Week beginning 23rd June 2025

This week we have been getting into a character roles after reading an exciting section of Varjak Paw. We have come across new characters and thought carefully about their personalities, past experiences and interactions with each other. We used Reader's Theatre to read, learn and perform a section of text; allowing us to truly explore the vocabulary choices. The performances were all individual and full of character - you made yourselves proud Sussex!

In Maths we have moved onto shape. We began by recapping turns and angles. We focused on ensuring our explanations used correct mathematical vocabulary such as clockwise, anti-clockwise, quarter, half, full alongside nothing the size of angles, e.g. acute. We have now learnt about types of triangles. Can you tell your adult the properties of an isosceles triangle? We have focused on giving full answers in reasoning question within this. 

In History we are looking at the role of a Pharaoh in Ancient Egyptian times, alongside ceremonies including baptism within RE. In French we have been learning names for French shops and made our own triaramas for shops, using key vocabulary.

Well done Sussex, what a great week of learning!

Miss Towler and Mrs Cheesman

Sports day

Continent colours -  t-shirt reference for Sports day 

A typical week in Sussex 4

Swimming starts on 29th April 2025 weekly, please ensure you child brings their kit every Tuesday.

PE will be on a Wednesday.

Home Learning

Multiplication Tables

Weekly practise of multiplication tables is vital in supporting mathematical development. Below is a chart of the 36 essential facts to learn. This is especially helpful for children who are almost fluent.

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. 

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.

To continue to learn times tables, this website is useful:

Times tables games - Learn them all here!

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

We recommend children in Year 4 read for at least 20 minutes a day.  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

Home learning will be set each week on a Thursday and will be due in the following Tuesday. 

Our spellings for next week will be tested Wednesday 2nd July.

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: 

Maths Workshop

Mother's Day Workshop