Welcome to Year 4!

Leeds, Warwick and Windsor Classes

Our classes are as follows:

Leeds Class: Mr Smith (Phase Leader and Class teacher)

Warwick Class: Mr Ridout (Class teacher), Mrs Elliott & Mrs Kaur (TAs)

Windsor Class: Mr Bishop (Class teacher), Mrs Pomphrey (HLTA)           

Information

Theme: In this half-term, Year 4 will be looking at the Science topic of 'Animals V Humans:

In this unit about Animals Including Humans, children will expand on their learning from year 3 about how animals, including humans, need to get nutrition from what they eat. They will explore the different organs of the digestive system in humans and the functions of teeth in both humans and animals. Firstly, children will learn about the different types of teeth and the importance of good dental hygiene. They will then learn about the parts and functions of individual organs of the human digestive system and carry out their own scientific demonstration of the process using everyday household items. Children will then learn more about herbivores, carnivores and omnivores in the context of teeth, digestion and food chains. They will extend their understanding of food chains from key stage 1 to include more complex chains, using the terms ‘consumers’ and ‘producers’ and compare food chains in different habitats. Finally, children will compare the teeth of different types of animals and apply their understanding to make links with their role in the food chain.

Home Learning:

All Students will receive weekly home learning sheets, which we encourage this to be completed to support their learning.

Reading

Please read with your child as often as possible at home and record in their home school book which is checked daily. Half-Termly rewards will be provided for the students who continuously read and record it.

Spelling

Children will receive a weekly list of spellings to learn at home. These will be sent home every Thursday, and then checked in school the following week.

PE:

Year 4’s P.E times are as follows:

Leeds Class: Monday (Personal Best) and Thursday (indoors)

Warwick Class: Tuesday (Personal Best) and Wednesday (indoors)

Windsor Class: Tuesday (Personal Best) and Wednesday (indoors)                                        

We will be continuing with the daily run or movement activities, so please ensure that your child has suitable footwear to participate every day. PE kits will be sent home on a Friday to be washed for return on Monday.

Please do speak to us if you have any queries or concerns.

The Year 4 team

Year 4 

All aspects of our curriculum are accessible to all children, irrespective of their ethnic background, gender, disability, religious or linguistic background. We strive hard to meet the needs of those pupils with special education needs, those with disabilities, those who are more able, those with special gifts and talents and the children who are learning English as an additional language. We provide a rich, challenging curriculum, which stretches all of our children.