Welcome to Year 4
Miss Padhiar - Clover Class
Miss Howie - Heather Class
Miss Helme - Year 4 Teaching Assistant
Miss Hydes - Year 4 Teaching Assistant
Autumn 1 - 2025/26
Welcome to Year 4 to all pupils and parents. We hope you have had an exciting and restful summer holiday. We have all sorts of engaging activities planned in the first half-term of Year 4. Our first topic will take us back to Ancient Greece, in which we will be turning into historians and looking at life in Ancient Greece and its impact. This half term, our topic question is:
"How important were the Gods and Goddesses in Ancient Greece?"
We will be using our history skills to understand key aspects of Ancient Greek life, make comparisons between life back then and now, delve into the myths and legends of Ancient Greek gods and godesses, heroes and monsters, and the lasting influences of culture, arts and life in Ancient Greece on our lives today.In English, we will be learning to write our own myth about heroes and monsters, considering the purpose of these myths in Ancient Greek times and the linguistic features that make these tales epic. For our non-fiction unit, we will be creating our own mythical monsters and writing a non-chronological report to bring them to life.To begin the term, we will be focusing on Place Value in Maths. We will then move on to Addition and Subtraction, Measurement and then onto our first unit of Multiplcation and Division. We will be consistently consolidating our knowledge of times tables, throughout the year, in preparation for the national multiplication check this year.Our Science work this half term will focus on the topic of Sound. We will be learning about how sound travels, the different ways in which sound can change and how people may hear sound differently to others.
Our class text this half term is:
Beasts of Olympus - Beast Keeper by Lucy Coats
In this first half term, we will be learning about:
- Maths - Place Value, Addition and Subtraction, Measurement (Area) and Multiplication and Division.
- Science - Sound
- Computing - The Internet
- History - Ancient Greece
- Art - Greek Vases
- Spanish
- PSHE - Relationships 1
- PE - Yoga and Dance
- RE - Sikh Rites of Passage
- Music - Learning to play the Ukelele
Key Dates
Please note the following dates for your diary:
Monday 1st September: INSET DAY
Tuesday 2nd September: INSET DAY
Wednesday 3rd September: Return to School
Thursday 4th September: Photo Day
Monday 20th - Friday 31st October: Half-term
Knowledge Organisers Below you can find our knowledge organisers for our subjects this half term. These can be used to quiz at home about topics or to revise key concepts.
PE & Outdoor Learning
This term, PE will take place on alternating TUESDAYS and every THURSDAY. Outdoor Learning takes place on alternating TUESDAYS. See below for details.
PE kits consist of PLAIN black shorts or jogging bottoms, PLAIN white t-shirt and trainers. Please pack an extra warm top for outdoor PE lessons. Please label PE kits with children's names.
| W/C: | 1.9.25 | 8.9.25 | 15.9.25 | 22.9.25 | 29.9.25 | 6.10.25 | 13.10.25 | |
| Clover | Tues - OL | Tues - PE | Tues - OL | Tues - PE | Tues - OL | Tues - PE | Tues - OL | |
| Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | ||
| Heather | Tues - PE | Tues - OL | Tues - PE | Tues - OL | Tues - PE | Tues - OL | Tues - PE | |
| Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE | Thurs - PE |
Outdoor Learning is on alternate Tuesdays.
Outdoor Learning kits consist of:
- Warm clothing
- Black jogging bottoms or leggings
- John Clifford jumper, cardigan or warm plain jumper
- Waterproof coat, trousers or all in one
- Extra layers
- Warm socks
- Hat, scarf, gloves
- Wellies or old trainers (brought to school in a named bag)
Please ensure that all kit is clearly named and in a bag which can be hung on your child’s peg on the day.
Please could we ask that outdoor learning kits are not left in school.
In Outdoor Learning, children have the opportunity to build dens, explore the mud kitchen, look after our animals and get messy! Please send in clothes that you do not mind getting messy or wet.
Homework in Year 4Homework Books:Children will be given 2 homework books, a Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling homework book and Maths homework book. Each week, children will be set a section to complete, as practise for the learning we are doing in class. Homework is due in on Wednesdays for marking and new homework will be assigned on Fridays, due back the following Wednesday. We would ask for your support with this. Please do get in touch if you have any questions. Reading:We ask that all children read with somebody at home at least three times a week. This could be with any adult or an older sibling or friend. Please sign their diary and add a comment. Children should bring in their diaries every day. Every bit of reading and being able to talk about what is being read really does help children with their learning and enjoyment. Spelling:Children will be given spellings to practise on Thursdays every week, which can be found inside the Communication Diary. We conduct a spelling quiz each week as part of a dictation lesson and children are encouraged to use the words in their writing each week. Times Tables:A vital aspect of Maths is that the children have a secure recall of times tables up to 12x12, so we ask that they spend some time each week on TT Rockstars practising these. There will be weekly class competitions for Year 4, as well as some beat the teacher competitions. Log in details can be found in your child's Communication Diary. Heatmaps will also be given to children to stick in termly so that you can see your child's progress.PLEASE NOTE: The Year 4 Multiplication Check takes place this year. More information will be communicated nearer the time.
