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Week Beginning 20th October 2025

 

Last shout out for Ufton Court. If you have any questions or concerns, please come and speak to Mrs Knight. We would love all of the children to join us on this exciting experience.

 

Writing

We are publishing our information text about Ancient Egypt. We will think about how to catch the readers eye and how to present our information in an exciting way. 

 

Reading

We are finishing our class text ‘The Ancient Egyptian Sleepover’. We will summarise and review what we have read. 

We will also complete a reading assessment this week. 

 

Maths

We are learning about Area. We will make shapes with different areas. 

We will also complete some Year 4 maths assessments this week.

 

Computing

We will be learning about online safety. We will learn how to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

 

DT

We will make our electronic game and think about how successful we have been in the design and making process. 

The children will bring home their games at the end of the week. Please make a contribution on Scopay to cover the cost of the electronic elements to the game. Thank you. 

 

 

Messages

 

School uniform

A reminder that school shoes are expected to be worn on days that we do not have PE. Thank you.

 

Snacks for breaktime

Please ensure your child has a healthy snack to eat at playtime. A piece of fruit or vegetable are recommended. Please do not send in packets of crisps or chocolate bars as a breaktime snack. Thank you 

 

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for at least 10 minutes. If this is recorded in your reading records, it will count towards our class reading total. Prizes for the class that has the most reads each half term. 

 

TImestables

Year 4 children are assessed on their timetable knowledge in the Summer term. We are working in class to build up their rapid recall of timestable facts. We are currently recapping all the facts they learnt in Year 3.

You child is expected to know these facts:

2x table

5x table

Square numbers (eg 3 x 3, 6 x 6, 8 x 8 etc)

When you log onto TimesTable Rock Stars your child should practise these facts and then attempt a ‘sound check’. The Sound Check imitates the official multiplication check that they will have in the Summer Term. 

 

Weather

As the weather is changeable, please ensure your child has a coat in school. 

Week Beginning 13th October 2025

 

Writing

We are looking at an information text. We will complete our innovate and plan our hot task incorporating all the knowledge that we have learnt in History about the Ancient Egyptians, to write an information text. 

 

Reading

We are continuing our class text ‘The Ancient Egyptian Sleepover’. We will look at retrieval, vocabulary and develop our fluency.

 

Maths

We are learning about Addition and Subtraction. We will answer mixed fluency questions and estimate answers. 

We will then start our learning about measurement by calculating the area of shapes by counting squares. 

 

PSHE

We will think about how democracy and having a voice benefits the school community.

 

Computing

We will be learning about online safety. We will learn how to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

 

Science

We are adding switches to electric circuits. We will think about which materials are good conductors and which are good insulators. 

 

DT

We will design our electronic game and begin to think about what we need to be able to make it successful to play. 

 

RE

We are looking at Christianity. We will think about what a covenant is. We will reflect on the different covenants that we have learnt about and think about why the new covenant is important to Christians. 

 

Messages

 

School uniform

A reminder that school shoes are expected to be worn on days that we do not have PE. Thank you.

 

Snacks for breaktime

Please ensure your child has a healthy snack to eat at playtime. A piece of fruit or vegetable are recommended. Please do not send in packets of crisps or chocolate bars as a breaktime snack. Thank you

 

Ufton Court

Please sign up for our residential to Ufton Court. If you would like more information please look at the website for the powerpoint presentation delivered to parents last week. 

 

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for at least 10 minutes. If this is recorded in your reading records, it will count towards our class reading total. Prizes for the class that has the most reads each half term. 

 

TImestables

Year 4 children are assessed on their timetable knowledge in the Summer term. We are working in class to build up their rapid recall of timestable facts. We are currently recapping all the facts they learnt in Year 3.

You child is expected to know these facts:

2x table

5x table

Square numbers (eg 3 x 3, 6 x 6, 8 x 8 etc)

When you log onto TimesTable Rock Stars your child should practise these facts and then attempt a ‘sound check’. The Sound Check imitates the official multiplication check that they will have in the Summer Term. 

 

Weather

As the weather is changeable, please ensure your child has a coat in school. 

