Welcome to Class 4
Class Teacher: Mrs Small
Class Support: Mrs Harrison
Welcome to year 4. Please read on for information about our learning, as well as for days and dates for PE and Forest School.
MathsThis term, we will be recapping place value and the key skills of addition and subtraction, progressing to three and four digit numbers.
English, Geography and HistoryLooking after our environment is the theme for the start of the year across the whole school. Our class text is The Great Kapok Tree by Lynne Cherry - a beautifully illustrated tale about the importance of trees and how all living things depend on one another. We will also learn about endangered species nearer to home and use them as inspiration in art and DT activities. We will further explore the relationship between man and his environment when we move to our next theme - The Stone Age.
ScienceWhat is sound? And how do we hear? ....We will find the answers to these and other questions in our science lessons.
PEInvasion games such as football and rugby will be the focus of our PE lessons this term. PE will be on Wednesday afternoons. Please send children to school in their PE kits and suitable outdoor trainers.
You can learn at home too. Click on the buttons below to practice skills and have fun!
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Outdoor learning.
Forest school is on alternate Monday afternoons. The dates up to autumn half term are: 9 September 23 September 7 October 21 October Please ensure your child brings in appropriate clothing if the weather is wet or cold - coat, gloves, scarf, hat, boots. PE is on Wednesday afternoons.
Please help your child remember that long hair must be tied back, and earrings must be removed. If your child cannot take their earrings out, please provide tape or plasters to put over the earrings, to reduce the risk of any injuries during the lesson. If you have purchased a CC logo tracksuit top and bottoms then your child will be able to wear their PE kit underneath this and come to school in their tracksuit. If you do not wish to purchase the tracksuit and bottoms, then your child must wear their school uniform to school as usual and keep their PE kit in school. HomeworkWe value the work parents do to support their child's learning through homework. In Class 4, the children are given both maths and English homework every week. The homework will be set on a Thursday and should be handed in on the next Tuesday.
ReadingChildren are also expected to read at least three times a week, and to record this in their reading records. The books they read can be from school, home or the library. In Class 4, it is really important to spend time talking to your child about their reading, asking questions and giving them the opportunity to explain their understanding. In addition, it is an expectation that children bring their reading diaries to school every day so that reading done within school can be recorded and any comments or reminders can be written within them.
Multiplication tables Daily practice of multiplication and division facts is also very important in Class 4 as you're going to need these facts on the tip of your tongue to help you to complete more formal calculations in class and the new national times table tests we will be taking part in at the end of the year. We recommend that you spend 5-10 minutes each morning or evening practising. There are lots of ways that you can practise: singing; matching cards; writing the multiplication and division facts down; using a timer to beat your score; or using an app on a tablet.
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