Year 4 2023 - 2024

Mrs Wiskow

I am passionate about education and try to make learning fun in my classroom. Children need to be motivated to learn well. Outside the classroom my other passion is for horses of which I am lucky enough to own two. I also have a Rhodesian Ridgeback called Kito.

Mrs Pecora

Hi! I am Mrs Pecora - part of the Year 4 dream team!
Besides teaching, my passions are exercise and eating! Luckily they balance each other out - most of the time. I also love the arts - drama, dance, painting, etc so I will be looking for plenty of opportunities to use those in my lessons.
I am looking forward to a fun year learning and getting to know and teach all your special little people.

Our Year 4 Learning Journey - Week beginning Monday 15th July 2024

DON'T FORGET OUR RESIDENTIAL ASSEMBLY ON THURSDAY EVENING THIS WEEK AT 6.15. PLEASE CAN THE CHILDREN BE AT SCHOOL 10 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW. IF FOR SOME REASON YOUR CHILD IS UNABLE TO BE THERE PLEASE INFORM THE TEACHERS ASAP. THANK YOU!

We will be making the most of enjoying our last week together as a Year 4 class.

Maths:

Revision: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, including problem solving

English:

Poetry and reading performances
Finishing 'Blue John'

Design and Technology

Sewing - Pencil case project
Evaluating our finished products.

Religious and Worldviews:

Exploring the emergence of some cultural languages and the importance of Biblical Hebrew as a religious language.

Hearts & Minds:

Online safety - Self Image
Understand that not everything we see on the internet is real.
Understand that we should not judge ourselves by what we see online.
Understand that what people post on social media is not always the whole story.

P.E.:

Tuesdays and Thursdays with the coaches

Science:

Living Things and their Habitats - How do changes in the environment pose a danger to living things?

*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 - Spellings and sentences as usual other homework is now set online through Atom Learning
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.

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