Welcome to our Year 4 Class at St James’
Welcome to Year 4, my name is Miss Strawbridge and I am the Class Teacher. We are supported by various Teaching Assistants throughout the week. One of our class rules is ‘treat each other with kindness’; this is what we ask of the children in our class.
Year 4 Noticeboard
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- Homework is given out each Friday and should be returned for the following Thursday.
- Spellings are handed out on a Friday and will be tested on the following Friday. If the Year 4 children misplace their spellings then spares are of course available.
- We focus on a specific times table each week. Times table facts to be learnt for a test on the following Friday. We have lots of online support links that we send home which can support with this learning.
- Accelerated Reader – The children will read their reading books for 15 minutes every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. They can take their book home on weekends for extra reading, but it must be back in class for reading on Monday.
- PE in Year 4 is on a Thursday. Make sure you have your full St James kit.
- Please bring fresh water daily.
- We pray every day in school. Please help your child to become familiar with our prayers here Little Book of Prayers Lower KS2
Autumn Term in Year 4
The children have already made a wonderful start to their first few weeks in Year 4 and demonstrating enthusiasm and a passion for learning.
In English, we are focusing on our text The Thieves of Ostia as a basis for our reading and writing creating descriptions of Roman markets, diary entries as well writing our own playscripts based on the legend of Romulus and Remus.
Beyond, English and Maths, the children will be beginning their voyage back through history, learning about the Roman Empire and the impact of the Romans on Britain. The children are excited about the upcoming class trip to Segedunum Roman fort to participate in a full day immersing themselves in interactive workshops learning about life in a Roman fort.
This term, in science we will look at Living Things and Their Habitats. We will learn how to become experts in the use of classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things. We look forward to carrying out fieldwork in our local area and making accurate observational drawings of an invertebrate found in the local environment.
Additionally, the children are learning about Celtic lettering. We will carry out research about the Book of Kells and study the illuminated lettering in these ancient manuscripts. We hope to collate some beautiful artwork which will be displayed over the next few weeks.
During the Autumn term, the children will continue to learn about the Romans and move onto their geography unit which focuses on volcanoes and earthquakes. Our first Design and Technology unit Also falls within the Autumn term which will look at cooking and nutrition.
Tips on how to help your child’s learning during the Autumn Term
- Encourage your child to spend ten minutes a day on Timetable Rockstars – it is an easy and fun ay for the children to build up their rapid recall of the times table facts up to 12×12
- Read a variety of writing, including comics, newspapers, novels, magazines, and your child’s own writing.
- Ask questions about the text, characters, plot, setting, style of writing, and words.
- If you can take a trip to Arbeia Fort where they have Roman artefacts and an opportunity to explore the impact of the Romans in the immediate, local area.
