Herons
Year 4
Staff
Mrs J Lawrie & Mrs A Harrison - Teachers
Ms V Lakin/ Mrs J Knight- Teaching Assistants
Mr I Richardson - HLTA (Computing)/ MFL
Miss L Welch - PE
Learning
Topic
Journey down The River Nile
In English, we will be focusing on the mesmerising story of ‘The Egyptian Cinderella’ with the overall aim to write our own version. Our class novel will be the hilarious ‘There’s a Pharaoh in my Bathtub’.
In maths, we will continue to focus on the most efficient methods of our 4 operations and those all-important times tables, along with developing our skills with fractions and decimals. We will continue to progress in our knowledge of geometry, statistics and measurement.
As geographers, we will study the River Nile. We will begin to understand how the physical features of the river stage throughout its course and how humans use the river today.
As Historians, we will explore how the Ancient Egyptians used the Nile and we will compare it with how the Nile is used today.
As scientists, we will investigate forces and then explain how the Ancient Egyptians used them and overcame them when they build the Ancient Pyramids.
As musicians, we will be exploring different genres of music and music from different cultures, including R&B. We will begin to create and write our own music, using a range of different instruments within the genres we have been exploring.
As artists and students of design and technology, we will work with textiles to create an Egyptian themed hanging wall art. We will incorporate sewing, the dying of material and weaving into our designs.
In P.E, we will be working on our ball skills – throwing, catching, striking, controlling, maintaining possession and passing.
In PSHE, we will be learning about healthy relationships, danger and risk and body space.
In ICT, we will be able to write programs that achieve specific goals and use sequence, as well as work with various types of input and output. We will also learn about safety when using technology and keeping personal information protected.
Heron P.E. day is Wednesday. Please ensure your child arrives to school in their P.E. on this day.
Homework
Reading
Guided Reading homework will be a key focus for your child this year.
Spellings
Spellings will also form an important part of the children’s learning at home. Children have been sent spelling lists, which we will check their application of throughout the week.
Times tables
Your child will bring home a times table sheet weekly. The children will be tested on these the following Friday and once they achieve 50 correct answers, they will then progress on to the next sheet (getting progressively more tricky!). This is a timed challenge - 3 minutes and for many it will take time to be able to master this. We urge you to practice with your child at home so that they can make progress. Timetable Rockstars is set up for children to use daily at home.
Class essentials
We do encourage all the children to bring in a bottle of water for drinking during lessons. They can fill this in the classroom.
Please ensure that your children have separate indoor and outdoor shoes.
Important Dates
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or
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Getting in touch
We look forward to giving you an update on your child's progress at the Parent Consultations. If you need to speak to us sooner, please ring the office or contact Miss Howe or Mrs Lawrie, directly.
Please visit the Contact Us page for the school's contact information.
Class web links
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We use a reward system in school called Class Dojo these are online creatures that your child can personalize, and if your child follows school rules and routines and strives to do their best, they will receive Dojos through the week. Again you will receive an invite and you can log on to ‘Class Dojo’, where you can see one of the ways we give positive feedback.
We are also on Twitter, so watch out for our tweets! You can find us at @mps_heron We use twitter and the school website if we need to remind you of events such as home clothes days or if it is bad weather and the school has to shut. It’s worth logging on.
Learning resources
Click here to view a range of websites offering materials and activities to support your child's learning at home