Year 4 Information and Expectations for Parents
Staff in Year 4 at St. Clare's School are Miss Howard, Miss Doherty, and Mrs. Evans. The school's mission is guided by Jesus Christ. Parents are encouraged to contact the staff for any queries or concerns. The importance of reading is emphasized, with daily reading recommended. Homework details, including spellings, Math, English activities, and times tables practice, are provided. The aim is to foster a love of reading and support students' learning journey.
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Staff in Year 4 are Miss Howard, Miss Doherty and Mrs Evans. We are very much looking forward to working with and getting to know your children this year.
Our school Mission Statement: 'Guided by Jesus Christ, our teacher, we journey together, learning to dream, believe and achieve'
If you have any queries, questions or concerns throughout the year, please contact me via the school app, send me an email (r.howard@st-clares.manchester.sch.uk), see me after school when you are picking your child up, or make an appointment to see me. I am here to support your child, but as a school we want to support families too wherever we can. Please get in touch.
READING Please read with your child every night. We cannot stress how important it is as reading crosses all curricular areas in school. Your child should be reading for 20 minutes every night. Reading records will be checked every day and monitored to make sure all children are reading at home. You will need to sign their reading record when they have read with you. If a child is not reading regularly then I will ask the reason why and a discussion will need to be organised about how best to support the child. Books will be changed in class or in the library regularly.
We want your child to develop a love of reading. Take time to sit with them and share a book, a poem, a comic, a magazine, a football programme anything that involves reading. As your child reads, their minds are opened up to new information, new experiences, new dreams We do not want children to race through their reading books. It is really important that the children understand what they are reading and new vocabulary that they will be exposed to. Discuss this with your child as they read. In Key Stage 2, children are rewarded with 2 raffle tickets when they get 100% on a quiz and 1 ticket if they pass the quiz. They should be aiming for 100 every time! Each week, in assembly, someone receives a reading prize. Vouchers are given to children when they have read a millions words.
HOMEWORK As well as reading every night, your child will be given: Spellings these are given out on Mondays and there will be a test the following Friday. Homework will be given every Wednesday and will be expected to be returned the following Wednesday. This will include a Maths and an English activity, and will mostly be done digitally, through Purple Mash. Every week, the children will be given a times tables test to prepare for the Year 4 Multiplication Tables Check at the end of the year. Please practise times tables at home either by chanting, singing songs, playing games or accessing your child s Times Table Rock Star account. Each child should have their own log-in details please ask if you do not know your child s details.
P.E During the first half term (Autumn 1), our PE lessons will be on Wednesday, and we will be going swimming. Children should come into school with their swimwear underneath their school uniform and bring a towel and clean underwear to change into. Children with long hair (past their ears) will need to bring a swimming cap. During the second half term (Autumn 2), our PE lesson will be on a Thursday. Your child will need to come into school wearing their school PE kit. Please see the school website for details on our uniform. Make sure that all uniform is clearly labelled with your child s name on it please.
Lessons Maths and English are taught every day. As a Catholic school, we teach 2.5 hours of RE each week. We follow the Come and See scheme of work. We have 2 PE lessons per week or 1 PE lesson and a swimming lesson. In addition to this, we also teach a whole host of other foundation subjects. Please see the yearly curriculum overview for more details this document (along with lots more information) is available on the class page on the school website. Our website is a useful source of information.
St. Clares RC primary School - Long Term Overview English Maths RE Science History Geography Art Design Technology Spanish Computing Music PE PSHE Y4 Keeping and Staying Safe: Assessment - Baseline Cycle Safety Non- Number and place Value Addition and Subtraction People Judaism Building Bridges Animals including humans - Digestive System Anglo Saxons Design and make a balanced meal which includes all food groups. Can you make an eBook that shows how computer games work? Mamma Mia. ABBA s music. Dance Phonetics lesson 2 (core vocab) & Autumn 1 chronological Report Narrative Keeping and Staying Healthy: Assessment - Baseline Healthy Living Presenting myself Being responsible: Assessment - Baseline Coming Home on Time Historical Narrative Recount Multiplication and division, fractions Building Bridges Judaism Gift Caritas Sound Countries of the world Design and Make a working musical instrument Can you program an Angry Birds style computer game? Glockenspiel 2. Playing the glockenspiel. The language of music. Volleyball Family Autumn 2 Feelings and Emotions: Assessment - Baseline Jealousy Measurements Community Giving and Receiving States of matter Vikings Using charcoal create a Viking mood painting . Can you make an educational game/app for children in early years? Stop! Grime, writing lyrics. Mixed styles. Gymnastics Newspaper Article Non- chronologica l Report Do you have a pet? Spring 1 Computer Safety: Assessment - Baseline Online Bullying The Working World: Assessment - Baseline Chores at Home Letter Narrative Geometry Giving and receiving Caritas Self-Discipline Habitats Rivers including the water cycle Can you create an interactive PowerPoint slideshow, that uses hyperlinks to sort and identify information? Lean on me. Gospel/links to religious music. Rounders At the caf Spring 2 A World Without Judgement: Assessment - Baseline Breaking Down Barriers Relationships and Sex Education Newspaper Article Narrative Statistics Called New-Life Electricity Egyptians Clay Modelling Create an Egyptian Vase Can you publish a wiki page as part of a class wiki? Blackbird. The Beatles and the development of pop music The Civil Rights Movement. The Beatles songs. Athletics The classroom Summer 1 Relationships and Sex Education Biography Letter Gaps / New-Life God s people Mountains Oil Pastel observational drawing Peak District (Peter Hill) Can you make an eBook about how the internet works? Reflect, rewind and replay. Revision and deciding what to perform. Listen to Western Classical Music. The language of music. Golf Goldilocks Summer 2 Investigations
We are working hard to build childrens resilience in school. We want them to try their best and attempt their work before asking for help. Children need to know that it is okay to make mistakes and that every mistake is a learning opportunity. We encourage collaborative learning with partners in class. They will be sat on tables of 4 and will need to work together as a team on certain tasks. Children are encouraged to use 4 Before Me: Brain Book Board Buddy
Working together with you and your child, I know that we will have a great year! Do you have any questions about routines, expectations or the curriculum in Year 4?
