The children’s writing this term will be based on the text ‘The Lost Happy Endings’ by Carol Ann Duffy and Jane Ray. Adding modifying adjectives, nouns and prepositions, children will build on their skills at writing noun phrases. Alongside developing their grammatical knowledge of possessive apostrophes with plural nouns, the children will learn to organise their ideas into paragraphs, finally producing their own persuasive letter. Year 4 shall be reading the non-fiction text ’Skygazing’ by Anna Claybourne, where they will be discussing words and phrases that capture their interest and imagination, and retrieving and recording information from within the text.

This term in Maths, Year 4 shall be working on geometry, place value and fractions. They will be adding and subtracting fractions with the same denominator using concrete models and images, leading to pictorial representations. They will be interpreting and presenting data using graphical methods, including bar charts and time graphs, and identifying acute and obtuse angles. The children will also investigate lines of symmetry in 2-D shapes presented in different orientations. We will continue to practise times tables throughout the term, and use ‘Times tables Rockstars’ to consolidate this. 

This term in Science, Year 4 will be developing their knowledge of electricity. They will be constructing simple circuits using a switch, buzzer and bulbs and investigating how a switch opens and closes a circuit. In History, Year 4 shall be asking the question ‘why have wars happened? and will be considering the consequences of these. They will be researching all about windfarms in Geography, and looking at the positives and negatives of them. Within their DT lessons. Year 4 shall be designing and making their own circuit game and evaluating its success.

This term the children will be having weekly sessions in the woodland area. They will be involved in a variety of activities that link with learning in the classroom, alongside team building games and play. Children must wear long-sleeved top and trousers in our woodland area. If it is wet weather, they should also have wellies to change into. If the weather is dry, they can bring other appropriate
shoes to change into. They will not be allowed into the woodland area in school shoes.

This term the children will be developing their cricket skills by working with a coach once a week. This half term, Year 4 children will also be continuing to swim at Alderman Peel High School.

Class Dojo will continue to be used this year. It is a great space where you can view photos, videos and information about what is happening in Year 4 and across the school. If you require another invitation to join, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Each half-term a new homework menu containing six activities will be given out. Your child will need to complete a minimum of 5 activities each half-term, by submitting this on their Class Dojo profile by Friday each week. 

Please can you ensure that all belongings and named (PE Kits – Wellies – School Uniform – Bags – Coats – Water bottles etc).