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Year 4
To contact Mr Atkinson, please email latkinson@cashesgreen-pri.gloucs.sch.uk
Reading Record day is a Thursday. Children can write what they have read but this must still be signed by an adult please.
In Year 4 we will focus lots on Times Tables! You can support your child by practising Times Tables at home. By the end of Year 4, children are required to know all their tables up to 12X12 and will have a formal test in June. Here are some websites you can use to help.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
https://www.timestables.co.uk/ - A wide range of games and recall opportunities
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/resource/477/Multiplication-Tables-Check
We use the mathsframe website for our test at school as this simulates the speed recall required for the end of year test.
PLEASE ENSURE YOUR CHILD HAS A PAIR OF WELLIES IN SCHOOL EVERY DAY WHICH THEY CAN WEAR ON THE FIELD - WE WILL BE USING IT IN ALL WEATHER. These should be named and placed on the Y4 welly rack outside.
Monday 27th January 2025
Another busy couple of weeks has seen Year 4 dive into an exciting DT project! We have been using our knowledge of electrical circuits to make electric games. We disassembled sets of Operation to see how they work and had a go at making replicas of the world's first electronic board game - Electra - which is pictured below. We've got an exciting week coming up with our trip to Techniquest on Friday. In English, we have been writing present tense reports all about the digestive system and in Maths lessons we have been learning different methods for multiplication and division.
Wednesday 15th January 2025
We've had a fantastic and busy start to the new year! We have done lots of Science work on the digestive system. This morning, we did a messy practical simulation to show what happens when we eat food - check out the photos below!
In English lessons, we have been learning about present tense reports and have started to write about the digestive system.
We have also started work on our DT project - making an electronic game. We have been researching the first board game using electricity and will be making some over the next week.
Term 3
This term's focus text is Giant by Kate Scott.
We will be using this book to guide our learning. Subjects this term will be as follows:
English
Present tense reports
Instructions
Narrative
Maths
Multiplication and Division
Length and Perimeter
Fractions
Science
Digestive System
Teeth
PSHE
Being my Best
Computing
Programming
Art/DT
Electronic games
Line, shape and space
Monday 25th November 2024
What a busy couple of weeks we've had! We have been continuing with our work on the Shang Dynasty in History lessons, investigating different artefacts which have been found over time. In Science lessons, we have been exploring electricity and learning how to make a circuit. We will be putting our knowledge to the test when we make projector toys in DT lessons over the next few weeks. We have all been enjoying Forest School (particularly Mr Atkinson!) and are looking forward to our final session this week.
Monday 11th November 2024
We've had a really busy start to a new term! We have started reading our new story and made puppet shows on Friday to act out the action so far - they were great! In Geography, we started to look at Asia (the setting for this term's text) and identified major countries. We will be coming back to our Geography learning in a few weeks to begin our study on rivers. In History, we looked at some ancient civilisations and will be focusing on the Shang Dynasty of Ancient China. In Maths, we have finished our work on subtraction and will be looking at area. In English lessons, we have started to explore and write our own instructions.
Term 2
This term we will be studying the book The Firework Maker's Daughter by Philip Pullman.
We will be using this book to guide our learning throughout the term. Subjects covered this term will be as follows:
English
Narrative - A sequel to the story
Non-fiction - Instructions and Recount
Maths
Subtraction
Length & Perimeter
Multiplication & Division
Times Tables
Computing
Self image and identity
Audio production
Science
Electricity
DT
Firework projectors
History
The Shang Dynasty
Geography
Rivers
PSHE
Me and My Relationships
Monday 21st October 2024
We've had an action packed couple of weeks in Year 4! On Friday last week, we were visited by Aedmond the Saxon! He delivered a fantastic workshop in which we learned about archaeology, battle tactics and Saxon life.
This week, we started our Forest School sessions where we explored the Forest School area, made conker people and conker cars and enjoyed crumpets over the fire.
Thank you to everyone who came to our King Arthur celebration assembly! We've loved rehearsing and performing the play and hope you enjoyed the show!
Monday 7th October 2024
We've had a really busy start to life in Year 4! We have been learning about sound in Science lessons. Check out the photographs of our string telephones that we made in class. We found out the sound travels as a vibration through the string so we could send a message. Mr Atkinson even talked to Mrs Taylor by making an extra long telephone that reached into Year 5! We have been enjoying our History topic about the Anglo-Saxons. We will be joined by an Anglo-Saxon man on Friday 11th October who will deliver a fantastic workshop in school.
An addition to your diary - Mr Atkinson and Mr Spring will be starting Forest School sessions with the children on Thursdays starting on the 17th October. Please ensure your child has wellies or walking boots and a warm coat in school for these days. You can also provide a change of clothes if you wish (jogging bottoms, waterproof trousers etc) but this is not essential. Please contact Mr A for more information.
Wednesday 18th September 2024
Welcome to Year 4 with class teacher, Mr Atkinson! Other staff in the class are Mr Spring, Mrs Twinning, Mrs Scotford and Mrs Bennett (teaching on alternate Tuesdays). We are all really excited for a brilliant year ahead!
What a fantastic start to the year we have had! The class has done a fantastic job at settling into Year 4 and has produced some super work already! In Science, we have been exploring sound and made slo-mo videos to show the vibrations caused by hitting a drum or strumming an elastic band. In History lessons, we have been exploring the aftermath of the Roman Empire and the emergence of the Anglo-Saxons in Britain. We have invited an Anglo-Saxon into school to deliver a workshop in a few weeks' time (Friday 11th October)!
Term 1
This term, our book will be King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Marcia Williams.
We will be using this book to guide our learning throughout the term. Subjects covered this term will be as follows:
English
Narrative - A new Arthurian story
Non-fiction - A past tense report about Saxon life
Poetry - A narrative poem about Sir Lancelot
Maths
Place Value
Addition and Subtraction
Times Tables
Science
Sound
Computing
Computer systems and networks
Art
Colour
History
The Anglo-Saxons
Geography
Focus on the UK
PE
Football
PSHE
Valuing Difference