Year 4

Welcome to Year 4!

Mrs Clayton and I (Mrs Teal) would like to welcome you to our class page.

Below, you will find some useful information about what is going on in the Year 4 classroom this year.

Reading

At Moulton, we aim to develop a life-long love of reading. Reading is central to everything we do in school and we love sharing engaging and exciting texts with the children. 

If your child is reading on our Read, Write Inc. scheme, your child will be given a Read Write Inc. reading book to take home. These are changed on a three read cycle. More information on this will be shared on our Class Dojo page. 

Once children have finished on the Read, Write Inc. scheme, your child will choose their own reading book from our classroom or school library. Books from home can also be brought into school to read.

Choosing a book can be tricky sometimes and we offer support and guidance to ensure the books chosen are at an appropriate level of challenge. Both Mrs Clayton and myself will work closely with children to provide this support.  

All children have an array of beautiful, high-quality texts to choose from that includes fiction, non-fiction and poetry. 

English

In Y4, we will continuously explore high quality texts. These will change over the half terms and this is what we will base our English work on in lessons.

The children will also continue to develop an understanding of the spelling, punctuation and grammar that is expected in Year 4. 

Texts:

• Autumn: Gorilla and Leon and the Place Inbetween
• Spring: Escape from Pompeii and When the Giant Stirred
• Summer: Where the River Meets the Sea and Blue John  

An overview of the spellings we are practising in class will be posted on dojo so you are aware of what words we are focusing on each week. There is no expectation to practise these at home as we do practise them in school. 

Maths

The children will learn a variety of mathematical skills including problem solving through White Rose Maths. It is very important that the children are practising their times tables weekly as it is helps in most areas of maths and future learning. Also, all children in Y4 will complete a multiplication test later in the year.

There a variety of resources available to practise these including writing them down, chanting/singing, online platforms like ‘Hit the Button’, White Rose Maths 1 minute app or playing on Times Table Rock Stars.

Children will also have the Y4 Multiplication Check in June - look out for information about this on Class Dojo nearer the time.

P.E

PE is taught on Mondays and Fridays in Year 4.

As we have an 'active wear' uniform, children do not need a separate PE kit.  It is worth noting that many of our non-uniform days are held on a Friday and it is important that the children still have their PE kit available on these days to ensure they can take part in PE safely. 

 *Earrings must be removed at home on P.E days.

Communication

We keep you up-to-date and communicate via Class Dojo. Keep an eye on our class story for information on what we have been learning as well as important reminders. You can also keep track of your child's behaviour and see how many dojos they have been awarded.  

 

Year 4 Team