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
Spirituality - Hope
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Today Year 4 have completed their spirituality journals, exploring our big question linked to the Christian value of hope. Our question was ‘Are you an optimist or a pessimist?’ We discussed our thoughts and Year 4 recorded their ideas in whatever way they chose.
We also said goodbye to Seth today who leaves us to join his new school. Goodbye and good luck, Seth - we will miss you!
Varjak Paw
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
We have been really enjoying reading Varjak Paw by SF Said - what a fantastic book! This week Year 4 have begun writing character descriptions about a cat called Holly who is a central character.
The Whale
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Look at our new display of all the learning we did last half term based on ‘The Whale’. We think both the artwork and writing look beautiful. Well done Year 4!
Electricity
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Year 4 really enjoyed our science lesson this afternoon in which we built simple electrical circuits to make a bulb light up. Some pairs even managed to light two or three bulbs in one circuit! Well done to James and Isaac who were the first partnership to successfully light their bulb.
Sikhs
Peter Dalrymple (PDalrymple) on: Year 4 Class Blog
Happy New Year! A warm welcome back to all our Year 4 families, and also to Mrs Quinn - we are all delighted that she has joined our Year 4 team.
This week we have been learning about Sikhs in RE and then applying our knowledge to begin writing a non-chronological report in English. Well done Year 4 - you have remembered lots of our learning from before the holidays!
