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Welcome to Year 4

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Welcome to Willow's Class Page

Year 4 consists of 3 classes: 4AM (Mr Maniar's Class), 4AS (Ms Siddiq's Class) and 4KT/RR (Ms Teladia and Mrs Rawsthorn's Class). On our class page you will find information about our fabulous learning taking place in the term ahead as well as weekly updates. There are links to websites and platforms to support your children with their learning at home as well as a gallery of photographs to showcase our curriculum in action. If you have any questions or queries, do not hesitate to contact one of the Year 4 team.

Learning Together, Growing Together

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Our core values of Endurance, Justice, Friendship, Compassion and Peace underpin all that we do.

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In Art we have been mixing shades and tints with black and white paint.

In Science, we have been learning how sound travels. We made our own telephones to help us understand and explain.

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Year 4 have been enjoying their early morning dance sessions using the dance mats. Well done Year 4 for an active start to the day!

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Physical Education

Our PE Days are:

  • Tuesdays: Indoor PE
  • Fridays: Outdoor PE

This half term we are developing our skills in Dance and also Striking and Fielding Games.

On these days, your child may come to school in their PE kit: plain white  T shirt, black shorts or joggers and plain black trainers. A plain black hooded jacket may also be worn.

Jewellery is not permitted for safety.

Keep active: try a 5 minute workout with Joe Wicks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3LPrhI0v-w

Summer Term Timetables

School Council Members

Our Year 4 representatives on the School Council were chosen by each class in a democratic vote. This year our School Council members are:

  • 4AM: Scarlett
  • 4AS: Lilli
  • 4KT/RR: Inayah

Famous For A Fortnight

This is a very prestigious award presented every 2 weeks to a child in each class who has impressed their teachers with their academic work, effort, engagement or demonstrated one or more of our core values.

Week Beginning: 11.9.23

Our Famous For a Fortnight awards were presented to:

  • 4AM : Olivia
  • 4AS: Reuben
  • 4KT / RR: Lewis

Week Beginning: 25.9.23

Our Famous For a Fortnight awards were presented to:

  • 4AM : Skyla
  • 4AS: Ava
  • 4KT / RR: Max

Week Beginning: 9.10.23

Our Famous For a Fortnight awards were presented to:

  • 4AM: Abigail
  • 4AS: Esme
  • 4KT / RR: Lacey

Week Beginning: 13.11.23

Our Famous For a Fortnight awards were presented to:

  • 4AM: Izabelle
  • 4AS: Mollie
  • 4KT / RR: Ethan

Week Beginning: 27.11.23

Our Famous For a Fortnight awards were presented to:

  • 4AM: Scarlett
  • 4AS: Seth
  • 4KT / RR: Inayah

Week Beginning: 19.1.24

Our Famous For a Fortnight awards were presented to:

  • 4AM: Theo
  • 4AS: Poppy
  • 4KT / RR: Harris

Week Beginning: 2.2.24

  • 4AM: Hafsa
  • 4AS: Olivia
  • 4KT / RR: Harris

Week Beginning: 1.3.24

  • 4AM: Amelia
  • 4AS: Maisha
  • 4KT / RR: Maariya

Always Child

Our Always Child awards were presented to:

Week Beginning: 2.9.23

  • 4AM : Billy
  • 4AS:  Elsie
  • 4KT / RR: Eshaal

Congratulations. We are incredibly proud of you!

Week Beginning: 16.10.23

  • 4AM: Emmy
  • 4AS: Ibrahim
  • 4KT/RR: Maariyah

Week Beginning: 20.11.23

  • 4AM: Abdullrahman
  • 4AS: Maisha
  • 4KT/RR: Selena

Week Beginning: 8.1.24

  • 4AM: Max B
  • 4AS: Nadim
  • 4KT/RR: Henry

Week Beginning: 22.1.24

  • 4AM: Izabelle
  • 4AS: Umayymah
  • 4KT/RR: DJ

Week Beginning: 4.3.24

  • 4AM: Ashton
  • 4AS: Poppy
  • 4KT/RR: Inayah

 

Year 4 Curriculum

This Week's Learning

8th April 2024

English

 

Spelling

 

Maths

In Maths, we will be

We are also focusing on learning our multiplication tables up to 12×12.

The MTC will be between the 3.6.24 and 14.6.24: keep practising!

Science

 

Geography

In Geography, we will be s

Art

 

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PPA:

Outdoor Learning: Mr Mellor

PE: Mr Delmont

PSHE: Ms Dent

Times Tables

All children in Year 4 must learn their multiplication tables.

We use Times Table Rock Stars  to support their rapid recall of these. All children have a login and are encouraged to use it as often as they can.

Here is the link to the website:

https://ttrockstars.com/

 

Year 4 Multiplication Check will take place between 3.6.24 and 14.6.24

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Practising our times tables using TT Rock Stars.

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Writing

We use Jane Consadine’s ‘The Write Stuff’ as a basis for our writing. The Writing Rainbow helps us during our sentence stacking and independent writing.

Reading

We love reading in Year 4.

Here is a link to some recommended reads for Year 4 .https://www.thereaderteacher.com/year4

Every child has a reading book and a book they have chosen from our fabulous library.

In addition, each child has a login to Reading Plus set at their own level which targets individual reading need to maximise progress.

https://student.readingplus.com/seereader/api/sec/login

Try reading this week’s Children’s Newspaper.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr Suess.

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Reading daily is essential

Our Listening For Pleasure Book is:

Spelling

The children have spellings sent home every 2 weeks. In addition to these words, we have Orange Words, which are a list of words Year 4 children are expected to be able to spell.

Year 4 Homework Help Links