 

Week Beginning 6th October 2025

 

Writing

We are looking at an information text. We will innovate our model text, thinking about the structure of an information text.  

 

Reading

We are continuing our class text ‘The Ancient Egyptian Sleepover’. We will look at vocabulary and develop our fluency.

 

Maths

We are learning about Addition and Subtraction. We will subtract 2 4 digit numbers including exchange.

 

PSHE

It is 'Feeling Good Week'. We will think about how we all connect together.

 

Computing

We will be learning about online safety. We will learn how to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

 

History

We will learn about what the Ancient Egyptians had in common with other civilisations.

 

RE

We are looking at Christianity. We will think about what a covenant is. We will find about what the new covenant is.

 

Messages

 

Ufton Court

Please sign up for our residential to Ufton Court. If you would like more information please look at the website for the powerpoint presentation delivered to parents last week. 

 

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for at least 10 minutes. If this is recorded in your reading records, it will count towards our class reading total. Prizes for the class that has the most reads each half term. 

 

TImestables

Year 4 children are assessed on their timetable knowledge in the Summer term. We are working in class to build up their rapid recall of timestable facts. We are currently recapping all the facts they learnt in Year 3.

You child is expected to know these facts:

2x table

5x table

Square numbers (eg 3 x 3, 6 x 6, 8 x 8 etc)

When you log onto TimesTable Rock Stars your child should practise these facts and then attempt a ‘sound check’. The Sound Check imitates the official multiplication check that they will have in the Summer Term. 

 

DT- electronic games

As part of our DT learning we will need cardboard boxes. Please collect them up and send them in over the next few weeks. Shoe boxes would be great. Thank you.

 

Weather

As the weather is changeable, please ensure your child has a coat in school. 

Week Beginning 29th September 2025

 

Writing

We are looking at an information text. We will learn our text and think about the features. 

 

Reading

We are continuing our class text ‘The Ancient Egyptian Sleepover’. We will look at retrieval questions and develop our fluency.

 

Maths

We are learning about Addition and Subtraction. We will add 10, 100 and 1000 to numbers. We will add 2 four digit numbers.

 

PSHE

We will think about how our actions affect ourselves and others. 

 

Computing

We will be learning about online safety. We will learn how to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

 

History

We will look at Ancient Egyptian death rituals and learn about the process of mummification.  

 

RE

We are looking at Christianity. We will think about what a covenant is. We will find out what promise God made to David.

 

Messages

 

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for at least 10 minutes. If this is recorded in your reading records, it will count towards our class reading total. Prizes for the class that has the most reads each half term. 

 

TImestables

Year 4 children are assessed on their timetable knowledge in the Summer term. We are working in class to build up their rapid recall of timestable facts. We are currently recapping all the facts they learnt in Year 3.

You child is expected to know these facts:

2x table

5x table

Square numbers (eg 3 x 3, 6 x 6, 8 x 8 etc)

When you log onto TimesTable Rock Stars your child should practise these facts and then attempt a ‘sound check’. The Sound Check imitates the official multiplication check that they will have in the Summer Term. 

 

DT- electronic games

As part of our DT learning we will need cardboard boxes. Please collect them up and send them in over the next few weeks. Shoe boxes would be great. Thank you.

 

Weather

As the weather is changeable, please ensure your child has a coat in school. 

 

Week Beginning 22nd September 2025

 

Writing

We are learning a journey tale. We will finish writing our innovate text and move on to creating our own journey tale that includes dialogue. 

 

Reading

We are continuing our class text ‘The Ancient Egyptian Sleepover’. We will look at vocabulary  and make inferences from the text. 

 

Maths

We are learning about Place Value. We will round numbers to the nearest 10, 100 and 1000. We will learn some roman numerals.

 

PSHE

We will understand how democracy works. 

 

Computing

We will be learning about online safety. We will learn how to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

 

History

We will have our Ancient Egyptian day. We will complete some creative activities including cooking, clay and pharaoh portraits. 

 

RE

We are looking at Christianity. We will think about what a covenant is. We will find out what promise God made to Moses.

