Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Cumbria
The Year Four Team
Curriculum Overview
This Week in Cumbria
Week beginning Monday 19th January
Another wet week, but fortunately the children finally got outside for netball on Friday and Tuesday. The changeable weather means that PE will sometimes be moved, so please ensure PE kits are in school every day.
In maths, we have been looking at different methods for multiplying two numbers together. We have used part whole models and number lines to show our working clearly. Learning the different methods has led to some interesting conversations about who prefers different methods and why. Our next step will be looking at the formal method of multiplication, making sure we remember to add our exchanges. Please do keep practising times tables at home as this will make learning the process a little bit easier.
In English, we have been writing poems describing the moon. The children extended their vocabulary and developed their understanding of imagery and poetic language. They have begun to plan a diary entry of one of the characters from their class text, 'How the Stars Came To Be'.
A highlight of the week was definitely our cooking lesson. Cumbria did a wonderful job at mashing chickpeas, squeezing lemons and crushing garlic. The majority of the class tried the hummus and were keen for some judgements from Mrs Latty and myself. Mrs Latty (who popped in to see how the children were enjoying the lesson) thought the children had produced restaurant quality food! Many of the groups added extra paprika and cumin for a punchy version of the basic recipe. The classroom used for the cooking lesson, may well smell of garlic for many days! Mrs Cheeseman showed the children how to chop safely with a knife. All in all, everyone had a good time and each child has an idea of how they would tailor it more to their own taste next time! There were many requests for the recipe so I have included it below - I'm sure you'll all enjoy making and sampling it at home!
Mrs Shrimpton, Mrs Cheeseman and Mr Nunn.
Sharing home work.
Freeze frame drama! Acting parts of the story from Beetle Boy.
Christmas fun! The children enjoyed the afternoon. The competition winners will be announced tomorrow. So many creative ideas!
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
All of the children will have an investigative topic-linked learning task to complete, which is rotated over a three-week cycle. The children will focus on one of their three current foundation subjects each week.
To support this, the children are split into 3 groups, which you can see above.
This will be set on a Thursday and due by the following Tuesday.
In class on a Tuesday or Wednesday, the children will then share the outcomes of their research, and the knowledge they have retrieved, within their own group.
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.
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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.
Spelling
Spellings will be set on a Wednesday and tested the following Tuesday each week.
Our next spelling test will be on the 27th January. We are consolidating this set of spellings.
Sage | Olive | Jade | Emerald |
illegal | illegal | confusion | stopped |
illegible | illegible | explosion | tripped |
illiterate | illiterate | decision | chatted |
illogical | illogical | collision | two |
disqualify | disqualify | division | four |
disobey | disobey | television | eight |
disappear | disappear | weren't |
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impatient | impatient | shouldn't |
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impolite | impolite | everybody |
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incorrect | incorrect | different |
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Spelling strategies
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.
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
In preparation for the national multiplication tales check in June 2026, the children have been introduced to the link below.
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.