Welcome to the Year 4 class page, where you will find everything you need to know about the year ahead.

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Children will continue to enjoy a rich and well-rounded curriculum designed to deepen their understanding, develop key skills and nurture a lifelong love of learning. Our English curriculum follows a book-led approach, where children will read high quality texts to inspire creative writing. Throughout the year, we will study texts such as Journey, Charlotte’s Web and The Day War Came. In Mathematics, children will develop confidence with 4-digit numbers, fractions, decimals and data handling while deepening their understanding of the four key operations, shape and measure through our mastery approach. The children will also take part in the Mastering Number programme to strengthen their confidence and fluency with number. Developing fluency in times tables will also be a primary focus throughout Year Four to prepare the children for the National Multiplication Tables Check and so we will be doing numerous activities to help children recall these facts at pace.

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This year, we will explore the world through our History and Geography topics, looking at the Aztecs, coastlines and the Anglo Saxons. In Science, we will be looking at a range of topics including Animals including humans, Electricity and States of Matter. Additionally, the children will continue to enjoy a broad curriculum with weekly lessons in Religious Education, Music, Science, Computing, PSHE, Spanish and PE, along with an Art and Design Technology unit taught each half term.

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Pupils should continue to read regularly at home (a minimum of 5 times a week), and parents should sign reading diaries. Homework will be set on Friday which you will hand in the following Friday. This homework will either be arithmetic or grammar based. Children will also be expected to practise their times tables on TT Rockstars which will be a priority in Year 4 and will be regularly assessed and checked. There will also be set spellings on a weekly basis, these will be tested on Fridays. 

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This year our PE days will be Monday and Wednesday. We will be focusing on a number of sports and skills including: hockey, netball and athletics. We are asking that pupils come into school in their PE kits on their PE days - this should be the Willow Tree green and purple official kit and trainers. In the winter, pupils can wear plain black jogging bottoms (over their PE kits to keep them warm). No football/rugby kits are allowed.

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If you require any further information, please contact Mrs Sullivan.