Welcome to Year 4
Welcome to Year 4!
Our year 4 team:
Mrs Parsons (class teacher)
Mrs Wane (teaching assistant)
Spring term 2025
Thank you for visiting the Year Four class page.
Please find below a copy of the Year 4 curriculum overview for the Academic Year and our timetable for the autumn term. If there are any changes to any of these documents throughout the term, I will contact you via email and upload the most recent copies on this page.
I have also attached the PDF copy of the Year 4 spring newsletter which was sent out in the first week of this term, alongside some important information regarding home learning.
We are looking forward to welcoming the children into Year 4 for an exciting and busy autumn term!
Thank you for your support,
Mrs Parsons & Mrs Wane
Key information:
Reading at home: All children are expected to read at home daily and their diary is to be signed each time they read. Please remember to ask Mrs Parsons or Mrs Wane when you need to change your book. Here is a list of Year 4 Recommended reads
When your child is reading at home, it is helpful to ask some comprehensive questions. This will help to ensure that your child understands what they are reading! Here, I have attached a few examples of reading comprehension questions which may help you get started.
Mathletics: Mathletics homework will be set weekly every Monday for the children to complete. This either links to the learning set in class, or is a recap from previous learning. Please help support your children by making this part of your home routine and ensure children have a small whiteboard or piece of paper available to help with jottings.
Timetables: Year 4 is a particularly important year for timetables, due to the official ‘multiplication check’ taking place in summer term. It is absolutely essential that children practise their timetables at home to keep them refreshed. There are hundreds of free online games available which help to encourage children and keep them engaged. Timetables truly create the foundation for one’s success in maths… practise, practise, practise!
Spellings: Spellings will be set and tested weekly every Monday. Children will write these in their reading diary at school. These are taken from our No Nonsense spelling scheme and the year 3/4 spelling word lists. There may also be some topic specific words/key vocabulary that we have come across throughout the week. Some children will focus on learning to spell high frequency words as part of their weekly spellings. There will usually be 5-10 spellings. You can use the Look, Cover, Write, Check to learn the spellings or use the ideas below:
PE: Sessions will be each Monday (Indoor) and Wednesday (outdoor). Please make sure children have comfortable, warm jumpers and joggers when it becomes colder as we will continue our PE lessons outside, unless it is very wet.
Below, you will find our year group newsletter, curriculum overview and basic timetable.
This term is always a busy one. Please contact office@grimsargh-st-michaels.lancs.sch.uk if you have any questions for our team.