Year 4

SPRING 1

TOPICS

Reading text: Escape from Pompeii by Christina Balit

Talk for Writing: James and the Giant Peach (Rags to Riches Tale with a focus on dialogue) and The Day The Crayons Quit (persuasive letter with a focus on presenting one point of view)

Maths: 3, 6, 7 and 9 x tables

RE: Gospel (What kind of world did Jesus want?)

Science: Sound

History: Anglo-Saxon Britain  

Art: Colour, pattern, line and texture

PHSE: Dreams and Goals

Music: Compose with Your Friends

PE: Swimming

Computing: Creating a Silent Film

Spanish: Family Tree and Faces  

KNOWLEDGE ORGANISERS

History: Anglo-Saxon Britain

Science: Sound

 RE: Gospel

HOMEWORK

Practise your times tables using Times Table Rock Star

Year 3 and 4 Statutory Spelling Words

TRIPS

Y4 will be going swimming every Friday in the Spring Term- please scroll down to the PE Day section below for more details. 

FAMILY LEARNING

Thank you to all who attended our Family Learning sessions in A1. We really appreciate your support. We have taken on board your feedback and are planning the next Family Learning week for spring term. 

POETRY

Year 4 will perform a poem to the whole school and parents on the 17th January. 

PE DAY

Y4 will be starting swimming sessions at Emanuel School from Friday 17^th January until the Easter holidays. Your child should come to school in their PE kit and bring a kit bag containing:

-swimming suit/shorts

-goggles

-swimming cap

-towel

-plastic bag

CLASS MEETING SLIDES

HELPFUL RESOURCES

Remember to always supervise your child when they are online.

Reading Comprehension	Handwriting	Reading (eBooks)
Chess	History - Anglo-Saxons	Science - Sound
Maths	Maths	Maths
Times Tables Rock Star	2020 2020 practise tests	144 144 practise tests
Times Tables Sheets	Maths - Problem Solving	Maths - Problem Solving

 If you would like your child to complete extra learning offline, CPG have created workbooks for each year group. These can be purchased directly from the CPG site (click the image below) or from Amazon.