Welcome to Class 4

Class teacher: Miss Murphy.
Teaching partner: Mrs Landers.

This page has useful information about the day to day running of Class 4 and all about what we get up to in our busy, exciting classroom.

Autumn term

Welcome to the first term of Year 4 where I am so excited to be sharing a classroom with you all again! See below to find out what we are getting up to this following term.
During autumn term we will be covering two topics for history and geography. We will start with our geography topic which is ‘Where does our food come from?’ We will explore this question in more detail, looking at the journey of the cocoa bean and what Fairtrade means for all traders. In history, our topic is focused on exploring what the reputation of the Anglo-Saxons was and how this has affected our history. We will be reading and exploring the text ‘Beowulf’ for our first English topic of Year 4, with the aim to plan and write our own hero myth based on the text. In design and technology, children will be learning to design and create a pavilion structure. Our first science topic will be all about the human digestive system, human and animal teeth and food chains. We will be looking in more depth about dental hygiene, how animal's teeth differ based on their diets and how to determine whether an animal is a producer, prey or predator. After this, our second science topic will be focused on electricity and circuits. We have all of this and so much more to look forward to this upcoming year and I am so excited to be sharing a classroom with you all again!

Please see below for some useful information about Class 4:

PE: PE is now on Wednesday afternoons. We request that children attend school in their PE kits ready for an afternoon of PE. Please ensure that this includes some warmer clothing as we will be outdoors as much as possible. Earrings and other jewellery should be removed on this day and hair should be tied back where possible. Please ensure that all items of clothing are named.   

Spellings: Ten spellings will be tested every Wednesday and the new spellings for the next week will then be taught after the test. They will be uploaded to SpellingFrame each week, however children can practise these in whichever way they feel most comfortable.  

Reading: Miss Murphy’s reading challenge challenges children in Year 4 to read 3 times or more to an adult outside of school each week. If children have read 3 times, they will be able to add a sticker to their reading bookmark at the end of the week. Children who add 6 or more stickers to their bookmark will receive a treat at the end of the half term. Reading records will be collected in every Friday. 

Creative Homework: Creative homework will not be compulsory, however it is highly encouraged. I will send out suggestions for homework each term but children can create whatever they please, so long as it relates to one of our topics. This will be celebrated at the end of each term. 

Times Tables: these will be tested every Tuesday. Children can use https://www.timestables.co.uk to practise their speed of recall of times tables facts up to 12x12. This will support their learning in preparation for the National Multiplication Tables Check where they will need to score 25/25. Children will be given personal log in details to timestables.co.uk to practise at home, their login will be stuck into their reading records. 

Children will also be given a booklet to record their practise of tables at home. They will need to practise at least 4x per week to receive a treat and any extra practises will result in an extra reward. These will be collected in every Friday along with their reading records.  

Homework: Your child may receive a piece of homework which will allow them to practise a concept they have been learning in class and help to support their learning further.

If you have/would like to share any information or expertise on any of the above, please let Miss Murphy know!

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