Welcome to Year 4

Meet the team

Mrs Sigley - Class teacher

Mrs Peart - Teaching assistant

 

Spring 1

                                       Please click to the left of the page to view the full curriculum for this term.

 

Class Saint 

We have chosen St Benedict as our Class Saint.

 

RE

Christmas 

Old Testament (Moses – King David)

Christmas 

• Know about the announcements made by angels in the stories associated with the birth of John the Baptist and the birth of Jesus. 

• Understand that angels are heralds of important messages and will be able to consider ways in which Christians today are heralds of the message of Christ. 

• Know and be able to explain some of the Church’s customs for celebrating the birth of Christ.

Old Testament Moses – King David

• To know and recall in words, actions and writing the stories studied in this unit. 

• Understand that God chose and called Moses and David for special tasks. 

• They will recognise that God protected his people and that in the Psalms of David we find images of God caring for and protecting his people. 

• They will understand that through the anointing with the Oil of Chrism in the Sacraments, Christians celebrate and respond to God’s call in their lives today.

 

Class Texts

                                                       

PE

PE will take place every other Wednesday.

Health Related Exercise 

• Develop knowledge of how the body functions/changes during exercise

• Develop ability to exercise at different intensities

• Develop knowledge of how the food & drink we consume affects our body.

 

Homework

Daily Homework

• Daily Maths homework will be four questions practicing the four basic operations. They should be completed and returned daily.

• Daily English homework will support the development and enrichment of vocabulary. Words will be taken from class texts or stories read in school. They should be completed and returned daily. 

Weekly Homework

• Children will receive two pieces weekly.

• One piece of work will be English or Maths and rotated on a weekly basis. 

• One piece of homework will be based on learning in the wider curriculum. It will focus on either Science, History, Geography, Art, DT, French, Computing or PSHE (these subjects will be rotated on a weekly basis).

• This homework will be handed out on Thursday and to be handed in on the following Tuesday. 

Reading Diaries

• Children are encouraged to read at home daily (for at least 20 minutes) and are expected to have their diaries signed by an adult at least 3 times a week.

Times Tables

• Times Tables should be practiced regularly. Children are tested on their times tables every Friday.

 

New Website Links

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button