Spring 4
Welcome to Spring 4!
Teachers: Mrs Begum and Mrs Bailey
We strive to make learning fun and sticky!
We are guided by our school vision—eyes wide open, arms outstretched, curious minds aiming high—we’ll work together to build a classroom where everyone feels valued and inspired. We look forward to sharing this journey with you and your families as we aim high and learn with open hearts and minds.
We have PE lessons every Monday and Wednesday, so children should come to school in their PE kits, ready to move, play, and develop their physical skills.
This half term Year 4 are taking a break from Forest School. We will be back to exploring the outdoors in the Summer term.
We are reading
Paws
Alex’s best friend is Kevin the cockapoo, although what he wants most of all is a friend at school. A charming and gentle story about how life isn't one size fits all.
Everything is changing for 11-year-old Alex and, as an autistic person, change can be terrifying. With the first day of high school only a couple of months away, Alex is sure that having a friend by his side will help. So, he’s devised a plan – impress the kids at school by winning a trophy at the PAWS Dog Show with his trusty sidekick, Kevin. This should be a walk in the park ... right?
Your child’s RAISE assembly
24th February - Musa Su
3rd March - Musa Sh
10th March - Musa K
17th March - Muahid
24th March - Ayaan
Homework
Emile
Homework is provided each week through the Emilie app, with a focus on maths and spellings to support key learning. Your child has been sent a login home in their reading records. If you experience any issues logging in or accessing the homework, please speak to Mrs Hill for assistance.
https://emile-education.com/app-downloads/student-log-in-access-app-or-online/
Reading
Reading for just 20 minutes a day at home can significantly boost a child’s vocabulary, comprehension, and confidence. When children read for pleasure, choosing books they enjoy, they’re more likely to develop a lifelong love of reading, which supports academic success and emotional wellbeing. Regular visits to the library are a great way to encourage this habit, giving children access to a wide range of books and helping them explore new interests in a fun, free, and welcoming environment.
Spelling
Each week, children will be sent home with 10 spellings to practise, all linked to a specific spelling rule being taught in class. To support learning, we encourage the "Read, Write, Cover, Check" method—children read the word, write it down, cover it, and then check to see if they spelled it correctly. This helps reinforce memory and accuracy.
Talk Task
Talk Task homework is designed to support your child’s “sticky knowledge”, the key facts and concepts they are learning in class that we want them to remember long-term. Each week, your child will be asked to talk through 3–4 facts they’ve been learning in school, helping them to reinforce understanding through discussion at home. This is an editor with sample data. Here, you can format text, insert links, and create organised lists to make your content stand out. Begin by exploring t
MTC
Multiplication is a top priority for us this year, in a few short months we will be completing the Multiplication Check. This is an online assessment of how fluent the children are in multiplication. They will be given 25 questions from across the times tables and have 6 seconds to answer each question. To help prepare your child, we ask you practise their times tables every day to ensure a a secure knowledge of them.
Our Curriculum this Half Term
In English, we will be completing our instructions unit and then moving on to a quest story, The Real Story of the Three Little Pigs. Our toolkit focus will be action.
In Maths, we will continue to secure our complete our fractions unit, then move on to time, decimals and begin money.
In Science, we will be learning about how we hear sound and how it travels, We are excited to find out how whales and dolphins communicate under water.
In Geography, we will be looking at where our food comes from and the importance of making responsible choices when trading and buying foods.
In Computing, we will be collecting data using data loggers with a range of different sensors.
In RE, we will study the Christian faith and understanding Jesus and his sacrifice.