• English
• Maths
• Teacher Emails

WELCOME TO THE YEAR 4 HOMEPAGE

Autumn Term – Second Half

Welcome back! The Year 4 Team hope you’ve enjoyed a well-deserved week’s break and you are feeling ready for another busy and exciting half-term!

In English, we will be starting our new book which will be revealed in Week 1! There is a small clue in the picture below! Our D&T toy project will tie in with this book too.  You will also need to use your prediction skills before we reveal our exciting new text in Guided Reading - you will be taken on a magical adventure!

In Science, we will be looking at Electricity and in Geography (Topic), we will be learning all about Italy (human and physical geography).  We will be continuing to learn about Christianity and Christmas in RE and our French lessons will link with the calendar and celebrations, beginning with Bonfire Night.

‘Multiplication and Division’ is our focus in Maths so continue to practise using ‘Times Table Rockstars’ and the ‘Topmarks’ games – see how many times tables you can learn this half term!  Please see Year 4’s Maths Class Page (above) for the Topmarks website link and a printable blank multiplication grid. 

In Computing, we will learn how to build our very own webpage to celebrate our favourite children’s books.  We will also be discussing the importance of online safety. 

PE lessons will take place on Tuesdays and Fridays so please come to school dressed in your PE kits.  Also, remember to bring in a waterproof coat every day as we will be going outside for playtimes in almost all weathers!

On Monday afternoons (from Week 2), we will be continuing with our Guitar lessons with Jack.  At the beginning of December, we look forward to performing to parents and grandparents either through a mini concert in the hall or we will record the children and send the film link through email.

Contacting Class Teachers

The Year 4 class teachers are Mrs Hover (Monday - Wednesday) and Mrs Leake (Thursday - Friday).

Please always feel free to come and speak to us or alternatively our emails are:

katie.hover@oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk

jennifer.leake@oldfield.cheshire.sch.uk

Year 4 Class Timetable

Monday: Music For Life Lessons - Guitar (starting on 8th November)

Tuesday: PE (Children will need to come into school in their PE kit)

Wednesday:

Thursday: Reading books exchanged

Friday: PE (Children will need to come into school in their PE kit)

PPA (Planning, Preparation & Assessment)

On Tuesday afternoons, Steve Reddy and his team will be teaching PE (Mrs Hover's PPA) and Mrs Turnbull will be teaching PE on Friday mornings (Mrs Leake's PPA).

Homework

Homework is to read at least two books and complete the quizzes on Bug Club.  The username is their full name, all lowercase eg alanbrown  the school is HWXX and password is Bugclub2021

Spellings to be tested on the Friday 5th November are more -tion words :- adoration, admiration, coronation, detonation, observation, loction,generation, exploration, combination, illustration

Please see letter formation and joins below:

Numbots

NumBots is an online game and playing little and often will significantly improve your understanding of number bonds and addition and subtraction facts.

Use the same login details for ‘Times Table Rockstars’ to access NumBots.

Game Types

1. Story Mode – the emphasis is on learning the ideas and concepts behind addition and subtraction so it features more diagrams, shapes and question styles.

2. Challenge Mode – the emphasis is more on speed of recall of key facts, like number bonds to 10, doubling small numbers or adding & taking away in your head.

Bug Club

Gallery

See 'Year 4: Gallery Items' tab below to view all photographs from this year.