 

Messages

 

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for at least 10 minutes. If this is recorded in your reading records, it will count towards our class reading total. Prizes for the class that has the most reads each half term. 

 

TImestables

Year 4 children are assessed on their timetable knowledge in the Summer term. We are working in class to build up their rapid recall of timestable facts. We are currently recapping all the facts they learnt in Year 3.

You child is expected to know these facts:

2x table

5x table

Square numbers (eg 3 x 3, 6 x 6, 8 x 8 etc)

When you log onto TimesTable Rock Stars your child should practise these facts and then attempt a ‘sound check’. The Sound Check imitates the official multiplication check that they will have in the Summer Term. 

 

DT- electronic games

As part of our DT learning we will need cardboard boxes. Please collect them up and send them in over the next few weeks. Shoe boxes would be great. Thank you.

 

Ancient Egyptian Day

Ancient Egyptian dress up day will be on Friday 26th September.

 

Weather

As the weather is changeable, please ensure your child has a coat in school. 

 

 

Week Beginning 15th September 2025

 

Writing

We are learning a journey tale. We will plan our own journey tale that will include dialogue. 

 

Reading

We are continuing our class text ‘The Ancient Egyptian Sleepover’. We will retrieve information from the text. 

 

Maths

We are learning about Place Value. We will find 1, 10, 100 and 100 more and less than a given number. We will estimate, order and compare numbers to 10.000.

 

PSHE

We will understand who is in my school community, the roles they play, how I fit in and how I can contribute

 

Computing

We will be learning about online safety. We will learn how to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

 

History

We will be learning about daily life in Ancient Egypt.

 

RE

We are looking at Christianity. We will think about what a covenant is. We will find out what promise God made to Abraham.

 

Messages

 

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for at least 10 minutes. If this is recorded in your reading records, it will count towards our class reading total. Prizes for the class that has the most reads each half term. 

 

TImestables

Year 4 children are assessed on their timetable knowledge in the Summer term. We are working in class to build up their rapid recall of timestable facts. We are currently recapping all the facts they learnt in Year 3.

You child is expected to know these facts:

2x table

5x table

Square numbers (eg 3 x 3, 6 x 6, 8 x 8 etc)

When you log onto TimesTable Rock Stars your child should practise these facts and then attempt a ‘sound check’. The Sound Check imitates the official multiplication check that they will have in the Summer Term. 

 

DT- electronic games

As part of our DT learning we will need cardboard boxes. Please collect them up and send them in over the next few weeks. Thank you.

 

Ancient Egyptian Day

Ancient Egyptian dress up day will be on Friday 26th September.

 

Week Beginning 8th September 2025

 

Welcome to Year 4. All the children have settled in really well and we are looking forward to starting our topic learning about Ancient Egypt.

 

Writing

We are learning a journey tale. We will look carefully at how dialogue is used in stories. We will learn to write speech that is correctly punctuated. 

 

Reading

We are starting our new class text ‘The Ancient Egyptian Sleepover’. We will predict what will happen in the story, look at key vocabulary and retrieve information. 

 

Maths

We will place numbers on a numberline. We will represent and partition numbers to 10,000, including flexible partitioning. 

Timestables

We are currently revising the facts the children learnt in Year 3. They should have accurate recall of 2xtable, 5xtable and square numbers (eg 4x4, 8x8)

 

PSHE

We will think about how it feels to be included or excluded in a group. We will discuss how to make people feel welcome. 

 

Computing

We will be learning about online safety. We will learn how to use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact.

 

History

We will be discussing what we already know about Ancient Egypt. 

 

RE

We are looking at Christianity. We will think about what a covenant is. We will find out what promise God made to Noah. 

 

Messages

 

Reading

Please encourage your child to read daily for at least 10 minutes. If this is recorded in your reading records, it will count towards our class reading total. Prizes for the class that has the most reads each half term. 

 

Woodlands

Please ensure your child has wellies or spare trainers in school ready for our woodlands sessions

 

Up-coming events in Year 4

Ancient Egyptian dress up day! More details to follow soon. 

 

 

 

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