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Year 4

Welcome to Year 4

Meet the team

Mrs Sigley - Class teacher

Mrs Peart - Teaching assistant

 

Autumn 2

                                       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

 

Jesus: light of the world and beloved son

  • To know the stories of the Baptism, Presentation and Transfiguration of Jesus.
  • Understand that at these events Christ is revealed as the Light of the World and the Beloved Son of God.
  • Know that through Baptism, Christians become the Children of God and will identify symbols from the Baptismal liturgy that express this belief.

 

Advent

  • Know that Jesus was descended from the House of David.
  • Know some stories about some of Jesus’ ancestors and will be able to recognise how important their relationship with God was to them.
  • Place some of the characters into an historical sequence and identify some important symbols for these different people as featured on the Jesse Tree.

 

Class Texts

                                                                  Voices in the Park                                        Bill’s New Frock

                                                                  (Anthony Browne)                                             (Anne Fine)

 

PE

PE will take place on Tuesday.

Gymnastics

  • Develop knowledge of gymnastics balances
  • Develop ability to hold a balance
  • Develop ability to travel in a variety of ways
  • Develop knowledge of Mirror/Match & Canon & Unison

 

Forest Schools on Wednesday.

 

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 week.

 

New Website Links

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