Welcome to Year 4!
Y4 Curriculum Information: April 2025
Welcome back to Summer term. We have lots of fun learning planned. The termly forecast below gives you more detail about the learning which will take place within our topic which this term is based around The Mayans.
A few practical matters for you to be aware of.
PE is on a still on Wednesday – Children can come into school in their PE kits. Appropriate school PE kit must be worn and labelled. Learning will take place outside as much as possible, so please ensure your child is dressed appropriately.
Please ensure your children is wearing correct uniform, our PE uniform includes:
* Plain navy or white t-shirt or a Blundeston PE top from Screens
* Navy, black or grey shorts or joggers.
* Trainers - plain colour please, no bright colours.
* A plain navy hoody (no big logos or graphics) or a Blundeston PE hoody from Screens
Homework
Multiplication Facts
As we enter the summer term, we are now coming closer to the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check which will take place in June. Times table homework sheets will continue each Monday and we expect all children to bring these in on the Friday where we will mark them as a class. The children also have ‘Times Table Rockstar’ logins in their home books, it will really benefit the children if they can spend a few minutes each day to practise. We are also providing opportunities for children to practise at school.
Please find further information about the multiplication tables check using this link:
Here are some other websites to support embedding these facts:
https://www.timestables.co.uk/multiplication-tables-check/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Reading
The children are constantly reading throughout our curriculum and in our daily whole class reading sessions. However, to really help them progress and to support their enjoyment of reading, they should be reading at home most nights. The children have chosen a book from our school library although please feel free to choose books from home or the local library. We ask that you try and read with your child as much as possible. We know it is hard to fit everything in, but reading offers valuable models for sentence structure, fuels their imagination, improves their knowledge of the world and also offers them some much needed calm time. We recommended that, despite their fluency, children should read with an adult regularly to check their understanding of the text. Please make a small note or initial in the child's home book, once you have read with your child.
If you want some dedicated reading comprehension activities to try at home, please click on the links below:
Spellings
Spellings are stuck in the children's home books each week. We learn and revisit these in class, including using them to support our handwriting practise. It is vital that your child takes times to look at and learn these, so they become embedded into their work. Be creative with learning – writing out in chalk, repeating in the car, using pens in the baths – any way to engage them. Always check your child understands the meaning of their spellings as this will help to broaden their vocabulary.
We want all the children to be happy in school, so if you have any worries or concerns, please contact us on dojo.
Many thanks,
Mrs Ward & Mrs Barber
Current class reading book:
Home learning
These are optional worksheets if your child would like any extra learning to consolidate their classwork.
SPAG
MATHS
Spelling:
National Curriculum Word List Years 1 and 2
National Curriculum Word List Years 3 and 4
National Curriculum Word List Years 5 and 6
Extra Information:
Reading at home questions booklet
Learning about fractions guide
Useful Links:
BBC Bitesize
Lots of interesting video clips and learning tools for a range of subjects
Classroom Secrets
Fun, interactive and practical home learning resources that are designed to be used by children. These include interactive games, video tutorials and downloadable home learning packs
Maths Chase
A fun website for learning times tables
NRICH
Great maths investigations
Oxford Owl
Entirely free website with lots of fun games and activities for you and your child - there is also a useful 'At School' section explaining the techniques used to teach reading within school