Chalkwell Hall Junior School
Year 4 Overview
Year 4 Summer First Half Term 2024
“Volcanoes: Guardians or threats?”
Year Group Who’s Who (and where to find us)
The Year 4 teachers are:
4GW - Mrs G Weir
4BR - Mrs H Ballard & Mrs S Reeder
4SH – Mr S Halsall
4TF – Mr T Fletcher
In addition Year 4 are supported by :
Miss Flewitt
Miss Hills
Miss Emms Medina
Mrs Palmer
Mrs Porter
Through an enquiry-based curriculum we teach Maths and English daily and a range of foundation subjects such as: History, Geography, Computing, PE, Art, RE, PSHE, Music and DT. More details on foundation subjects can be found on Page Two.
Science
Living things in the environment – Habitats.
Maths
Maths is taught within classes with additional support and a wide range of differentiation for reinforcement and challenge tasks. In addition, we dedicate a 15-20 minute session to times table skills once a week.
This half of term our learning focus will be on:
• Measurement
• Area and Perimeter
• Geometry
Maths homework is set via My Maths every Friday, to be completed by the following Friday. We also encourage pupils to use TTRockStars at least twice a week for 10 – 15 minutes a time.
English
English skills will be taught in a variety of ways, including specific lessons and through cross-curricular works.
In addition to the genres below, we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension.
Year 4 will be covering the following themes in English for this half of the term:
• Poetry – Kenning poems
• Narrative – Stories set in imagined worlds
• Non-Fiction – Non-Chronological reports – linked with Geography and Science
In addition to the genres above we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension. Spellings will be sent assigned weekly (on Fridays) with pupils researching other words that match the rule.
We expect all the children in this year to work hard. We have high expectations and hope you will support us, you can do this by:
Organisational aspects
• Ensuring that your child is at school on time and dressed appropriately;
• Dinner money is sent to school via the Sims Agora online payment system
• Make sure that your child wears PE kit to school on their PE days
• All children may bring a healthy snack;
• Encourage your child to be prepared for the school day with the correct equipment.
Educational aspects
• Ensure your child reads every single day for at least fifteen minutes, preferably aloud, to an adult
• Encourage your child to research other words that match the week’s spelling rules, as well as learning the words sent home
• Mathematics, encourage your child to practise the 4 operations (+, -, ÷, x), learn tables and use mathematical skills in everyday life, eg time and money.
Communication with your child’s class teacher can be made informally via the class email account (e.g. 4gw23-24@chalkwellhall.co.uk ). If you wish to make a longer appointment, please telephone the school office and a phone call can be arranged at a mutually convenient time.
We look forward to an exciting and productive half term!
Year 4 Team
Year 4 Spring Second Half Term 2024
“Does money make the world go round?”
Year Group Who’s Who (and where to find us)
The Year 4 teachers are:
4GW - Mrs G Weir
4BR - Mrs H Ballard & Mrs S Reeder
4SH – Mr S Halsall
4TF – Mr T Fletcher
In addition Year 4 are supported by :
Miss Flewitt
Miss Hills
Miss Emms Medina
Mrs Palmer
Mrs Porter
Through an enquiry-based curriculum we teach Maths and English daily and a range of foundation subjects such as: History, Geography, Computing, PE, Art, RE, PSHE, Music and DT. More details on foundation subjects can be found on Page Two.
Science
Humans and other animals – The human digestive system and teeth.
Maths
Maths is taught within classes with additional support and a wide range of differentiation for reinforcement and challenge tasks. In addition, we dedicate a 15-20 minute session to times table skills once a week.
This half of term our learning focus will be on:
• Decimals
• Money
• Length
Maths homework is set via My Maths every Friday, to be completed by the following Friday. We also encourage pupils to use TTRockStars at least twice a week for 10 – 15 minutes a time.
English
English skills will be taught in a variety of ways, including specific lessons and through cross-curricular works.
In addition to the genres below, we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension.
Year 4 will be covering the following themes in English for this half of the term:
• Poetry – List poems
• Narrative – Stories inspired by significant authors
• Non-Fiction – Instructions – linked with DT
In addition to the genres above we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension. Spellings will be sent assigned weekly (on Fridays) with pupils researching other words that match the rule.
We expect all the children in this year to work hard. We have high expectations and hope you will support us, you can do this by:
Organisational aspects
• Ensuring that your child is at school on time and dressed appropriately;
• Dinner money is sent to school via the Sims Agora online payment system
• Make sure that your child wears PE kit to school on their PE days
• All children may bring a healthy snack;
• Encourage your child to be prepared for the school day with the correct equipment.
Educational aspects
• Ensure your child reads every single day for at least fifteen minutes, preferably aloud, to an adult
• Encourage your child to research other words that match the week’s spelling rules, as well as learning the words sent home
• Mathematics, encourage your child to practise the 4 operations (+, -, ÷, x), learn tables and use mathematical skills in everyday life, eg time and money.
Communication with your child’s class teacher can be made informally via the class email account (e.g. 4gw23-24@chalkwellhall.co.uk). If you wish to make a longer appointment, please telephone the school office and a phone call can be arranged at a mutually convenient time.
We look forward to an exciting and productive half term!
Year 4 Team
Year 4 Spring First Half Term 2024
“How Advanced were The Maya?”
Through an enquiry-based curriculum we teach Maths and English daily and a range of foundation subjects such as: History, Geography, Computing, PE, Art, RE, PSHE, Music and DT. More details on foundation subjects can be found on Page Two.
Maths
Maths is taught within classes with additional support and a wide range of differentiation for reinforcement and challenge tasks. In addition, we dedicate a 15-20 minute session to times table skills once a week.
