Welcome to Bethany Class!
Class Teacher: Miss Koutsoumanis
French (PPA Cover): Mrs Hudson
PE (PPA Cover): Mrs Burnell
Music (PPA Cover): Mrs O’Sullivan
TA: Mrs White (Monday/ Tuesday AM) & Mrs Shamim (Thursday/ Friday AM). Mrs Longo and Mrs Knight
Year 4 is an important year which focuses on growing your child’s independence and confidence in what they can achieve at school. Your child will be encouraged to start to think about their own learning and take responsibility to complete and hand in their homework on time. I will encourage them to think for themselves and tackle problems in order to prepare them for Year 5 and onwards!
What else will my child learn in Year 4? |
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Autumn Term |
Spring Term |
Summer Term |
Topic |
The Romans (History) |
Europe (Geography) |
The Ancient Maya (History) |
Maths Units |
Number and Place Value Addition and Subtraction
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Perimeter Multiplication and Division Area Fractions |
Decimals and Money Time Statistics Shape Position and Direction |
Science Units |
Sound. States of Matter. |
Animals including humans. Electricity. |
Living things and their habitats. |
RE Units |
People. Called. Judaism. Gift. |
Community. Giving and Receiving. Self-Discipline. |
New Life. Islam. Building Bridges. God’s People. |
What should your child bring to school each day?
Uniform Reminder:
Important Days to Remember:
Homework Expectations
Go to the Bethany Homework Tab to see the expectations of homework in Year 4 as well as the latest weekly homework.
This term our topic is …. Europe!
Questions you could ask your child about their topic this term:
Topic Vocabulary we will learn this term:
I hope this has given you an insight into Year 4 but if you have any other questions or concerns please get in touch.
Thank you for your continued support,
Miss Koutsoumanis
Ways You Can Support Your Child’s Learning at Home
Continuous Cursive Handwriting
The children are taught to use the continuous cursive handwriting style. They will learn the correct formation of each letter in class. This link shows animations for each letter, as taught in class: https://www.teachhandwriting.co.uk/continuous-cursive-beginners-choice-3.html
English: Reading and Book Discussion
For English, the single most important thing that you can do is to hear your child read. Good readers make good writers because they are exposed to a greater variety of vocabulary, syntax, grammar and style.
When you listen to your child read, there are a number of things to remember:
Punctuation/ English Online Games: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/punctuation
Recommended Reading List for Year 4:
Times Tables
By the end of Year 4 the expectation is that all children should know their times tables up to 12 x 12.
We focus on our times tables during our maths lessons but additional practice at home is essential. Times Tables Rock Stars is a fantastic website as it tests the children on their times tables ensuring the facts are secure and can be recalled quickly. I highly recommend daily practice on Times Table Rock Stars (TTRS) as I have seen the progress children have made in both their knowledge of their times table facts and their recall speed by regularly playing on the site. The end of year goal is to be a Headliner on TTRS (6 seconds or less per question) or even better, a Rock Star (3 seconds or less per question).
Additional times table practice online games:
http://www.maths-games.org/times-tables-games.html
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/7/multiplication-and-division