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
Our core values of Endurance, Justice, Friendship, Compassion and Peace underpin all that we do.
March
Gallery
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.
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!
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.
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:
Year 4 Multiplication Check will take place between 3.6.24 and 14.6.24
Practising our times tables using TT Rock Stars.
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.
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.