Support Staff - Mrs Swanson, Mrs Player, Mrs Howe, Miss Burt and Mrs Lawson

Welcome back Year 4

I hope you have all had a great break. As we go into summer, please can you make sure that your child has a water bottle in school. Could you also make sure that your child has their name on everything so that they are easy to find.

MESSAGES: PLEASE CAN CHILDREN NOT BRING TOYS INTO CLASS
PLEASE CAN CHILDREN COME IN WITH A WATER BOTTLE EVERY DAY

Homework

Spellings will be handed out every week. These will be worked on in class before being tested at the end of the week. 

Please continue to read at home and complete Accelerated Reader checks.

Continue to practise times table challenges on Times Tables Rock Stars.

PE Days

Children will have PE on Tuesday and Thursday. Please ensure that children come to school in their Bitham Brook PE kit on these days. 

Tuesday- Dance 

Thursday- Athletics

When the children have PE they should continue to wear their Bitham Brook PE kit into school with the school jumper over the top (if weather conditions require a jumper).  Please note the Bitham Brook PE kit is a plain white t-shirt and black shorts/leggings/tracksuit with trainers.  Other sports clothing is not acceptable as it is important, that as a school, we have pride in our appearance.  It is important that children do not attend school in casual clothing as we want to maintain the children's sense of education being important; pride in their appearance; and belonging to Bitham Brook.

Race to the Frozen North

Year 4 learning this term

Maths

In Maths, we will be working on shape and position/direction. We will continue throughout the beginning of the term with our daily multiplication practise in preparation for the Multiplication fact check that will be happening during the first two weeks of term.

Writing

Our class book is ‘Race to the Frozen North’ and this will be supporting our writing. We will start the term writing a portal narrative.

Reading

During reading we will be working our way through our class book ‘Race to the Frozen North’ and we will be developing our sight vocabulary and understanding of the text. The children will be able to continue with their own reading and testing their understanding using Accelerated Reader.

PSHE

Our PSHE topic this term is called ‘Changing Me’. In this unit, children will learn about how bodies change as they grow older (including puberty and menstruation).

Science

In Science, we will be recapping our learning from year 4 as well as learning about Lewis Latimer. This will help consolidate our knowledge and ensure our scientific learning is consistent and ready to move on to Year 5.

RE

In RE will be looking at the question ‘How have people and events in history shaped Islamic diversity?’

DT

In DT this term, we will be investigating structures and we will be using CAD to design a pencil pot.

History

We will be learning about the Vikings. We will look at the changes in Britain during the Viking period and how they fitted into life in Britain.

Computing

In computing, we will learn to use selection, co-ordinates, looping and variables. We will use these coding skills to create their own game.

Physical Education

In PE, we will be focussing on athletics in the lead up to Sports Day and the children will also participate in dance sessions in preparation for The Bath Forum.

Music

In music, we will continue to learn our song for The Bath Forum performance.

French

We will be working on conversational French.

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