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Year 4: Miss Lawton, Miss Garnett and Mrs Knapper
Having trouble learning your times-tables?
We all like learning differently. Try TT Rockstars, Hit The Button and practising often at home.
Here for you to check out is Percy Parker and he has a song for every times-table. Good luck!
Knowledge Organisers
English
English
This term we are exploring the Tale of Beowulf retold by Michael Morpurgo. We will look at the legend and the mythical characters as well as retelling the tale in our own words. We will write a mix of non-fiction and fiction texts to develop our writing styles.
In Guided Reading, we will be reading extracts of different stories, plays and poetry and looking at the different features of the texts. This will help the children see a wide range of different reading styles so they can find the one they love the most!
Please remember to keep reading at home - at least 10 minutes a day! - and signing your diary. This is vital for you to keep developing your reading skills and improving each day!
Remember, we draw our reading raffle every Friday. Every time you read in the week, you will get 1 ticket - you've got to be in it, to win it!
Maths
We will be looking at Fractions and Decimals this half term, and using different methods to convert between the two. We will then look at the wider areas of Maths including Money, Time, Shape and Statistics.
Next term, we will be taking the Government Multiplication Check which is compulsory for all Year 4 children across the country. It is an online check, where the children get 25 random questions focussing on all the timestables (with the majority being based around the 6x, 7x, 8x, 9x and 12x tables).
The test is purely for a record of where the children are up to and to help make sure their timetable knowledge is secure for Upper Key Stage 2. The children have to get 25/25 to pass so we will be focussing on getting our rapid recall up this half term.
We will be doing TimesTables Rockstars multiple times a week and the children will bring home booklets to keep practising over the weekends. All the support you can offer is appreciated and can help the children reach their goals!
Maths
Science
This term we will be exploring Electricity and how it can be controlled. We will look at how different types of electricity are used and what appliances we have in our everyday lives that use electricity. The children will even explore how they can safely control static electricity themselves.
We will also be exploring Animals including Humans and the similarities between human and animal digestive systems. We will even explore their skeletons!
As usual, we will continue to take part in STEM activities linked to our Science topics and explore the world as engineers and designers!
Science
Theme
Our new theme for this term is 'The Vikings'. This links to our History topic where the children will explore 'The Vikings - Ruthless Killers or Peaceful Settlers'.
We will look at where the Vikings sit on the historical timeline and where in the world they originated from. We will explore what they looked like, what they used for transport and how they lived their daily lives.
I can't wait to see what we discover!
Topic
Word Aware
To help new words stick in your long-term memory, use the Word Aware rap.
Choose a word from your weekly spelling list, and join in with the rap.
Think about...
What does it start with?
How many syllables does it have?
What does it rhyme with?
Can you put it in a sentence?
Share new words with your class.
Basic Maths Skills
Useful Basic Skills for Unconfident Mathematicians
Click on any of the topic videos below to watch some useful revision of basic skills needed in Maths.
Represent numbers to 100
10s and 1s using addition
Numbers to 1000
Numbers to 1000 (PVG)
100s, 10s and 1s (part 2)
Number line to 100
Find 1,10,100 more or less
Compare objects
Ordering numbers
Count in 50s
Hundreds
100s, 10s and 1s (part 1)
Number line to 1000
Compare numbers
"These will help you ;)"
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