Welcome to Year 4

We have a very exciting year of learning ahead of us! We hope that the following information about our curriculum and routines will help you and your child throughout their year in Oak Class.

Year 4 Teaching Team 

Mrs Hayes – Class Teacher

Mrs Parker – Teaching Assistant 

Mrs Pearson - Music & Spanish Teacher

Physical Education Reminders 

P.E kits are required on a Monday (Dance) & Thursday (P.E.) 

Homework Reminders 

On a Tuesday the children will be given homework, the Homework book should be returned to school by Friday. Children should aim to read and learn spellings on a daily basis. Spellings will be given and retested on Mondays. 

Curriculum Information

Our bespoke, carefully designed Kings Meadow ‘CRACKING’ curriculum is a:

Creative, Real-life, Ambitious, Careers-focussed curriculum building Knowledge & skills for every Individual Nurturing Global citizens of the future 

During this academic year, the children in Year 4 will be taught the following themes.

In Year 4 our mascot is Ruby the Red Squirrel. Through our teaching, and the experiences we offer, our children will learn to be:             

- brave

- resilient

- bold

- prepared

Our current theme is 'Roots' The Rainforest and Mayan civilisation

Our aim in teaching geography in Squirrels is to equip pupils with knowledge of diverse places, people, resources, and natural and human environments. By the end of this phase, they should have an understanding of a wide range of physical and human features and processes, as well as being able to recognise and explain the interrelationship between location and environment. They should understand the difference between primary and secondary sources of evidence and recognise the role that fieldwork plays in contributing to the collection of primary evidence. Geographical vocabulary should include more specific and complex language which pupils are able to use appropriately and in context. Pupils should recognise and value interdependence through themes such as food, tourism and trade. Through this thematic unit, pupils build on the meta-concepts of place, space and environment, focusing on interdependence, sustainability, and processes and changes in the tropical rainforest biome. They will further explore the relationship between proximity to the Equator and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn with climate, and the resulting biodiversity.

Our current class novel is 'The Great Kapok Tree'.

English and Mathematics Coverage in Year 4:

Additional Information

Please keep checking this page for more information, links to useful websites and lots of photographs of our learning.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zd2f7nb/articles/zn2y7nb - Guardians:  Defenders of Mathematica

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular