St Margaret's C of E Primary School
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Year 4
Welcome to Year 4!
The Year 4 Team:
Mrs Hainsworth - class teacher
Miss Jones - teaching assistant
Year 4 is an exciting year where we learn to become more independent and eventually get ready for the challenges of upper Key Stage 2.
In our classroom, we want every child to do their best,
as we explore and develop our skills and creativity across a
variety of topics through out the year. We aim to be kind and use 'growth mindset' to be positive and confident in ourselves.
Please contact me by email if you have any worries or concerns or feel that there is something you think would be helpful for me to know, and I will always be happy to help you,
year4homelearning@st-margarets.bury.sch.uk
The times for Year 4 are 9.05 until 3.30 - please try to stick as closely to these times as possible, unless you have made alternative arrangements with us, due to them having a sibling in another class.
Year 4 Weekly News
Week Beginning - 19.4.21
Welcome back Year 4. We are very proud of the work the children produced since school reopened on March 8th - and are sure they will continue to work hard and try their best.
Maths -
This week we will be learning to use decimals. How we compare fractions to decimals in tenths, and how to divide and multiply whole numbers by 10.
English -
This week we begin a new Power of Reading book - Tales of Wisdom and Wonder (a selection of short traditional stories from around the world)
Spellings -
Week 5 Spring spellings (2B). Root words from solve and sign.
Mrs Hainsworth & Miss Jones :)
Please remember...
PE is on a Tuesday - full kits and bobbles for long hair is needed.
Spelling test is on a Friday with new words given out for the following week.
Homework is also given out on a Friday due in the following Tuesday.
Reading books also need to be handed in weekly - if your child is a free reader they still need to have their reading record signed on a weekly basis and will be checked by us.
Year 4 Class Curriculum
Please see the curriculum overviews in the relevant term below for details of what we will be learning this year.
Spellings
Weekly spellings will be shown under Autumn term in the Curriculum section. There will generally be 10 weekly spellings plus an extra 5 most weeks from the statutory Year 3/4 spelling list. New spellings will be given out on a Friday and the test will be on a Friday each week - please support your child in learning them as they do get quite tricky and they will definitely need to practise them at home each week. Certificates will be given out when a child gets all spellings correct over 4 consecutive weeks.
Reading
Please listen to your child read as often as possible at home to develop fluency and understanding. Your child will be allocated a day ( see Reading Record) to bring in their book and reading record so that we can check it. It is really helpful if you can sign their record with a date and comment and the pages they have read EVERY time they read, even if they are a 'free reader'. If your child is a daily reader, they will ideally be heard each day at school. This is to give them a boost and push them on further on the scheme so it is vital that they are also heard at home too.
Homework
Please encourage your child to read, practise times tables and use Mathsletics at home ( they should have a log in with a QR code for this). They will also be given a homework book with 2 pieces of homework to complete. This will be given on a Friday for the following Tuesday - but can be brought in and handed in on the Monday if they prefer. It shouldn't take long to complete but will help your child to get into a good homework routine. Please support them - it really makes a difference.