Welcome to Year 4!
What an excellent year the children are having so far. This terms focus is all about the continent of Africa! The children have began learning to play real African drums, learnt about the cultural differences between its numerous countries and are excited about the prospect of making Jollof rice in Design & Technology. As well as their usual curriculum learning, the children have had opportunities to take part in the mini marathon and celebrate the wonderful world we live in during 'Earth day'.
Science Week!
This year, the children took part in a science investigation that all children across the country were participating in. The children were able to take part in a live streamed lesson and were then given the task of investigation! They were exploring properties that are needed in order to have an effective spine. To do this, they needed to experiment with different lengths, thicknesses and number of vertebrate bones. Year 4 used paper and tape and were testing how many books they could support at once.
Times Tables!
Children in Year 4 take part in the Multiplication Tables Check in the Summer term.
Here at St. George's we practise our timetables daily using TTRS.
Please make sure that you encourage your child to complete a soundcheck each day at home!
Below you can find the key information for the Multiplication Tables Check.
If you missed our parent meeting on the MTC, all the information you will need is in the powerpoint below.
English
The children are currently working on writing biographies about the world-famous author, Michael Morpurgo. Using sub-headings and paragraphs, they have been organizing information to ensure that their audience can easily navigate the biography and access information easily.
Alongside our writing, the children have been reading the book the butterfly Lion which takes place in the African Savannah. Year 4 are using this book to continue developing their retrieval, prediction, summarizing and inference skills.
Maths
This term in Maths, the children have been working hard to tackle our times table in preparation for the MTC in June. They have been competing between the classes to see which class will be crowned TTRS champions! In addition to this, year 4 have been learning fractions and decimals and are now starting to explore money. You can always support your children at home with learning with the following websites:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zxv6g2p
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular
Roman Day
Year 4 were visited by a very special guest today, a real-life Roman! The children learnt Latin commands that they would’ve encountered in the Roman army and got to explore armour and weaponry. The children couldn’t believe how heavy they were! In addition to this, the children got to inspect Roman artifacts and use them as historical clues to answer a variety of questions. The children really enjoyed the day and spoke about for some time after!
