4CC

Welcome to 4CC!

Class teacher: Mrs Clutterbuck and Mrs Foyle

Teaching assistant: Miss O'Grady

Below is some key information that you might find useful:

English

This term, we are reading The Ever-Changing Earth by Grahame Baker-Smith. We will look at creating a dictionary of technical words, writing a postcard and also a factual report on volcanoes, whilst including punctuation and grammatical features appropriate for Year 4. The children will have opportunities to draft and write by: composing and rehearsing sentences orally, progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures.

Maths

In maths this term, we are focusing on shape. Using a variety of representations, pupils will focus on classifying and comparing geometric shapes, including quadrilaterals and triangles, based on their properties and sizes. Pupils will also learn to identify acute and obtuse angles, compare and order angles up to two right angles, and recognize lines of symmetry in 2D shapes, including completing symmetrical figures.

Science

This term in science, we will focus on living things and their habitats. Pupils will recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways, will explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment, and that environments can change which can sometimes pose dangers to living things

4CC have their PE lessons each Tuesday and Thursday. Therefore, the children will need to come into school wearing their PE kit on those days and will remain in them for the rest of the day.

Homework

Homework is given out each Friday. The children will have a piece of work in their homework book which supports their learning in school. They will also have their weekly spellings to practise as well as a times tables sheet. Homework is to be returned on Thursdays. The children have their times table tests every Wednesday and their spelling test every Thursday.

Home Reading

We encourage children to read at least 4 times a week at home. In 4CC, for every 4 home reads, the children get a raffle ticket. The ticket goes in to our raffle for the chance to win a book prize. Raffles are each half term.

Times tables

By the end of Year 4, children are expected to know all of their times tables up to 12x12. We practise times tables as often as we can in school. The children are expected to practise their times tables each week at home as part of their homework.

Here are some of the ways they could be practised at home:

* https://urbrainy.com/mtc?test#

* The PiXL App