Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Devon
The Year 4 Team
Curriculum Overview
This week in Devon
Week beginning 5th January
Welcome back! Devon have settled nicely into Term 3 and we have definitely hit the ground running! A fire drill surprised us all on the first morning of being back but the class were sensible whilst lining up on the playground (even if they were a bit chilly!). We warmed up quickly after coming back into the classroom and continuing with our maths lesson.
In maths, the class have been learning about factors and have done well finding the factor pairs for a variety of products. We have also started learning to multiply by ten using counters and place value charts and the class have shown their confidence by answering a range of questions.
In English, we have moved onto our new book. 'How the Stars Came to Be' has some incredible illustrations which the children have been enjoying so far and they have lots of predictions about how the fisherman and his daughter might play a role in how the stars will finally appear in the sky.
In Geography this term, we will be learning about mountains, valleys and rivers. Our lessons this week will introduce some key vocabulary and we will look at the Thames to see how it varies in different locations.
Class Timetable
This is an example timetable of what a typical week in Devon 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 below.
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.
Times Tables Rockstars!
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.
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.
Below is a list of the 100 most common words that your child is expected to know how to spell by the end of Year 4 (please see attachment).
The spelling strategies document below shows what strategies are used in class, and can be used at home to aid learning new words:
Spelling
Spellings will be set on a Wednesday and tested the following Tuesday each week.
Our next spelling test will be on the 13th January.
Put on website 07/01/2025 Test 13/01/2025 | |||
Sage | Olive | Jade | Emerald |
erosion | erosion | machine | stop |
television | television | chute | stopping |
confusion | confusion | chef | swim |
decision | decision | parachute | swimming |
invasion | invasion | brochure | begin |
occasion | occasion | went | beginning |
possession | possession | height |
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division | division | heard |
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actual | actual | heart |
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actually | actually | learn |
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The link below will take you to the spelling scheme we are working from in school.
https://home.oxfordowl.co.uk/english/primary-spelling/
This document contains spelling strategies that are used in class, and can be used at home to aid learning new words:
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
Below is a link to help prepare for the National multiplication tables check in June 2026.
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.