Welcome To Year 4

We are delighted to welcome you to Year 4 and are excited for the learning journey ahead. We look forward to working with you and supporting every child as they grow in confidence, curiosity, and independence throughout the year. 

This term, our topic is Invaders, where we’ll be exploring fascinating periods of history with a focus on the Romans and Anglo-Saxons—uncovering how they shaped Britain and what life was like during their time. In Science, we’ll be investigating States of Matter, learning about solids, liquids, and gases through engaging experiments and hands-on activities. 

As part of our daily routine, we place a strong emphasis on building core skills. Practising times tables regularly on TT Rock Stars is a great way to boost speed and accuracy in maths, and we encourage all children to log in often. Daily reading at home is also vital—it helps develop vocabulary, comprehension, and a lifelong love of books. 

It’s going to be a fantastic start to the year filled with discovery and enthusiasm for learning! 

We look forward to a fantastic year ahead!

Spellings

Spellings will be given weekly. Spelling activity sheets should be taken home every Friday and returned following Friday. Childrens weekly spellings will be in their Home Learning books. Common exception words are regularly tested (half termly) and we ask that you practice reading and writing these with your children on a regular basis. 

Learning Logs

Children will receive a table of activities in their Learning Log and will be able to choose different activities to carry out for their Learning Log task. They have the whole half term to complete the activities they choose. Please feel free to present homework in different ways e.g models, art work. Have fun and be Creative!

Reading

We expect the children to read to an adult at home every night, as part of their weekly homework. Children who read each night will receive a House Point the following day.

Times table practice

We expect the children to practice their times tables regularly. Times Tables Rock Stars is a good way to do this and one the pupils will be used to using. House Points will be given for regular use of this resource at home. 

 Forest School

Forest School is led by Mr Tilbury and takes place once a week. During these sessions, children will spend time exploring and learning outdoors in the school forest area or at Chicksands Woods.

Children may arrive at school wearing their Forest School clothes and should bring their school uniform with them to change into afterwards. Please ensure that your child wears warm, comfortable clothing that you don’t mind getting muddy or wet, as outdoor learning can sometimes be messy.

We aim to run Forest School sessions in most weather conditions, so it is important that children have appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear for the outdoors. Sessions will only be cancelled in the event of extremely high winds or severe storms.

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Year 4 Residential 

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