Mr Tranter’s Year 4 Class

Mr. Tranter’s Year 4 Class

Year 4      Term: Spring 1

On this web page you can find out about all the exciting things taking place in Year 4!

Teacher: Mr Tranter      Teaching Assistant: Miss McBain

Email: jtranter@discovery.victoriousmat.org

Our learning this term:

English:

In English, for our narrative writing we will be focussing on the Greek myth, Theseus and the Minotaur. The children will take inspiration from a well-known myth to create their own Greek myth. For our Non-Fiction piece of writing, we’ll focus on a newspaper report of a sudden event that has happened to a Greek legend.

Maths: Multiplication and Division, Length and Perimeter

In Maths, we are going to be using our times tables knowledge to begin multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000. We will then take this knowledge to multiply and divide 2- and 3-digit numbers by a 1-digit number. Despite being a tricky topic, we will work carefully through the steps to help us with our mathematical reasonings.

Science: How does temperature change the state of something?

This half term we will be looking at states of matter. We will look into how solids, liquids and gases are formed using particles and how they can change state through processes such as evaporation and condensation. Finally, we will discuss the water cycle and how it occurs all year round.

History: What influences from Ancient Greek culture can you see in Britain today?

In History, we are looking at the Ancient Greeks. We will be learning all our Greek filled facts so we can then show off our historical skills. After gaining our knowledge, we can delve into various sources of information and discuss the reliability of them. We will finish off with ordering events of the Greek period and finding out how the Olympics has evolved since it first began.

Art: Exploring Still Life

This half term our Art will focus on the French artist Paul Cezanne. We will look at his work and find similarities between all his artwork. Using this, we will take inspiration to help create our own still life projects.  

Computing: Creating a Presentation

In Computing, we will develop skills on presentations and all the features that can be completed on them. We see PowerPoint presentations every day so we will look into how they are created. We will learn about each feature one at a time in order to build a complete presentation.

RE: How do festivals and family life show what matters to Jewish

people?

This half term we will change our viewpoint to that of the Jewish community. We will look into the celebrations that Jewish people celebrate and what these celebrations mean for them and their families.

PSHE: Respecting Rights

This half term our PSHE will focus on respecting each other’s rights. We will discuss the human rights and the equality of these for everyone. This will also link into us having rules and the purpose for these.

Spanish: Family

In Spanish, we will begin to learn about family. We will be able to talk about family members and who we have in our families.

PE:

PE is twice a week on Tuesday and Thursday.

Your child will participate in a dance session and sports/gymnastics session every week. It is normally expected for children to have a full PE kit kept in school at all times as it may also be used for active lessons such as science or active maths.

Children should not be wearing any jewellery including earrings for PE. If your child does wear earrings, please could you ensure they are taken out before school on Tuesday and Thursday.

General Class Information:

Reading: The children will be given a reading journal for home. They will be given various reading books throughout the year and will be expected to read independently and complete tasks within their journal to earn a stamp which leads to a bigger reward. 3 reads and at least one task should be completed in the journal each week and they should be in school every day.

One child per half term will be nominated for being the Reading Hero for their class based on their commitment to home reading. The child will be chosen based on the evidence seen in their reading record and in class. If your child is chosen to be the class Reading Hero, they will be given a prize and a certificate and acknowledged in Friday’s good work celebration assembly.

Homework:

Task on Century due before Wednesday of each week – set on Friday.

Read at home at least 3 times and 1 piece of work in reading journals.

TTRockstars 3 minutes every day

Additional tasks may be provided to support children in filling various gaps in their learning to meet the Year 4 Curriculum guidance.

Any home learning that your children do independently which is additional to this (such as home projects, research, writing stories, practicing maths concepts etc.) will be rewarded with DoJo’s.

Snack: Snack is to be a piece of fruit or a cereal bar. No chocolate, crisps or sweets are allowed.