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Class 4

Welcome to Class 4!

On our page you will find class and curriculum information.

Teaching Staff

Class Teacher - Miss Birkett

PPA Cover - Mrs Housden

Teaching Assistants: Mrs Giles (Monday-Thursday), Mrs Entwistle (Monday AM, Tuesday AM and Friday), Mrs Reid (Monday AM and Tuesday AM) and Mrs Van (Wednesday AM)

Meet the Teacher

Meet The Teacher - Year 4

W/C 12th January

We have had a brilliant week in Year 4!

Maths:

In maths this week we have looked at dividing by 10 and by 100. We used a place value grid to identify our starting numbers and recognised that when dividing we move to the right once when diving by 10 and to the right twice when dividing by 100. We then explored related facts, identifying patterns within multiplications and divisions such as the changes that occur when doing 5 x 3, 5 x 30 and 5 x 300.

English:

This week we have started looking at our new class text `Leon and the Place Between`. After looking at the front page and first image, we wrote our own predictions based on what we thought the story was about. We used our inference skills to ensure that our thoughts were supported by what we could see. We also completed a role on the wall for the character of Leon, thinking about his internal and external characteristics.

Music:

In ukulele this week, we continued to learn the song Bad Habits by Ed Sheeran.

RE:

In RE this week we thought about what the disciples gained from following Jesus. We drew our three favourite possessions and thought about how we would feel if we had to give these things up. We read Matthew 4:18-19 and thought about what Peter and Andrew were being asked to do to support our own answers. We then took on the role of either Peter or Andrew and thought about how they must have felt upon hearing Jesus' word.

Science:

In science, we explored food chains and developed our understanding of these by learning the terms producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer and tertiary consumer. We recognised the term producer and knew that this was where the food chain starts as the energy it gains is absorbed by the sun such as grass. This energy then moves into the primary consumer when eaten. Then the primary consumer is eaten by the secondary consumer and the secondary consumer is eaten by the tertiary consumer.

Art:

Continuing our learning on the Amazon, we made some marks and lines in our books based on the markings we could see in the rainforest. We then re-created our own versions of a painting by the Impressionist artist Mary Cassat. We sketched an armchair shown in her painting and rather than a little girl sitting in it, we selected our own animal from the Amazon rainforest and sat them in it instead. We then added colour using paint.

PE:

On Monday afternoon we had our first swimming sessions. It was a very busy afternoon and we were all very excited! We were put into our groups for the term and spent some time swimming using front crawl. These sessions will continue until the end of this term.

Due to swimming on Monday, our trip to Bore Place has been cancelled. The next dates that we are due to go are:

-13th March

-28th April

-14th June

Dictated sentences

This week we have explored using possessive apostrophes.

Our sentences this week are:

1. It was the group’s fault for not getting to go outside for play first and they were going to lose five minutes of their break for being the rudest children in the class.

2. There was going to be a revolution related to the children’s learning and it wasn’t going to be suitable.

3. When it was time to remove the books from the desk, the teachers in the room noticed me choose to be a fool and mess around instead of following the instruction.