Welcome to Year 4's Class page.

Our Lady's School is a caring family, where, with Jesus in our hearts, we value everyone and encourage them to be the best that they can be.

Hello year 4.
It's been lovely getting to now the children this week.  They are beginning to adapt to new adults and new routines.

In RE our first topic is all about the ancestors of Jesus and knowing why it is important to know that He is a descendant of King David. Our English work is based on a picture book called The Whale. We will be planning and writing a descriptive piece of work based on the book. In maths, we have started with a Place Value unit of numbers up to 1000.  In science, our topic is Electricity. We will be investigating how to make different types of electrical circuits. This will feed into the DT topic of designing and making a torch.

Below is some general information to help you with our school and class routines: 

• Every day we will practise handwriting, times tables and spellings or phonics.
• PE: PE is on Wednesday and Friday, you will need to come in to school in your PE kit on Wednesday and Friday. You do not need to bring in your school uniform. 
• Homework: Homework will be set every Friday and due in by the following Friday. The homework will be set on Purple Mash. The children have their passwords, but they can ask for a copy if it has been misplaced. Homework will be spelling or phonics practise, a maths activity (linked to our learning in class), and sometimes a different activity linked to work in class.
• Reading: Try to read regularly and choose books you enjoy! Please bring your reading book in every day 
• Times tables: We will practise our times tables every day in class. Children also need to access the timestables.co.uk site regularly in preparation for the Multiplication Tables Check (MTC) at the end of Year 4, but more importantly to become fluent in their times tables. Fluency greatly assists the children with their maths work (and life in general!)
• Please only bring into school what you need - coat, reading books and record, bottle of water, and lunch box if you bring your own dinner
• If you need to speak to me I am on the playground before and after school, or please ring the school office and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Mrs Harvey

Parent guide and useful links to help you practise your times tables

Maths - Sequence of learning - 2021-22

PSHE - JIGSAW OVERVIEWS PUZZLES 1-6