Year 4

Year 4 Project - Invasion

In the Invasion project, your child will explore the effects of the Roman withdrawal and the chronology and geography of subsequent invasions. They will study the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in detail, examining their reasons for invading, their settlements and their everyday life. Your child will also look at monasteries and the Anglo-Saxon legacy. They will consider how we know about life in this period and investigate the Sutton Hoo ship burial. They will learn about Athelstan, an Anglo-Saxon king, and what happened after his death, before ending the project by learning about the Norman invasion of 1066.

Memorable Experience -The Ruin

History - Roman withdrawal from Britain; Chronology of invasion; Anglo-Saxon invasion; Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, beliefs and customs; Religion; Everyday life in Anglo-Saxon Britain; Viking invasion; Everyday life in Viking Britain; Significant people – King Athelstan; Norman invasion; Legacy

Geography Geographical sources

This project is also supported by mini projects in:

Science: Digestive System and Sound

Art and Design: Warp and Weft

Design and Technology: Fresh food, Good food

Computing: derived from D.A.R.E.S

Music: derived from Kapow 

PE: derived from TeamThemeKent Resources

PSHE: derived from Jigsaw

RE: derived from Kent SACRE Curriculum and Cornerstones RE projects

More information about the Year 3 Curriculum can be found in the YEAR 4 Long Term Plan 2024 document found below.

Year 4 Key Information

In Year 4 PE lessons are timetabled for Tuesday and Thursday.

Please make sure that earrings are removed or taped prior to the lesson.  Please also make sure PE kits include waterproof shoes and outdoor kit (jogging bottoms and jumpers) as we will be outside in all weathers.  Please also provide socks if your child wears tights.

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English

w/c 9/12/2024

We are currently looking at 'The Incredible Book Eating Boy'.  We will use clues to work out our text and enjoy the book together. We will consider our favourite books and then recreate the story of the 'Incredible Book Eating Boy' using:

  • relative clauses,
  • conjunctions,
  • alliterations,
  • similes,
  • adverbials,
  • onomatopia,
  • synonyms,
  • prefixes; and 
  • metaphors

Spellings

Dictation on  Wednesday 18th December

Acorns

tube

use

cue

continue

human

feud

Europe

ewe

queue

few

new

 

Conkers

use

few

new

continue

human

actual

popular

regular

Europe

queue

 

Pine Cones

use

altitude

tube

few

new

continue

cue

beauty

beautiful

human

actual

particular

popular

regular

feud

Europe

pneumonia

nuisance

pursuit

ewe

queue

 

 

 

Maths

W/c 9/12/2024

This week we will continue our multiplication and division unit.  This week we will:

  • Identify factor pairs
  • Use factor pairs to answer mathmatical questions

We will also continue our fluency sessions, in which we are revising the 5 and 10 times table.

We will also continue our Times Tables fluency which can be supported at home  by accessing TT Rockstars.

 

Additional Information

On Monday 16th December Year 4 have their class reward. They have chosen a festive film and snacks. They can also bring a teddy to school (this must be small enough to sit on the table) for their reward hour (I will store it safely until that time).
Please contact us via the office/speak to us on the playground should you have any questions.

 

In Term 2 PE will take place on Tuesday (Paralympic Games) and Thursday (Netball).  Please make sure that all weather PE kits (waterproof shoes, spare socks etc) are in school for these days.

 

As the weather is changing please ensure your child has a pair of wellies in school and that they bring a coat with them everyday.

 

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This week's homework is;

  • Read for at least 15 minutes everyday with an adult. Please record any reading completed at home in the reading record.
  • Revise spellings on Spelling Shed.

Please also access Doodle, TT and Numbots regularly to help consolidate classroom learning for Maths.

All log in details are in reading records.

To check which book level your book from home is, use:

https://www.arbookfind.co.uk/UserType.aspx?RedirectURL=%2fdefault.aspx

You can complete quizzes on school books and books that you are reading/bring in from home.

YEAR 4 - Meet the Teacher

The presentation for this week's 'Meet the Teacher' meeting is provided for your information.