Welcome to Year 4!
My name is Mr Eastwood, and I am the class teacher for year 4. I work with Mrs Patel and Mrs Singh who work brilliantly to support our children.
Please click on the subheadings below for information about our class and photographs of our fantastic learning.
Spring 2 Overview
Reading
Your child can never read too much! I advise reading with your child for 10 to 15 minutes each day. I understand this can be challenging, therefore I recommend 5 times each week. Even dropping to 4 reads can limit your child's potential.
If your child is reluctant to read their reading book but loves reading newspapers then let this happen! Encourage them to read a variety of texts as we want them to love reading for pleasure. Please do not use reading as a punishment at home.
If you would like any advice or guidance on making reading more fun or you feel that your child is struggling with their reading then please do come and see me!
Times tables
Year 4 is an important year for children and their times tables knowledge. Within the summer term, in June the children in year 4 sit a times tables assessment called the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC).
Within this MTC, children will be asked 25 questions and have 6 seconds to answer each question, having a 3 second reset in between each question. As a result of the speed for each question it is extremely important your child is fluent and efficient in knowing their times tables up to 12x12.
To help prepare children for this assessment, we conduct a weekly times tables test each Friday focussing on a set of times tables.
On the times tables page, there are links to different song, games and example MTC tests to help your children practise.
As a school, we also use Times Tables Rockstars to accelerate your child's learning for their times tables. If you need help to get your child logged onto Times Table Rockstars at home, or they have lost their login, please let me know and I can help.
Multiplication Tables Check information for parents
Spellings
Your child will be given spellings each week that they NEED to practice at home. Each week on a Friday, the children will have their spelling test. These spellings are part of the National Curriculum. Your child will already have a range of methods to help them learn easily. Spellings should be practised several times a week, but this can be conducted in any way. See what works for your child, some learn better in small chunks, others need testing, some like to write them out.
PE
Physical Education will be timetabled in on Monday and Thursday, but please ensure that their PE kit is in school all week, just in case we spring into an extra active session!
R.E. 16.10.24 We have been looking at the story of Joseph, so the children spent the afternoon learning about and re-enacting 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'
20.01.25 The children retelling the invasion of the Vikings through drama and poetry.
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Forest school!
In Year 4, children must take the Multiplication Tables Check. This is undertaken under a three-week period and determines whether children can recall their times tables fluently. This helps us as a school identify children who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided.
Below is a page of support, that can help children when practising their times tables for the weekly tests.