Year Four
Welcome to Year 4's Class Page!
Red Kite class Teacher: Mrs Manning | Crane class Teacher: Mrs Shaw |
Summer 1
A huge welcome back after the Easter holidays! We hope all our families had some opportunity to spend some quality time together as a family. Here at school, we are excited for the learning our summer term will bring!
This half term our topic has a Place & Time theme called 'A journey through the decades.' The children will study changing Britain from the 1950's up until modern day. We will look at changes in music, fashion, toys, technology & lots more! Be prepared for many questions parents & grandparents :)
Communication, Language and Literacy
This half term, children will study our first whole class picture book 'Journey' by Aaron Becker in CLL. Children will develop their story writing skills, focusing on developing settings, characters, plot and atmosphere.
Maths
In maths, children will focus on multiplication and division, some length, perimeter and area in measurement.
Jigsaw
This half term, children will study 'Relationships'. This includes the following aims:
identify feelings associated with jealousy and suggest strategies to problem-solve when this happens
identify someone I love and express why they are special to me
understand that we can remember people even if we no longer see them
recognise how friendships change, know how to make new friends and how to manage when I fall out with my friends
understand what having a boyfriend/ girlfriend might mean and that it is a special relationship for when I am older
know how to show love and appreciation to the people and animals who are special to me
The key vocabulary is: relationship, jealousy, emotions, anger, guilt, sadness, pain, hopelessness, relief, acceptance, memento, memories, friendships, negotiate, compromise, trust, loyalty, betrayal, empathy, attraction, personal, appreciation, love
Homework
- daily reading (x5 weekly)
- Times tables (this will be set weekly now in readiness for the Multiplication Check in June)
- Weekly spellings
Homework and spellings will be set on a Friday and due in the following Friday.
This half term your PE day will be a Tuesday, please arrive dressed in school PE kit.
Both classes are taking part in Forest School sessions on some Friday mornings - please look out for information being communicated through ParentMail this half term.