
-TT Rockstars online
- Complete Maths goals online
-SPAG.com tasks set by teacher
-Spelling practise
Reading: Please continue to read 4 times a week. Children should continue to log this in their reading logs or on a piece of paper and then hand into the teacher weekly.
Maths: Please continue to practice times tables with your child – this can be done in a variety of ways including the ‘TT Rockstars’ online site.
(Please do contact us if you have any queries or questions about the homework).
Over the year, children may be asked to complete additional homework, which will be communicated with the children and via Class Dojo at that time.
If home learning needs to take place at any point throughout the year, we will update this page accordingly with further information.
As always, if you have any questions then please get in touch via Class Dojo. Please ensure any urgent messages or absences are still sent to the office in the case the adults in the classroom cannot view Class Dojo right away.
Mrs Brumby