Year 4

Welcome to Fern Class!

                            Home Learning in Year 4

Our Year 4 class is called Fern Class.  Our classes are named from the beautiful book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane. 

In Fern Class we are learning about lots of exciting times in the past.  We love learning about Roman Britain.  Later on in the year we find out about the Ancient Greeks.  Our Geography curriculum is also full of interesting things as we learn about mountains and then Whitby.   In the Spring term our art focus leads us round a great learning journey taking in artists such as Freda Kahlo and Picasso.

 

Curriculum Learning

Each week, the children will bring home their home learning book. This will have a half termly menu with plenty of choice of learning tasks. These will range from creative tasks, such as making a Roman shield, to discussion tasks, for example tell your parents 5 things that you have learnt about Roman Britain. In addition to this, feel free to undertake your own ideas.

 

Reading at Home

Supporting reading by hearing your child read 5 times per week is invaluable, and practising as much as possible is crucial to becoming a fluent reader. This should be at least a few pages or the whole book. We ask that the children read a range of the following: school, levelled reading books reading plus/lexia (children know which one they are on) and their own choice of book/magazine/guidebook etc. These can all be recorded in the children’s reading records. Certificates for reading will be awarded at 25, 50, or 75 reads and above. When they reach 100 or 200 reads, the children will receive a token for RORY as well as a certificate. RORY is our reading vending machine, it is full of great books that the children can choose from.

 

Times Tables

Children will benefit from practising their times tables as much as possible. They can do this on TT Rockstars, which is a fun app that aids recall of facts. Times tables tasks will be sent home in the children’s learning books to be completed during half term.

PE

Please ensure that children bring the correct full outdoor/indoor PE kit. Long hair should be tied back please and children should have no earrings in for PE due to health and safety.  Please LABEL ALL uniform and PE kit items.  

 

 

Homework in Year 4

Each week the children will be set homework.  

• Each half term home-learning will be assigned in connection to the main topic (History, Geography, Religious Education, Art, Design and Technology) or Science recall activity. Knowledge Organisers will be provided to aid the completion of the learning challenges. 
• Please aim to read five times a week. his really helps children to practise their reading skills.  Reading Plus APP or Lexia APP (depending on which APP the children have been assigned). 
• Children all have a TT Rock Stars account. This game style platform encourages children to learn to recall times tables in a fun way.  We would love it if children can practise at home whenever they have a little spare time.

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Year 4 Current Learning

Year 4 Prior Learning

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