Class Teachers
K Sutherland and D Wilson
Learning Assistants
Mrs H Cherry and Miss U Khan
Topics
This year, our planned topics are:
Autumn Term 1
High Voltage!
To support our topic, we have the following workshop planned:
Electricity workshop (teacher led)
In Maths, we will be focusing on place value, addition and subtraction, and times tables.
In English, our focus is biographies. Our class story is ‘The Wizards of Once’ by Cressida Cowell.
To support your child in becoming familiar with the structure of biographies, please share a range and discuss these.
For example:
- The ‘Little People, Big Dreams’ series
- ‘Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille’ by Jen Bryant
- ‘Portrait of an Artist: Frida Kahlo’ by Lucy Brownridge
- ‘Greta’s Story: The Schoolgirl Who Went On Strike To Save The Planet’ by Valentina Camerini
To further support your child with the topic of High Voltage, please share a range of texts about electricity and sound and/or visit the local museum. A list of suggested key books can be found at the following website: https://www.booksfortopics.com/celebrating-science
Our PE day is Friday. Year 4 children are required to be in school, in the correct PE kit, in line with school policy.
Autumn Term 2
Chocolate
To support our topic and writing unit, we have the following entry point planned:
Watching “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”.
In Maths, we will be focusing on addition and subtraction, measurement (area), multiplication and times tables.
In English, our focus is adventure stories. Our class story is “George”s Marvellous Medicine” by Roald Dahl. To support your child in becoming familiar with the structure of adventure stories, please share a range and discuss these. For example:
- The “Harry Potter” series by J.K. Rowling
- “Skellig” by David Almond
- “Who Let the Gods Out” by Maz Evans
- “Journey to the River Sea” by Eva Ibbotson
- The “Wizards of Once” series by Cressida Cowell
- “Varjak Paw” by S.F. Said
Further books to share with your child can be found at the following website: https://www.booksfortopics.com/literacy
To further support your child with the topic of Chocolate, please share a range of texts about states of matter. A list of suggested key books can be found at the following website: https://www.booksfortopics.com/celebrating-science
Our PE day is Thursday. Year 4 children are required to be in school, in the correct PE kit, in line with school policy.
Spring Term
Land, Sea and Sky
To support our topic and writing unit, we have the following entry and exit points planned:
- Trip to Waters’ Edge in Barton
- Virtual workshop with a representative from Water Aid
- Water Aid fundraiser
In Maths, we will be focusing on multiplication, division, fractions, decimals and times tables.
In English, our foci are tour scripts, performance poetry and narratives. Our class story is ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by E.B. White.
To support your child in becoming familiar with the structure of these texts, please share a range and discuss these. A list of suggested key books can be found at the following websites:
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/literacy-reading/
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/literacy-reading/primary-poetry/
To further support your child with the topic of Land, Sea and Sky, please share a range of texts about rivers, animals, humans and states of matter. A list of suggested key books can be found at the following websites:
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/geography/rivers-coasts-and-water-cycles/
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/science-maths-computing/animals-ks2/
https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/topics/science-maths-computing/celebrating-science/
Our PE day is Friday. Year 4 children are required to be in school, in the correct PE kit, in line with school policy.
11 before 11
Our 11 before 11 experiences are visiting a city and a museum. This will take place in Summer term.
Parents – how to support your child from home
Please help us in supporting your child with the following:
- Read 5 times a week and record these in Home-School links books.
- Complete homework on time (due on Mondays).
- Ensure Home-School links books are in every day.
- Ensure PE kit is worn on the correct PE days.
- Discuss the world around you to improve vocabulary.
- Practise time tables daily at home.
- Share Year 4-level texts with your child, a list of which can be found at the following website: https://www.booksfortopics.com/booklists/recommended-reads/year-4
- Visit the local library with your child to borrow books from the suggested book lists.