• Learning about the ancient Egyptians at Macclesfield Museum
• Egyptian Day
• Year 4 Trip to Hanley Museum

Our Year 4 Learning Journey - Week beginning Monday 22nd April

Here's some of the exciting learning we can look forward to this week:

Numeracy:  

• Learning about the decimals tenths and hundredths
• Comparing numbers with decimals to into the hundredths eg 12.15 < 12.51
• Ordering decimals
• Mastering the times tables - focusing on the 12X tables

English:

• Studying our new book: Where the Foreset Meets the Sea
• Identifying features of non-fiction texts
• Creating a glossary of topic-specific vocabulary 
• Using apostrophes for plural possession

Design and Technology

• Cooking and Nutrition: Biscuits
• Making biscuits

Art

• Collaging techniques

Music

• Rainforest sounds through body percussion

Geography:  

•  Rainforests

• Rivers

Religious and World Views:  

• Christianity: Why is the Bible the best-selling book of all time? 

Hearts & Minds:  

• Happy Minds: Appreciate and relate

P.E.:  

• Tuesdays and Thursdays this term

Science:

• Living Things and their Habitats - understanding classification keys
• What is the difference between a vertebrate and an invertebrate? 

*Alongside all of this, we are very much aware of the importance of ensuring the children are happy, safe and secure in school and to help us do this, we will be following our Hearts and Minds curriculum.  More information about our Hearts and Minds curriculum and our weekly Hearts and Mind planning can be found using this link: Hearts and Minds.

Please note:

• Reading at least 4 times a week and filling in reading diaries is part of the weekly homework.
• Homework - English due Tuesdays; Maths due Thursdays
• Year 4 P.E. days this term are on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On these days, children are to come to school wearing their P.E. kits 

Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check

Dear Year 4 parents and carers,

You may be aware that Year 4 children across the country are now required to take part in The Multiplication Tables Check:  This is a formal assessment that happens at the beginning of June.  The children will be tested on their times tables up to 12 x 12.  All children will take the test using an Ipad.  There is no set pass mark.  However, secure and rapid knowledge of times tables facts are beneficial in many of the areas of maths taught in KS2 and therefore will help the children as they move towards their end of KS2 SATS.

Many of the children are now practising their times tables using TT Rockstars and it is really helping with their progress. Usernames and passwords for this are in the front of your child’s reading diary. We recommend that the children practise four times a week for ten minutes. It is so important to get as much practise in as you can because this knowledge will also be a big help with your maths lessons.

Practice tests can also be found on Educationcity in ‘Classwork’. (The 6 second one is the aim as this is how long the children will be given on the day.)

For more information see the document at the bottom of our class page.

Happy multiplying!

Kind regards,

The Year 4 Team at Rode Heath Primary.

Useful websites:

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student

Renaissance link for reading click here. 

In order to find year group expectations for maths, please click here, scroll down and click on the overview. 

For year group expectations for English, please click here, scroll down and click on the overview. 

The expectations for science and the foundation subjects can be found by selecting the relevant heading from here.

To practise spellings use this website: https://spellingframe.co.uk/  

Don't forget to visit our Think Like an Engineer website regularly to see what we're all busy doing: 

https://thinklikeanengineerproject.com