Southborough Church of England Primary School
Southborough Church of England Primary School
Surrey
The Year Four Team
Curriculum Overview
This Week in Surrey
Week beginning 10th November
It’s been a brilliant start to our week in Surrey.
In English we have continued our narratives detailing the beetle’s first introduction to Darkus, writing in first person as the beetle. It’s been really interesting to hear the perspectives of being an insect! We have looked at how different authors can adapt their vocabulary and sentence structure to appeal to a particular audience, e.g. writing for adventure, persuasion or information. We focused on rereading and editing our writing for effect.
In Maths we have begun our unit of multiplication. We are consolidating multiplication tables but alongside this, if already known, using reasoning and correct mathematical vocabulary to prove and extend our learning. Please ensure your children are working on their multiplication at home using Times tables rockstars, asking class teachers for support or guidance if needed.
In History, we have been looking at the impact of the Anglo-Saxon invasion on modern life. We have broken this down into law, language, places names and other areas. The children are getting ready to present their findings!
We have seen some really exciting examples of home learning tasks, and will be sharing some more tomorrow. Please ask the class teacher if you are unsure of how to complete these tasks.
Well done Surrey for a great start to the week!
Miss Towler, Mr Nunn, Mrs Cheesman
Spirituality Home Learning
Class Timetable
This is an example timetable of what a typical week in Surrey will look like.
PE is on Tuesday and Wednesday this term.
Home Learning
Spellings will be set on a Wednesday and tested the following Tuesday each week. Our next spelling test will be on Tuesday 18th November.
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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:
Weekly investigative task
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.
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.
Please see investigative task and groups in attached document 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.
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.
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
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.
Spelling
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: