Joseph Locke Primary School Y4 Narnia

Welcome to Year 4 Narnia

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Welcome to 4KHRS. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much!

Hello! Welcome to Narnia! Your class teachers this year are Mrs Hampshire and Mr Shaw. Mrs Mayhew is the teaching assistant in our class this year. Our class are resilient, hardworking, enthusiastic and we always put 100% effort into everything that we do! We love to give out DOJOs and other rewards for hard work and children who go the extra mile.

As well as daily lessons of reading, writing and maths, we will also be studying exciting topics in science, geography, history, ICT, art and D&T! We will be having weekly PE sessions with Mr Sidebottom on Thursdays. We are currently enjoying swimming lessons every Thursday! Spellings are given out on Mondays and then we have our weekly spelling test on a Friday. Our library day is on a Friday – remember to bring your book back every week.

Remember – reading is the window to the world! We love to read in Y4. Make sure that you read at least three times per week to keep up with reading miles. Both Mr Shaw and Mrs Hampshire love to read too and we can’t wait to share some fantastic stories with you in literacy, guided reading and at story time this year.

Over the year we will be discovering and celebrating each others talents and successes! Aim high Y4 – together we will succeed!

Y4 Narnia Information

Weekly spellings are handed out on a Monday and then are tested on the following Monday - remember to practise your spellings each day!

Our class library day sessions are on a Friday afternoon - remember to bring your library books back so you can have them swapped!

Our P.E lesson with Mr Sidebottom will be on a Thursday afternoon. Remember to bring your swimming kit this term.

Remember to read every day at home and bring your reading record in every day. Each day you read will reward you with a stamp in your reading record. Prize draws are announced throughout the year to encourage children to reach certain destinations by a set date.

Keep rocking on times table rockstars to be the ultimate Rock star legend. Times table rockstars can be accessed through the times table rockstars app on your iphone or tablet.

Summer Tern Our history driving Topic this term is the Vikings. We are looking forward to a visit to Murton Park to develop and sharpen our understanding of Britannia during the Viking era.

This term in Science we will be exploring 'the matters'. This term we will explore the science behind solids, liquids and gases and the relationship between them.

In PSHE, we are focusing on healthy lifestyle, where we will learn about making healthy choices linked to our diets and activity.

In art, we will be developing printing techniques, looking at how artists create a layered print using the Viking motif dragon design.

In Literacy, all lessons are book-based. We follow the Literacy Tree scheme at Joseph Locke. The children are going to love the fantastic stories that we have chosen this year. They will be given the opportunity to write for a wide range of audiences and purposes throughout the school year.

In Maths, the children will be learning about area, perimter and geometry.

Homework Spellings: Spellings will be given on a Monday which will be tested on the following Monday.

Reading: We ask that children spend at least 10 minutes per day reading a text that they have a great interest in. This reading will count towards their reading miles in their reading records.

Children are also asked to spend time practising their times tables using the online app Times table Rockstars (TTRS)

You will be given a topic homework grid based on whatever the current class topic is to choose a different homework from each week.