Welcome to Year 4

Autumn 1 2025

Over the whole of the autumn term our History based unit is called 'Invaders and Settlers.' This half term we will focus on the Anglo-Saxons and discover why they settled in England and after half term we will explore the Viking raiders and reasons the reasons they invaded.

In RE, our new unit is called 'Creation and Covenant'. It will explore God's covenant with Abraham and how his faith made him a model of prayer.

In Maths, we will focus on Place Value -  reading, writing and comparing numbers up to 10,000. 

In English we will be studying and composing Kennings poems as well as writing descriptively using Beowulf as a stimulus. In Guided Reading we will explore the historical fiction book called 'Anglo-Saxon Boy' by Tony Bradman which explore the rise and fall of Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. 

In Music, the children will learn how to sing, play, improvise and compose using the clarinet.

In Computing, the children will learn about 'Online Safety'.

In PSHE, the children will explore the unit of Relationships.

In French, the children will learn conversational French and vocabulary relating to school equipment  in the unit 'In the classroom'. 

In PE, the children will participate in Football (outdoor PE is on Monday) and Dance (Indoor PE is on Friday).

In Art, the children will be learning about the artist Horace Pippin and discovering what influenced his paintings. They will then explore the themes of Pippin's work to create a painting based on the different techniques he used. 

Our PE Days are Monday (outdoor) and Friday (indoor). Please come to school dressed in your PE Kit on these days and you will remain in your PE kit for the whole day.

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Multiplication Test

In the summer term 2025 - the children will be sitting a multiplication times tables test. They will be asked lots of questions and be given approximately 6 seconds to answer. This is why daily practice of the different times tables needs to be learnt off by heart so they can be answered automatically. We have set up weekly times table battles on TT Rock Stars which we would strongly recommend the children take part in. They can also practice individually using TT Rock stars or using the Mathsframe multiplication checker which replicates the test the children will be given. To complete the times tables test the children need to answer all the questions correctly which is very tricky, so the more they practice the better prepared they will be! 

Here is a link to practice your timetables:

 https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check 

Dates for Diary

Homework

Homework will be set each week below.  The children will have a pink homework exercise book to record their homework.  Children will be set three English tasks and three Mathematics tasks, not including daily reading. Our recommendation is that children complete Task 1 for English and Maths on Tuesday, Task 2 for both on Wednesday and Task 3 for both on Thursday. This short, frequent style of homework will support children to consolidate their learning. However, this is not compulsory and timing of homework can be managed accordingly to suit family schedules. Children are expected to either mark alongside a parent/carer or use the answers provided to self-mark. Marked homework is handed in on Friday.

Snack

Please remember to bring in a water bottle each day.

You may bring a snack of either fresh fruit/ salad, plain popcorn, plain breadsticks or plain rice cakes.

Please remember not to provide snacks that contain dairy or nuts due to the children with allergies being on the playground.  

Please make sure you have written your names on your jumpers, coats, water bottles, sandwich boxes and snack pots.

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