This half of term our learning focus will be on:
• Graphs
• Fractions
• Time
Maths homework is set via My Maths every Friday, to be completed by the following Friday. We also encourage pupils to use TTRockStars at least twice a week for 10 – 15 minutes a time.
English
English skills will be taught in a variety of ways, including specific lessons and through cross-curricular works.
In addition to the genres below, we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension.
Year 4 will be covering the following themes in English for this half of the term:
• Poetry
• Narrative – Stories from other cultures
• Non-Fiction – Recounts – linked with History
In addition to the genres above we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension. Spellings will be sent assigned weekly (on Fridays) with pupils researching other words that match the rule.
We expect all the children in this year to work hard. We have high expectations and hope you will support us, you can do this by:
Organisational aspects
• Ensuring that your child is at school on time and dressed appropriately;
• Dinner money is sent to school via the Sims Agora online payment system
• Make sure that your child wears PE kit to school on their PE days
• All children may bring a healthy snack;
• Encourage your child to be prepared for the school day with the correct equipment.
Educational aspects
• Ensure your child reads every single day for at least fifteen minutes, preferably aloud, to an adult
• Encourage your child to research other words that match the week’s spelling rules, as well as learning the words sent home
• Mathematics, encourage your child to practise the 4 operations (+, -, ÷, x), learn tables and use mathematical skills in everyday life, eg time and money.
Communication with your child’s class teacher can be made informally via the class email account (e.g. 4gw23-24@chalkwellhall.co.uk ). If you wish to make a longer appointment, please telephone the school office and a phone call can be arranged at a mutually convenient time.
We look forward to an exciting and productive half term!
Year 4 Team
Year 4 Autumn Second Half Term 2023
“Can you travel the world in 80 days?”
Through an enquiry-based curriculum we teach Maths and English daily and a range of foundation subjects such as: History, Geography, Computing, PE, Art, RE, PSHE, Music and DT. More details on foundation subjects can be found on Page Two.
Maths:
Maths is taught within classes with additional support and a wide range of differentiation for reinforcement and challenge tasks. In addition, we dedicate a 15-20 minute session to times table skills once a week.
This half of term our learning focus will be on:
• Multiplication
• Division
English:
English skills will be taught in a variety of ways, including specific lessons and through cross-curricular works.
In addition to the genres below, we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension.
Year 4 will be covering the following themes in English for this half of the term:
• Poetry – Acrostic
• Narrative – Stories with a theme - travel
• Non-Fiction – Persuasive writing
In addition to the genres above we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension. Spellings will be sent assigned weekly (on Fridays) with pupils assigned Spelling shed tasks to practice the spellings as well as learning them in school.
We expect all the children in this year to work hard. We have high expectations and hope you will support us, you can do this by:
Organisational aspects:
• Ensuring that your child is at school on time and dressed appropriately;
• Dinner money is sent to school via the Sims Agora online payment system
• Make sure that your child wears PE kit to school on their PE days
• All children may bring a healthy snack;
• Encourage your child to be prepared for the school day with the correct equipment.
Educational aspects:
• Ensure your child reads every single day for at least fifteen minutes, preferably aloud, to an adult
• Encourage your child to complete the week’s spelling shed challenges, as well as learning the words sent home
• Mathematics, encourage your child to practise the 4 operations (+, -, ÷, x), learn tables and use mathematical skills in everyday life, eg time and money.
Communication with your child’s class teacher can be made informally via the class email account (e.g. 4gw23-24@chalkwellhall.co.uk ). If you wish to make a longer appointment, please telephone the school office and a phone call can be arranged at a mutually convenient time.
We look forward to an exciting and productive half term!
Year 4 Team
Year 4 Autumn First Half Term 2023
“What makes a civilisation?”
Through an enquiry-based curriculum we teach Maths and English daily and a range of foundation subjects such as: History, Geography, Computing, PE, Art, RE, PSHE, Music and DT.
Maths:
Year 4 will be in mixed ability groups for maths lessons, which are timetabled for the first hour and 15 minutes every morning. We will also be having an additional catch-up maths lesson on a Monday afternoon, when the focus will be on arithmetic.
This half of term we will be covering:
- Place Value – including numbers to 1000
- Addition and subtraction – including column methods with renaming
English:
Year 3 will be covering the following themes in English for this ½ of term:
- Poetry: Haiku
- Narrative: stories from other cultures
- Non-fiction: Explanation texts (how materials change states)
In addition to the genres above we teach regular spelling, punctuation and grammar lessons and reading comprehension. Spellings will be sent home weekly (on Fridays) with pupils researching other words that match the rule.
We expect all the children in this year to work hard. We have high expectations and hope you will support us, you can do this by:
Organisational aspects:
- Ensuring that your child is at school on time and dressed appropriately.
- Dinner money is sent to school via the Sims Agora online payment system.
- Make sure that your child comes to school wearing their PE kit on their PE days.
- All children may bring a healthy snack.
Educational aspects:
- Ensure your child reads every single day for at least fifteen minutes, preferably to an adult.
- Encourage your child to research other words that match the week’s spelling rules, as well as learning the words sent home.
- Mathematics, encourage your child to practise the 4 operations (+, -, ÷, x), learn tables and use mathematical skills in everyday life, eg time and money.
Communication with your child’s class teacher can be made informally via the class email account (e.g. 4gw23-24@chalkwellhall.co.uk ). If you wish to make a longer appointment, please telephone the school office and a phone call can be arranged at a mutually convenient time.
We look forward to an exciting and productive half term!
Year 4 Team