Year Four
Hello and welcome to Year 4!
Our whole Year 4 team is here to support your child’s learning and development this year.
We would like to take this opportunity to welcome your child and yourselves to Year Four.
The Year four team are: Mr Chris Dempsey, Ms Sabiha Ravat, Ms Michelle Bonsor, Ms Stacey, Zubair, Ms Sumi and Ms Lekeisha. Our support staff work with groups and work one-to-one with individual children during lessons. Other members of staff will also be running interventions to support the children’s learning.
There will be lots of exciting learning taking place this year in all areas of the curriculum. Some of the things your child will be learning about in English this year will include: reading and writing myths, different types of poetry, fairy tales, fantasy stories and, in non-fiction- newspaper reports, information booklets and explanations. In maths, they will: develop their counting and place value skills; be able to answer calculations both mentally and on paper; begin to explore fractions; measure; and apply different strategies to solve problems. There will also be a specific focus on children knowing their timestables. In the afternoons, your child will take part in: science, art, DT, history, geography, computing, music, PE, RE and PSHE lessons. A range of exciting trips have been planned throughout the year to support and extend your child’s learning.
Reading
Reading is very important. Your child will have regular reading sessions in class, but they would also benefit greatly from further reading at home too. Each child will take home a levelled class book and a library book (of their choice) each week. Each child will have a reading diary to record their reading achievements- please check and sign this regularly. Please make sure that book bags (with their books inside) are brought into school each day. Our library slot is on a Tuesday afternoon.
Homework
Each week your child will receive a list of spellings (spelling tests each Friday), maths and English homework, which will allow them to consolidate the learning that has taken place in class. Homework will be given out on a Friday and needs to be completed by the following Friday.
PE
For indoor PE, children should wear black/dark grey shorts/leggings, and a white T-shirt which can be purchased very cheaply from any local supermarket, or a MRS blue T-shirt.
Children need to wear trainers or pumps for outdoor PE. Black/grey tracksuit bottoms can also be worn. If the weather is cold, a blue jumper or cardigan can be worn.
* Children can come to school dressed for PE on their PE days or they can bring their PE kit to change into.
Year Four will have PE on a Monday afternoon and on a Wednesday afternoon.
Please remember …
- to tell the office or your child’s teacher if someone other than yourself will be collecting your child at the end of the day.
- to write your child’s name in their coat, uniform and PE kit
- to ensure your child brings in a reusable water bottle each day
- not to use your mobile phones within school or in the school playground
- to check the school’s website for the weekly newsletter (paper copies are available in the school office)
- to download SchoolPing- to keep up to date with the latest news
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to speak to the Year 4 team at the end of the school day.
Thank you for all your support
The Year 4 Team
End of Year Expectations- Year Four