1. Welcome to Year 4 Miss White, Miss Philpott and Mrs Burdett

2. Year 4 Enjoyable start to phase 3
Encouraging independence and reliance
Fun, engaging and creative curriculum
Warm and nurturing environment

3. Curriculum Dynamic and engaging curriculum
Looking at British wildlife and conservation – visit from the Owls
Viking day
Ancient Greece
Trampolining

4. English
Reading
Focusing on developing their comprehension and understanding of word meaning
Weekly comprehension
Guided reading
Reading homework and individual reading books at home
Writing
In class – focus in on developing their imagination, use of language and grammatical structures within writing.

5. Writing Mnemonic Professor Punctuation Snape’s Sentence Terribly Tense
Vile Varying nouns and pronouns
Concoctions Conjunctions/Connectives
Always Apostrophes
Create Commas
Fearsome Fronted adverbials
Explosions Expanded noun phrases

6. SPAG (Spelling, punctuation and grammar)
Weekly lessons
Revisit work from Year 3
Teach and develop expectations of Year 4

7. Mathematics Fluid groups
number, calculations fractions, decimals, measures, shape, data handling.
Fluid groups
All children taught the same curriculum coverage
Open door so always come and ask if you need anything

8. Maths Spelling Reading SPaG
Homework
Maths
Spelling
Reading
SPaG

9. Ways to help at home… Read regularly with your child
ask questions about what they have read
explain any unfamiliar words/ask your child what a word means
reinforce word classifications
Practise their x tables up to 12 x 12
Practise telling the time on analogue and digital clocks
Regular practise of written calculation strategies
Engage with your child’s homework

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