Welcome to the Year 4 webpage

On this page, you will find information about Year 4.
If you have any queries, please don't hesitate to speak to the class teacher.

Alternatively, you can contact school via email: enquiries@anstonparkjuniors.co.uk

Year 4 Teaching Staff:

Miss H. Fenton (4F) 

Mr. A. French (4Fr)

Y4 Teaching Assistants: 

Mr. A. Constantinou

Ms. S. Hutchinson

MTC (Multiplication Tables Check)

All of our Y4 children will be participating in the multiplication tables check (MTC) in June. The purpose of the check is to determine whether your child can fuently recall their times tables up to 12, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It will also help us to identify if your child may need additional support. You can find out more about this national check by downloading the document below.

Y4 Long Term Plan 

Below is our long term plan for all subjects. This shows the topics that will we cover across each half term. 

Class Story

Leaplings, children born on the 29th of February, are very rare. Rarer still are Leaplings with The Gift – the ability to leap through time. Elle Bíbi-Imbelé Ifíè has The Gift, but she’s never used it. Until now...

Our story this half term is The Infinite by Patience Agbabi.

English

Koji's Island is our text this half term. We will be writing for a range of audiences and purposes linked to the book.

Could you explain what an island is? Koji lives on a tropical island. A volcanologist soon notices a problem...what could it be? We'll also be using the book Amazing Islands by Sabrina Weiss and Kerry Hyndman to learn about amazing islands around the world.

Science

This half term, we will be learning about electricity. Electricity is an important part of our lives and we use it for all sorts of things. Remember to stay safe when using eldctricity. Here are some top tips:

We will be finding out how electricity is generated and what it can do. We will be learning about how to use electrical circuits to power different appliances. We will find out about the different symbols we use to represent the parts of a circuit and finding out about insulators and conductors. You can start finding out about circuits with the Youtube clip below:

You can also learn more about electricity on the BBC website. Just click on the image below.

Geography

This half term we will be learning about sustaibability. We will understand what it means to be sustainable and live sustainably to make sure we have enough resources for ourselves but also for future generations.

We will be finding out about how our choices affect the planet and the environment. We will be thinking about wat it means to be sustainable and how we can help to be sustainable at school and at home. We will be thinking about these 3 key ways:

We will be learning about our own personal choices but also about bigger choices that can be made to live sustainability. We will be thinking about the electricity that we use and where it comes from. We will be learning to understand the difference between renewable and non-renewable sources of energy. We will find out about how renewable sources of energy can help the planet.

You can start your learning journey about these resources by watching this video clip:

Homework Menu

As part of our wider curriculum, children can also choose to complete homework from our homework menu (see below). Complete one, several or all of the tasks. The homework is optional; however, completing homework will allow children to take their learning further and share it with you at home. Once any tasks have been completed please bring them into school for us to look at or share with the class.

Reading

Reading is an essential part of the curriculum and opens up many other curriculum areas. We expect children to read at least three times a week at home. Some children may choose to read independently, which is completely fine, but it is also helpful for adults to check children understand the vocabulary within the text and understand the content of what they are reading.   

Times tables

Children need to spend time at home practising their times tables. Children can prepare for the times table challenge and aim to achieve their best times. Don't forget to visit the Times Tables Rock Stars website to help them practise their tables and earn coins to promote their band! It is their challenge this year to top the leader board and help their band to win the Battle of the Bands. 

 https://ttrockstars.com/

Spelling

These are the list of statutory words that children need to be able to read and spell by the end of Year 4. The moreyou practise the more you will know! You could practise these words at home by handwriting them, asking an adult to test you or using some of the spelling strategies we have learnt in school.

Other Useful Information

P.E.

 Our PE days are Tuesday and Friday.

Please ensure that your child comes to school in their P.E. uniform on PE days. 

Indoor Kit = plain white t-shirt, shorts or tracksuit bottoms and suitable shoes (pumps or trainers)

Outdoor Kit = tracksuit bottoms and warm jacket and shoes suitable for the outdoors (trainers)

 

Please remember that no jewellery should be worn and earrings MUST be removed by children before P.E. Long hair also needs to be tied back.