Welcome to Year 4
Year 4 Essential Information
Year 4 Curriculum Map
Year 4 Essential Information - Spring 1
Happy New Year! We hope all our Year 4 families had a wonderful Christmas. It is so lovely to see Year 4 back in school and raring to go for 2025!
We said goodbye to Mrs Moleele in Year 4 at the end of last term as she has now moved to work in Year 2. We have loved having her as one of our Year 4 teachers, so we are pleased she is still in school and we can say hello when we see her in the corridors. We are delighted to welcome Mrs Quinn back from maternity leave - Year 4 were very excited about her return.
Our Year 4 staff team is now as follows:
Mrs Quinn - Class Teacher - Monday - Wednesday
Miss Dakin - Class Teacher - Wednesday - Friday
Miss Smith - HLTA - Wednesday First Session
Mrs Pullan - Teaching Assistant - Monday - Friday
If you need to get in touch, please contact us on:
grace.quinn@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk and chloe.dakin@adel-st-john.leeds.sch.uk
It is always best to copy both class teachers into your communications with us, so that we are both aware of anything that is going on.
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Dakin and Mrs Quinn
Homework In Year 4
Reading: Reading helps children’s learning in a huge number of ways, including improving their vocabulary, developing the quality of their writing and building their comprehension skills. We expect children to read at home at least three times per week. We ask that a parent or carer sign this off in the reading record and return the reading record to school each Tuesday. In Year 4, it is still extremely beneficial for your child to carry out some of their home reading with an adult, either reading aloud, being read to, or a combination of the two. This allows for you to discuss the book with your child too which will help boost their comprehension skills.
Spellings: A new spelling list will be sent home each Friday and should be practised regularly, in short bursts throughout the week, ready for a test on the following Friday. The children will also have some opportunities in class to practise. In the Friday test, all ten words will be tested through dictated sentences.
Mathletics: This is to be completed every week – there will be new Mathletics tasks set each Friday with trickier tasks (those scoring less than 50%) being re-set. Please check if your child needs support with any re-set tasks.
Times Tables Rock Stars: Using TTRS to practise times tables regularly at home is a very good idea. Just a three minute burst every day should see recall speeds continue to improve.
PE
Our PE days will be Tuesday afternoons and Wednesday mornings. Appropriate kit (trainers, black trousers/shorts with a white t-shirt and plain black jacket/jumper) must be worn on these days.
Things to remember:
- All children should bring a named flask or bottle of water to school. This should be taken home and washed every day.
- Named pumps must be worn in school. Children should be able to tie laces quickly if they have lace-up pumps/outdoor shoes and pumps should be checked by a parent every half term to ensure they are in good condition to prevent trip hazards.
- Named, appropriate clothing for the weather should be brought every day – please ensure your child has a coat in school every day. Gloves and hats may also be a good idea at this time of year.
- School Policy is that, other than for religious reasons, children should not wear jewellery in school apart from a watch (smart watches are not allowed). These need to be removed for PE lessons.
Year 4 Class Blog
First Week of Year 4!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Welcome to Year 4! We have had a very busy and happy first week back at school. This afternoon we did our first RE of the year, linked to the theme of Gospel. We explored the idea of 'Fishers of People' and the children recorded what they understood these words to mean. Great job Year 4!
Health and Wellbeing Week
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
This we have been really busy taking part in Health and Wellbeing Week. Here are the activities we took part in:
- Skipping
- Bushcraft
- Yoga
- Sports Day
- Cooking
- Running
We also spent time looking at the eat well guide and talked about what influences the choices people make about the food that they eat and the food that they buy looking at allergies, religions and preferences. The children have had a fantastic week and have really enjoyed all of the different activities.
Clay Modelling
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Following on from last terms art work on the Vikings we created some clay models linked to this work. The children were able to choose what they wanted to create and then they worked on adding patterns and finer details.
The children really enjoyed this work and they created some fantastic models as you can see!
Computing Wrapping Paper!
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
This week the Year 4's have been finishing their computing unit by designing their own wrapping paper. Their task was to create a design which used more than one shape with a count-controlled loop! They had to input different algorithms to create different shapes, colours and designs.
It was an incredibly hard task and they all did so well! As you can see in the photos they were on their way to making some fantastic wrapping paper designs!
Viking Art
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
This term we are learning about the Vikings. In art we have been exploring some of the patterns that were found on a chest, stones, doorways and jewellery.
The children looked closely at the patterns and zoomed in closely on certain parts, having a go at sketching them and unpicking them to see if they could spot any animals or familiar patterns.
They worked incredibly hard on this as it wasn't easy and have done a fantastic job. We are going to be continuing to explore more Viking art across this term, finishing with some clay modelling!
