Year 4

WELCOME TO YEAR 4 

Our teaching team...

Mrs M Levy

Miss K Dolton

Mrs H Dunkley

Mrs C Savage

DAILY ROUTINE

Start of the day – Doors open at 8:35am. Children can enter school and will be asked to complete morning tasks. 

Registration – 8.35-8.45am. Registers close at 8:45am, after which a child will be marked as late. 

Break Time – 10.50am until 11.05am

Lunch Time – 12.30pm until 1.30pm. Year 4 will usually eat in the canteen from 12.30pm to 12.45pm,

End of the day – Our teaching time will end at 3.15pm and the children will exit from Door 3 (Tyre Park) shortly after.

HOMEWORK

Each Wednesday, children will receive a homework task set on Google Classroom. The weekly homework will go out each Wednesday and is expected to be completed by the following Tuesday. If completing work online poses a problem, we can arrange for work to be sent home in a book. 

As part of our building towards the Multiplication Tables Check in June this year, we require all children to strengthen their times table knowledge, and address gaps. Our school subscription to Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) supports this and we would encourage daily practise at home, for no more than 20 minutes.

During the Autumn and Spring term, a project-based homework will be set on Google Classroom, known as ‘Six Ways to Be Smart'. Usually, the child will have 6 weeks to complete one of the six given tasks. The time available is much greater than our weekly homework and therefore, we expect that the standard of work in the finished piece should reflect this. Click on our 6WTBS page for current details.

Your child’s passwords for Google Classroom, Purple Mash, Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) should be available in your child’s reading record.

READING AT HOME

Children are expected to read for 20 minutes each day. We ask that a note is made in their reading record to show this, so that we capture your child’s reading experience across the year. Please ensure that reading records are in school each day as we often use opportunities to read in school.  Your child will have an appropriate book from our book bands, or a ‘free reader’ for those with more advanced skills, but these can be supplemented by reading other books and texts at home.

WATER BOTTLES

We ask for children each day to bring in to school a water bottle of their own with fresh water inside, children have access to their bottles throughout the day and they will be sent home at the end of the day to be cleaned. Should your child require anything other than water, ie for medical reasons, please notify your child’s teacher.

LUNCH and SNACKS

Each day, we will ask children to select one of 3 options for their lunch. Lunch choices can be accessed on the website. CLICK HERE

Children can bring in an appropriate snack to eat at morning break time. These must be brought into the classroom each morning. Please ensure that this reflects our Healthy snack policy. Alternatively, you may wish to order a snack prepared by the catering team. CLICK HERE. 

PE KIT

Children will participate in two PE lessons each week. Currently, outdoor PE takes place on a Wednesday and Indoor PE on a Thursday. Please can you ensure children have the appropriate kits in school at all times in case of opportunities for extra curricular sport or if the PE day changes. We recommend you send in kits at the start of each half term and we will send them home at the end of each half term to be cleaned.

Indoor PE Kits should contain – White T-shirt, Red Shorts, pumps

Outdoor PE kits should contain a plain Blue / Black or Grey Tracksuit. Trainers are preferable for outdoor PE.

Additional indoor kit is available at Classworx on King Edward Road, or Finesse Schoolwear on Pickford Street. 

CURRICULUM

Full details of our curriculum can be found on our school curriculum page

These are some of the texts used to support our Reading and Writing curriculum this year...

Cloud Tea Monkeys

by Mal Peet, Elspeth Graham and Juan Wijngaard

Walter Tull's Scrapbook

by Michaela Morgan

The Boy at the Back of the Class

by Onjali Q Rauf

Escape from Pompeii

Christina Balit

The Tear Thief

Carol Ann Duffy

The Language of the Cat

Alex Wharton

A Dollop of Ghee and a Pot of Wisdom

Gary Crew

Earth Shattering Events

Mary Hoffman

The Watertower

Gary Crew

Once Upon a Time There Was a Piece of Wood

Simone Fontanelli

Balaclava Boy

Jenny Robson

Our foundation curriculum this year will include...

Art & Design

Drawing - differentiate tone and overlay colours

Painting - different painting techniques and expressing mood, Helen Frankenthaler, Pablo Picasso, And Warhol

Textiles - Using tools with confidence, Lynn Setterington, Gunta Stolzl

Digital Media - Create effects using simple filters, Victor Sloan

Design Technology

Structures - Design a bridge

Electrical systems - Design a torch

Textiles - Design a book sleeve

History

Why is there a canal and a railway in Macclesfield?

How did Britain get invaded and what was it like to live in the Roman Empire?

What did the Ancient Greeks do for us today?

Science

How do I hear sound?

Where do clouds come from?

How does food go from plate to poo?

How does a bulb light up?

What can I do to protect living things?

Geography

How has Macclesfield changed over time?

How is land used in the UK?

What is similar and different between North West England and the Peloponnese region of Greece?

Religious Education (RE)

We will learn about aspects of:

Judaism

Christianity

Islam

Personal, Social, Health & Economic Education (PSHE)

This year, key elements of our PSHE curriculum is being delivered through My Happy Mind, a science-backed programme designed to help children build resilience, self-esteem and confidence. During Relationship Week in the Spring Term, our teaching staff will deliver a series of lessons on Relationship and Sex Education (RSE), using the Christopher Winter Project (CWP) materials. Click below to download the Scheme of Work for Year 4.