Year 4
Welcome to Year 4
Term 6
Welcome to Term 6.
This is our final term in Year 4 and what a fantastic term it will be!
Miss. Walker (4W) , Miss. Burke (4B) and Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Walker (4PW)
History quiz- https://forms.office.com/e/YrAy4acBD7
Homework - Week Beginning 1stJuly
Main Task – DT Cooking
To link with our class work 'Seasonal Foods', you have the choice to follow one of the two recipes given to you: Roast Vegetable Couscous Salad or Mini Pizza Pies. We have discussed adapting the recipe to suit ingredients you already have at home. When the dish has been made, remember to take a photograph of you sharing the food with family members (and stick it in your homework book) or get a note from a parent/ carer in your homework book if a photo is not possible.
Spelling Task – adverbials of frequency and possibility.
Complete the LCWC activity in homework books.
Homework is due every Friday.
EVERY WEEK
Reading – please read at least 3 times at home with an adult and get your reading record signed.
Times tables - keep using TTR to retain your fantastic timestable recall speed you demonstrated on your National Timestable Check recently.
To support children in learning their times tables, a weekly task will be introduced as part of homework. Children should practise the level given to them by their class teacher and will have the opportunity to progress to further levels weekly, following a quiz on Friday.
Don’t forget to pop on to TTRockstars for extra timestables practice – USE SOUNDCHECK TO WORK ON YOUR SPEED!
Please email any pictures to the following email: homework@paultonjuniorschool.co.uk
Routines for Term 6
PE is on Monday (Basketball) and Thursday (Cricket). Children will need to wear their full PE kit to school on Mondays and Thursdays
Forest School: Children will need old trainers or wellies in a named carrier bag as well as appropriate wet weather gear (waterproof coat and trousers) or sunhat and sunscreen depending on the forecast for the day. Forest School kit can remain in school for the duration of the term.
Homework will be set on a Monday and completed by Friday. Homework tasks will be detailed at the top of this web page and children should complete their work neatly (using a pencil) in their orange Homework books.
Reading is crucial to every child’s progress across the entire curriculum and we expect that every child reads to an adult at home at least 3 times a week. Please record this in their blue reading record and and ensure it is brought to school every day.
What are we learning this term?
Maths
In Maths this term, we explore shape - features of 2D shapes, identifying angles and drawing shapes with given properties. Symmetry is also a focus. We then move onto statistics when we read and interpret charts and graphs, swiftly advancing onto drawing our own with given data. Finally, we consider coordinates on a grid in the first quadrant - plotting and reading.
Times Tables are an important part of our mathematical teaching and learning throughout the whole of year 4. Please support times table learning and speedy recall of multiplication and division facts, at home. Our Multiplication Tables Check takes place in June.
English
In English this term, we will start by looking at how balanced argument texts are structured. Should The Wonka Factory be closed down? Should children be allowed to own pets? Should chairs be banned in school? These are just a few of the discussions. We will read several texts to identify features such as introductory phrases, effective conjunctions within this genre and how to conclude. We will then use some of these phrases to help us structure our opinions and present evidence in writing and when verbally debating. Our final weeks of the term will then focus on instructional texts and playscripts.
Foundation Subjects
In Science this term, we study famous scientists and inventors with a particular focus on females who have helped shape our world. In PSHE, we are considering how money is earned as an adult and methods of payment. Computing develops our understanding of data logging and in DT, we learn about seasonal foods and recipes. Forest School this term will involve projects that focus on collaborative work - using natural resources within our playscape. In Games, we are building upon our skills and tactics employed during invasion games with a basketball unit of work. Cricket is our second P.E. lesson in the week - developing skills of batting, bowling and fielding. French focusses strongly on the spoken skill of making conversation – when at the market and buying an ice cream- understanding what is being said and responding appropriately. Finally, history studies how crime and punishment have changed over time. What a fantastic term of learning ahead!
What a fantastic term of learning ahead!