Brinsley Primary And Nursery School - Year 4
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Mrs R Bromley
Class Teacher
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Mrs G Bland
Class Teacher
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Mrs P Framji
Teaching Assistant
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Mrs S White
Teaching Assistant
Who’s in the class
Class Name: Wren
This term our topic is:
How Can We Recreate The Wonder Of Ancient Egypt?
Welcome to Year 4 Class Wren!
Mrs Bromley will teach Year 4 on Mondays and Tuesdays and Mrs Bland will teach Thursdays and Fridays. We will teach alternate Wednesday afternoons with Mrs Henderson teaching Year 4 every Wednesday morning.
Our topic this term is about 'Ancient Egypt' and has a history focus.
We will be learning about:
- Where Ancient Egypt is and why it is a popular holiday designation today
- Different pharaohs and how Ancient Egyptians built tombs for them (pyramids)
- Learn about mummification and hieroglyphs
Our 'Wow' event is on Friday 6th January 2023, where the children will be mummifying a tomato! Check out our class dojo page for more information.
English: We will reading ‘Egyptian Cinderella,’ by Shirley Climo and writing our own fairy tale.
Maths: We will learn formal methods of multiplication and division and explore length and perimeter.
PSHE: We will be learning about keeping ourselves safe. We will also be continuing to encourage kindness and teamwork to turn Wren Class into ‘The Dream Team!’
Computing: We will create and design our own website.
RE: Our work will have a focus on religious symbols and expression.
PE (Next Level Sports): Please wear full PE kit on Mondays. We will also have opportunities to be active during the rest of the week through the daily mile, wake up-shake up, Supermovers etc. PE kit is not needed for these activities.
Music: Our work will have a focus on 'grime' music. Stop is a song/rap written in a Grime style.
DT: We will exploring sculpture and 3D.
Spanish: We will be focussing on colours.
Our school value of the month is Teamwork and we will be having dedicated assemblies on this value.
Please check class dojo for updates and photos. We love to share our learning with you!
Further information...
Maths:
White Rose Home Learning: https://whiterosemaths.com/homelearning/year-4/
TTRS: https://ttrockstars.com/
Top Marks: https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
Maths is Fun: https://www.mathsisfun.com/
English:
BBC Home Learning: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/year-4-and-p5-english-lessons/1
Bug Club: https://www.activelearnprimary.co.uk/login?c=0 (your child will have been given an access code)
Science: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/collections/year-3-4-and-p4-5-science-topics/1
PE
Our main PE session will be on Mondays. Please come to school in full PE kit. White t-shirt, black shorts/joggers/ leggings/ hoodie and trainers. No football kits please.
Reading & Bug Club
In Key Stage 2, we ask that the children read to someone at home every day for 5 minutes. The reading may consist of a variety of texts; from novels, to recipes, newspapers and even football programmes! Remember to sign and comment your child’s reading.
Don’t forget reading on Bug Club also counts as home reading! Bug Club puts more emphasis on comprehension skills as, ultimately, this is what children are assessed against at the end of Key Stage 2. The children have to answer the questions, by clicking the little bugs, to score points which they can spend in the shop.
Guided Reading will happen every day for KS2.
Please record any home reads using the boomreader app.
Reading is an essential area where practice at home really pays off!
Spellings Homework
Each week children will be given 10 spellings to learn. These may be to practise a particular spelling rule or will come from the Year 3/4 statutory spellings list. Spelling tests will take place every Friday.
Times Tables
Please can you encourage your child to learn their times tables and their inverses. They have all received a log in for Times Tables Rock Stars. Please log on to https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth to access their personal page.
You can also look at the following websites for times tables help:
https://www.timestables.co.uk/
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/times-tables
https://www.mathsisfun.com/timestable.html
All Year 4 children will have their multiplication skills formally tested from 2020. Please check here for more information about the multiplication test.
Break and Snack
Year 3/4 break time is at 10.10 -10:25.
Children can bring in their own healthy snack (fruit, vegetables).
Children need to bring their water bottle into the classroom everyday which can be used throughout the day.