Welcome to Year 4
Year 4 Essential Information
Year 4 Curriculum Map
Year 4 Essential Information - Autumn 1
Welcome to Year 4! It has been so lovely to welcome the children back from their summer breaks, full of their summer stories and ready to learn.
Our Year 4 team this year is Miss White, Miss Dakin and Miss McNamara.
Miss Dakin is the class teacher on Mondays and Wednesdays.
Miss White is the class teacher on Tuesdays and Fridays.
On Thursdays, Miss Dakin will teach in the morning and Miss White will teach in the afternoon.
Miss McNamara is Year 4 teaching assistant.
If you need to get in touch, please contact us on:
anna.white@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 Miss White
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. Your child should record the books they have read in the green reading record and bring this to school for checking each Monday.
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, five of the ten words will be tested, as individual words, and the new spellings for next week will be taught in a spelling lesson.
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
PE Days this half term will be Wednesday and Friday. Please ensure that your child comes to school on those days dressed in PE kit including a pair of trainers.
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.
- 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
Observational Drawing
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 had a lovely time in the sunshine doing observational drawings of the beautiful daffodils. They used oil pastels and took great care. Well done, Year 4!
Comic Relief Talent Show
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
We were all very excited for the ASJ Comic Relief Talent Show! A fantastic number of talented Year 4 children auditioned to take part and we were extremely impressed with their confidence to perform in front of one another as well as by their wide-ranging talents. It was also lovely to see what a supportive and respectful audience Year 4 were for one another - well done, everyone. The three acts that were voted through to the whole school final were Philippa with her wonderfully entertaining performance of a Michael Rosen poem, Gracie M with her energetic cheer routine and Alice, Sofia, Matilda, Gracie C and Bethan with their fantastic acro dance. They all did us proud!
Science - Research Using Secondary Sources
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year have been using research from secondary sources to answer the enquiry question: ‘How can we look after our teeth?’. They found out lots of information and demonstrated excellent partner work.
DT - Pavilions
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 had a great DT Day today getting stuck in to our new DT project: Pavilions. We started by researching pavilions and exploring structures using jelly tots and cocktail sticks. Then we designed our own pavilions, making sure they met the design brief and choosing our own themes. This afternoon we began building our structures. It was quite difficult, but Year 4 persevered and the pavilions are beginning to take shape!
World Book Day
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 had a brilliant time on Thursday celebrating World Book Day. We shared books together with Year 2, enjoyed a ‘Book Tasting’ and drew our own book monsters by drawing along with author and illustrator Rob Biddulph. Year 4 looked fantastic in their costumes!
