1. Welcome to Year 4!

2. Topics:
Autumn 1&2: Marvellous Maya Spring 1: Energy! Spring 2: Wild Thing! Summer 1&2: The Roman Empire

3. Literacy: Autumn 1&2: Marvellous Maya Spring 1: Energy!
Spring 2: Wild Thing!
Explanations
Animal poetry
Summer 1&2: The Roman Empire
‘Escape from Pompeii’ story writing
Roman play scripts
End of year poems
Literacy:
Autumn 1&2: Marvellous Maya
Mayan myths
‘The magic Mayan box’ poems
Report writing about The Maya
Poetry performing
Spring 1: Energy!
Pollution setting descriptions
Persuasive writing – caring for our planet.

4. Reading: Reading records handed in every day
At home, children are to read at least 3 times a week
Entries in reading records do not have to be school books – any reading can be recorded
Children change their own books in Year 4
Parent comments in books (see examples)
If the reading record is not signed 3 times within a week, children are given the opportunity to read in school over a break time

5. Maths: Place value: Numbers beyond 1,000. Rounding
Addition and subtraction – 4 digit numbers
Multiplication and division including written methods
Measure
Data handling
Shape, symmetry, angles, coordinates, position and direction
Fractions and decimals (including money)
Time / Converting time

6. Times tables: By the end of Year 4, your child should know
ALL their times tables up to 12 x 12.
Weekly tables / Turbo tables
End of year ‘Multiplication check’
Times tables at home

7. School uniform
School shoes
Girls’ hair
Please name everything!

8. PE
Autumn 1 – Rounders – outdoor kit Autumn 2 – Gymnastics – indoor kit Spring 1 – Orienteering – outdoor kit Spring 2 – Athletics – outdoor kit Summer term – Roman dance – indoor kit + Sports day – children will need a coloured top to represent their house team. At the end of each half term, children will bring their kits home to be washed.

9. Spanish
Autumn 1 – Me Presento (introducing myself) Autumn 2 – La Familia (The family) Spring 1 – Desayuno En El Café (At the café) Spring 2 – Mi Clase (Classroom) Summer term – Ricitos De Oro Y Los Tres Osos (Goldilocks and the three bears)

10. PSHE
Autumn 1 – Being me in my world Autumn 2 – Celebrating difference Spring 1 – Dreams and goals Spring 2 – Healthy me Summer 1 – Relationships Summer 2 – Changing me

11. RE
Autumn 1 – Hinduism Autumn 2 – Christianity Spring 1 – Hinduism Spring 2 – Christianity Summer 1 – Hinduism Summer 2 – Christianity
Human Responsibility & Values
Justice & Fairness
Sources of Wisdom
Symbols & Actions
Prayer, worship & reflection
Ultimate Questions
Identifying & Belonging
Beliefs & Practices

12. Computing
Autumn term – Kodu Spring term – Crumble Summer term – The internet

13. Homework Handed in each Wednesday One homework task from the left grid
Spellings should be written into books, applied into sentences.
Weekly spelling test on following Wednesday
Times tables should be written out into homework books
Homework will be checked and acknowledged by an adult
If homework is not handed in by Wednesday, children will complete the work at school
Presentation of homework

14. Seesaw A fantastic tool to show your child’s learning
Parent comments / likes
Code of conduct
Important messages
Communication with the teacher

15. Communication Majority of communications will be paperless
It is essential that we have up-to-date addresses and telephone numbers
Please ensure you download the app which accompanies the school website
Where permission slips are required, we are still working this out. If you have a printer, you can download letters, print and return.
Letters & communications may also be made available on SeeSaw

16. Coming into class Outside door will open at 8.40am
Children will enter through the cloakroom doors. Please note: Parents are not permitted entry
If parents need to communicate with the teacher, either message on Seesaw, write in the reading record or meet at the end of the day.
Registers close at 9.00am – children who arrive after this time will need to go to the office
Morning tasks – a chance to consolidate, revisit and wake up!
Children will leave from the back door. Permission will be needed, in writing, for children who walk home alone or to the gate.

17. Preparing for Year 4
September – Mayan cooking day (costs covered by school)
October Harvest festival - food donation to come to school. Parents invited to join at St Mary’s church
December Christingle service. Children are bring in a large orange. Parents also invited to join at St Mary’s church
December Christmas fete
Christmas jumper day / Christmas dinner
Spring term – Swimming lessons £12.50
March World book day – Dressing up as favourite book character
April – trip to Rye Meads £16
June – Roman dress up day – Please provide an outfit that children can change into by themselves £1 per child for materials
3 x class presentations throughout the year (dates to follow)
Summer term – Camping at Tolmers £125 for 3 days (2 nights away)