4FR
Class teacher: Mrs Richards
Teaching assistants: Mrs Bartley
Below is some key information that you might find useful:
English
This term, we are reading various books such as The Iron Man by Ted Hughes, Granny came her on the Empire Windrush by Patrice Lawrence and Camilla Sucre. We will look at character descriptions, recount writing, and letter writing 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 (including dialogue), progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures.
Maths
In maths this term, we are focusing on place value.
- count in multiples of 6, 7, 9, 25 and 1,000
- find 1,000 more or less than a given number
- count backwards through 0 to include negative numbers
- recognise the place value of each digit in a four-digit number (1,000s, 100s, 10s, and 1s)
- order and compare numbers beyond 1,000
- identify, represent and estimate numbers using different representations
- round any number to the nearest 10, 100 or 1,000
- solve number and practical problems that involve all of the above and with increasingly large positive numbers
- read Roman numerals to 100 (I to C) and know that over time, the numeral system changed to include the concept of 0 and place value
Science
This term in science, we will focus on living creatures and their habitats. We will:
- recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways
- explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment
- recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
PE
4FR have their PE lessons each Monday and Wednesday. 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 Wednesdays.
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 4FR, for every 4 home reads, the children get a raffle ticket. The ticket goes in to our raffle for the chance to win our hamper. 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://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf2BHuSbt_Y
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb
