Welcome to Year Four

Year 4’s topic is Space - Blast Off!

 Subjects

Literacy 

Myths, persuasive texts (written and visual media), stories set in imaginary worlds, explanations, creating images and poetry.

Numeracy

Rounding and  ordering numbers, divide/multiply by 10/100,multiplication and division facts, ratio and proportion, area and perimeter, mental addition of 3-digit numbers, addition of 3/4-digit numbers, subtraction of 3-digit numbers , counting on and back, shape - position, direction, polygons, angles. Venn and Carroll diagrams, reasoning and explaining,  handling data, multiplication, fractions, capacity and reading scales and problem solving.

Cross curricular topic work will encompass the following:-

Science- Light and Shadows

D&T-Picture Frames

Geography-Environmental issues

History-History of space explorers

PHSE-.Relationships and Friendships

PE-Athletics

Art-Famous space artists/photography

RE-The Sound Of Silence (Christian/Buddhist)

Music –Composition and instrument pitch

ICT-Multimedia Presentations

Key VocabularyKey Vocabulary

Words associated with space:-
orbit, spherical, globe, rotate, axis, sunrise, sunset, gravitational pull, tilted, season, day, night, moon, year, Spring, Summer, Autumn ,Winter, 28 days,365 days, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Pluto,

How to Help Your Child

As the children are now more familiar with Mathletics homework, it is being set more frequently, this is differentiated to match your child’s need. Please note, depending on the focus it can be weekly, this is not always the case, we are encouraging the children to access many of the online activities independently of us.
We are working on Schofield and Simms maths books three times a week, they will be marked Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We will have discussed with you if your child is receiving some different homework to this.

Daily reading at home is strongly recommended, whether this is reading to themselves, an adult or a sibling. Please record what has been read or encourage your child to keep a log in their reading diary.

Children came home with a Mid-Term Reports a couple of weeks ago, we hope both you and your child found this useful and were able to talk about learning targets.

Homework Corner

Children will be given a Home Topic book to explore  ‘Space-Blast Off!’
Children are aware of our topic format and expectations.
There is a mind map to give guidance about compulsory and optional tasks to complete. We hope the children are as enthusiastic and diligent about this home learning as they have been about previous home learning! We look forward to
sharing and celebrating the learning on a Wednesday each week.

Please remember book bags daily and ensure P.E kits are in school, with suitable outdoor footwear now the weather is improving.

Children should be practising their multiplication tables as discussed at  parent/teacher consultations in March. They are used on a regular basis in our numeracy lessons and practised in any spare minutes we have within a school day.
 

Dates for your diary

We have planned an educational visit to The National Space CentreTuesday 14th May, details to follow. our topic learning - in Leicester to extend and support We have planned an educational visit to The National Space Centre 

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