The Year Four Team

Curriculum Overview

This Week in Cumbria

Week beginning 27th October

Welcome back to term two, Cumbria.

In English, we have listened to the first chapter of Beetle Boy. The children have responded with their likes, dislikes, questions and predictions for this exciting book. 

In reading, the children are continuing to develop their reading skills through the book, Harklights. Before half term, Boom reader login details were sent home so that parents can record all the great reading taking place. 
 

In Maths, we have been using column methods for subtraction from 4-digit numbers. The children have quickly been able to identify when exchanges (borrowing) needs to be made. We will soon complete this topic and move onto multiplication and division.

In Science, we have made some scientific observations. The first were on the eggs placed in vinegar over half term. We noticed that the egg’s shells had been eaten away by the acid resulting in the eggs becoming bouncy. Unfortunately, both burst, much to all our enjoyment! We are going to set up the experiment again as one container leaked affecting the end result. The second observations were made based on the next topic which is on sound. We observed the vibrations of various objects and the resulting sound. 

Well done to the children that brought in a leaf (as per the homework below) and shared their spiritual connection to it. We will be using these as inspiration for our class spiritual tree. 
 

Please bring in PE kit at the start of each week. The scheduled PE lessons are on Tuesday and Wednesday, however this is subject to change, depending on weather or possible timetable alterations.

Mrs Shrimpton, Mrs Cheeseman and Mr Nunn.

Class Timetable

This is an example timetable of what a typical week in Cumbria will look like.

PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday this term.

Home Learning

Spirituality Home Learning Project

The spirituality home learning project for half term is outlined in the document below. This has been discussed in class and needs to be completed by Wednesday 29th October.

Reading

Children should bring their Accelerated Reading Book to and from school each day. When they have finished reading, children are asked to complete a quiz before changing their book. 

https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/6704864

Parents please log your child's reading on the BOOM reader Parent Portal or by using the BOOM reader parent app on your tablet/mobile no more than once a week.

boomreader.co.uk/parents

Spelling

Spellings will be set each Wednesday and tested on the following Tuesday. The next spelling test is on Tuesday 4th November.

Times Tables Rock Stars

To keep practising the multiplication taught in class, and challenging yourself to keep the ones you already know fresh, don’t forget to log into your Times Tables Rockstars account. 

https://play.ttrockstars.com/

Challenge yourself to beat your score and build your knowledge as you become a Rockstar!

Please ask your class teacher if you need replacement log in details.

This week we are focusing on the multiplication tables for x3, x6 and x9.

If you know them well, maybe challenge yourself with the corresponding division facts. For example:

6 x 7 = 42

42 ÷ 6 = 7

Maths strategies

Please see below attachments for examples from White Rose Maths including the four operations, (add, subtract, multiply, divide) and how we extend learning using reasoning style questions. 

Music Knowledge Organiser